The Jaguar D-Type OKV 2 might be considered more of a legend than a collector’s car – but now it’s up for sale again. Sothebys will auction the car at the Arizona Concours in January, where it is expected to fetch US$15 million. OKV 2 was the second D-Type iteration from the Jaguar factory back in 1954 and was prepared as the company’s lead car for that year’s Le Mans … [Read more...] about Jaguar D-Type that set speed record at Le Mans up for sale
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2013-2017: Top 10 then is pretty much still top 10
Five years ago, the Motor Industry Association (MIA) lumped together registrations of SUVs – the segments compact, medium, large, luxury didn’t exist in its sales data. Example: At the end of November 2013, the MIA had registered 28,045 SUVs. End of story. An educated guess might show most were medium. What doesn’t need conjecture, however, is that SUV sales accounted for … [Read more...] about 2013-2017: Top 10 then is pretty much still top 10
Lamborghini tags its Urus as the ‘world’s fastest SUV’
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’
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