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Mustang V8: ‘You want it, we’ll keep building it’, says Ford boss

September 22, 2022 by Alastair Sloane

Ford will keep building the petrol-powered V8 Mustang as long as there’s demand for it – or until US environmental lawmakers rule it out of existence. That’s the word from the carmaker’s executive chairman William Clay Ford Junior at the launch at the Detroit motor show of the seventh-generation muscle car. Ford Jnr, great-grandson of company founder Henry, told media at … [Read more...] about Mustang V8: ‘You want it, we’ll keep building it’, says Ford boss

Mustang Bullitt hits road on Isle of Man

November 7, 2018 by Alastair Sloane

The Isle of Man TT is among the most famous motorsport festivals in the world. Every year, over two weeks, 30 million fans tune in to see top motorcyclists test their talent on the incredible “Mountain Course”. But you don’t have to be on two wheels to get the best out of the course. British motoring writer Steve Sutcliffe got behind the wheel of the Ford Mustang Bullitt, on … [Read more...] about Mustang Bullitt hits road on Isle of Man

Jay Leno drives 2019 ‘Bullitt’ Ford Mustang …

January 18, 2018 by Alastair Sloane

Jay Leno gets behind the wheel of the Mustang built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic movie ‘Bullitt’. He also gets to drive one of the Fastback GT Mustangs used in the 1968 car chase blockbuster, starring Steve McQueen. … [Read more...] about Jay Leno drives 2019 ‘Bullitt’ Ford Mustang …

Ford Guards colour of Mustang honouring 1968 movie Bullitt

January 16, 2018 by Alastair Sloane

So, Ford has produced a 2018 Mustang in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the classic car chase movie, Bullitt. Same colour as the Mustang GT Fastback used in the 1968 blockbuster, too – Dark Highland Green. A little background here. In March 2016, my partner Janine decided she would like to buy the Ford Mustang that New Zealand motoring drivers were testing. It had … [Read more...] about Ford Guards colour of Mustang honouring 1968 movie Bullitt

Ford delivers ‘Bullitt’ Mustang for classic film’s 50th birthday

December 15, 2017 by Alastair Sloane

The first clue that Ford would deliver a special Mustang to mark the 50th anniversary of the movie Bullitt came when it withdrew the colour Guard from its inventory. Guard is a dark green similar to the signature Dark Highland Green of the Mustang GT Fastback driven by Hollywood star Steve McQueen (above) in the classic 1968 film chase. Ford NZ communications manager … [Read more...] about Ford delivers ‘Bullitt’ Mustang for classic film’s 50th birthday

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If you are in a position to shell out upwards of NZ$600,000 for the 60thanniversary Porsche 911 S/T or optional Porsche 911 S/T Heritage,  you’ll no doubt want the signature titanium watch that goes with it. That’s how Porsche figures it anyway. Or, if you want the watch you’ll need to get the car. Both the car and the watch are limited to 1963 units, the year the original 911 model broke cover. The watch – Chronograph 1 911 S/T and Chronograph 1 911 S/T Heritage – and the car carry matching edition numbers.  The watch is priced at $US13,500, or around $NZ22,200. The car, says Porsche NZ, starts at $NZ608,000. A “strictly limited number” will go into production for NZ early next year.

Eight is enough to block Euro 7 aims

Eight European Union countries are pushing to weaken new EU emissions limits for cars, saying they are overly ambitious and unrealistic for carmakers to hit. The eight countries – France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia – said in a joint paper that parts of the proposed Euro 7 regulation, including curbs on exhaust pipe emissions, should be scrapped entirely. They said the limits would force carmakers to invest in improving exhaust emissions performance, money which would be better spent on developing zero-emission vehicles. Taken together, the countries would have enough votes to block the proposal.

Diesel fuels EV concept for US military

A  go-anywhere EV concept for the US military uses an onboard 12kW diesel generator to top up the batteries on the move.  The all-wheel-drive has 800-volt technology and a 200kWh battery pack to power three electric motors, two in the rear and one up front. Claimed output is 745kW/15,590Nm, or 1000hp and 11,500 ft-lb of torque.  The four-seater was developed by the defence division of General Motors and is based on the platform of the Hummer SUV. It rides on Fox performance shock absorbers and 37-inch tyres and comes with “exceptional” approach and departure angles for off-road mobility. Maximum range using the generator to keep things ticking over is said to be around 500km.

We are the World

The outside temperature in Midland, Texas, was 40.5C when staff at the local office of the US National Weather Service set out to show the cabin of a closed car can literally get baking hot in summer. They mixed up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and laid them on the car’s dashboard – the surface of which showed a temperature of 87.7C. A little over four hours later the cookies were ready to eat. “Even though ours weren’t golden brown, we can confirm that they are done and delicious,” the staff wrote on Facebook.

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