The late Possum Bourne placed a lot of emphasis on being comfortable at the wheel. He had what he called a “dickey back” and he wanted the best driver’s seat he could get. "It might be the way I'm built, but in some seats you tend to slide forward and have to keep shifting to get comfortable. You end up with a sore back,” he said. Possum and I were in the … [Read more...] about Driver’s seat in special Subaru WRX would have suited Possum
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Suzuki Ignis – higher-riding hatchback with an SUV attitude
Once, a ‘sports utility vehicle’ (SUV) was defined as a station wagon-type based on a light truck, usually with four-wheel drive, and used as a family vehicle. Over time technology helped it shed its truck-like beginnings. Later it was joined by a ‘crossover utility vehicle’ (CUV), built on a passenger car platform instead of a light truck’s, with or without four-wheel … [Read more...] about Suzuki Ignis – higher-riding hatchback with an SUV attitude
Kiwi bigwig at centre of GM plan to sell Opel/Vauxhall to PSA
Former Waikato University graduate Dan Ammann is at the centre of the possible sale of General Motors’ European badges Opel and Vauxhall to France’s PSA Group, the company behind the Peugeot, Citroen, and DS brands. New Zealander Ammann is responsible for managing GM’s global business operations and is preparing with company chief Mary Barra (pictured above with Ammann) to … [Read more...] about Kiwi bigwig at centre of GM plan to sell Opel/Vauxhall to PSA
GT-R Nismo at $308,000 – and more go-fast Nissans on way
The arrival in New Zealand of Nissan’s top-shelf GT-R Nismo won’t be the last of the racetrack-prepared models wearing the company’s motorsport badge, not if Nissan NZ managing director John Manley gets his way. “We are hoping to have other Nismo models available, not just the GT-R,” he said. “Like the GT-R they are not a high-production unit. There is a lot of carbon-fibre … [Read more...] about GT-R Nismo at $308,000 – and more go-fast Nissans on way
CRC Speedshow seeks crowdfunding cash to grow bigger, better
New Zealand’s annual CRC Speedshow motoring event wants to become Downunder’s equivalent of the spectacular SEMA show in the United States – and organisers are asking Kiwi motoring fans to pony up with the cash to do so. CRC Speedshow has teamed with crowdfunding platform PledgeMe to raise around $350,000 to get bigger and better and “take the show to the next … [Read more...] about CRC Speedshow seeks crowdfunding cash to grow bigger, better