The car Lamborghini claims is the world’s fastest SUV will land in New Zealand next year, priced to compete with the another two-tonne flyer, the V12-powered $350,000 Bentley Bentayga. The Lamborghini Urus uses a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine delivering 485kW of power at 6000rpm and 850Nm of torque between 2250rpm and 4500rpm, oomph that propels it from … [Read more...] about Lamborghini tags its Urus as the ‘world’s fastest SUV’
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Business-class rear seats in special Range Rover for NZ
The people at Land Rover NZ say they will announce the price of the luxury Range Rover SVAutobiography in the New Year – after they convert the factory starting price in England to NZ dollars. As a guide, the range in England retails between £131,000 and £165,000. At today’s conversion rate of 51 pence to the dollar, that’s NZ$256,000-NZ$323,000. Five SVAutobiography … [Read more...] about Business-class rear seats in special Range Rover for NZ
Toyota’s ‘adventure’ concept can stream what it’s doing to the web
Toyota’s latest lifestyle concept introduces a new world of connectivity, with embedded infrared cameras on the side mirrors, a Wi-Fi hotspot and rear-facing lights that can be controlled via a smartphone app. It’s the all-wheel-drive FT-AC, for “future Toyota adventure concept”, and its detachable cameras can store and/or stream to the web, whether on the car or mounted to … [Read more...] about Toyota’s ‘adventure’ concept can stream what it’s doing to the web
Plug-in petrol-electric hybrid in the new Jeep Wrangler range
A plug-in petrol-electric hybrid will be the fourth variant in Jeep’s new Wrangler range, unveiled today at the Los Angeles motor show. The JL-series Wrangler will go on sale in New Zealand next year with the choice from launch of two engines, V6 and four-cylinder petrol units. The V6 diesel will land here in 2019 and the hybrid in 2020. The petrol and diesel engines … [Read more...] about Plug-in petrol-electric hybrid in the new Jeep Wrangler range
Pre-registrations: Toyota, Mitsubishi lowest out of every 100 cars
Mitsubishi Motors NZ (MMNZ) has pre-registered fewer vehicles this year than any of the top 10 nameplates, except market leader Toyota. The statistic helps explain why Mitsubishi is one of the fastest-growing mainstream brands in the country. It now has just over 7 per cent of the market – up from 6 in 2016 – and believes it can one day grab 10 per cent. Toyota has 19 per … [Read more...] about Pre-registrations: Toyota, Mitsubishi lowest out of every 100 cars