Expect Mercedes-Benz to use the Snow Farm testing ground near Wanaka for winter trials of the new light truck it is developing to challenge Down Under commercial segment leaders like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger. The carmaker has confirmed it will test prototypes in Australia and New Zealand before the production model breaks cover around 2018. The pick-up will be the … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz to test its new ute on NZ Snow Farm’s winter wonderland
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Prototypes spied: Tesla Model X SUV likely for NZ
An all-electric SUV from US company Tesla Motors will almost certainly be available in New Zealand within the next couple of years. The all-wheel-drive prototype Model X (above and here) has been pictured testing near Tesla’s base in northern California before its expected official unveiling later this year. It will go into production for US customers early next year and … [Read more...] about Prototypes spied: Tesla Model X SUV likely for NZ
Ford’s new SUV misses out on its stablemate’s active safety gear
Ford has curiously left out of its new seven-seat Everest SUV some of the active safety technology that is standard equipment in the Ranger commercial ute. Both vehicles were unveiled at the Bangkok motor show this week, both share the same body-on-frame chassis, and both will land in New pharmacy Zealand later in the year. But whereas the workhorse Ranger gets a bundle of … [Read more...] about Ford’s new SUV misses out on its stablemate’s active safety gear
Updated Ford Ranger gets high-tech gizmos from luxury-line shelf
The updated 2015 Ford Ranger ute will land in New Zealand later this year complete with technology that not long ago was found only in luxury cars. Things like radar cruise control, forward collision warning, lane departure warning … electronic aids to help keep the country’s working class heroes from tipping the Ranger on its ear. Ford says the gizmos will make the … [Read more...] about Updated Ford Ranger gets high-tech gizmos from luxury-line shelf
Ford SUV for US cops packs technology to fight bad guys
Ford will show an example of what police the world over can expect in future patrol cars when it unveils its Interceptor SUV at the upcoming Chicago motor show. The new all-wheel-drive model packs a number of features designed to help officers better deal with the specific challenges faced in the course of day-to-day patrol work. First up is Surveillance Mode, which … [Read more...] about Ford SUV for US cops packs technology to fight bad guys