Hell-raising American rally driver Ken Block has taken charge of what is being called the “ultimate winter assault vehicle.” The man they call the “tyre-shredder” has got his hands on a snowmobile of sorts – an all-paw Ford F-150 pick-up truck named the RaptorTRAX. It was developed by Utah-based Hoonigan Racing and Special Vehicle Concepts to tackle some of the world’s … [Read more...] about Ford pick-up/snowmobile a chip off the old Block
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Fiat’s 100% of Chrysler: what’s it mean?
Fiat has confirmed the complete takeover of the Chrysler Group, once part of America’s ‘big three’ monopoly with Ford and General Motors. But what does it mean for the Italian company? Fiat acquired the remaining 41.46 per cent in Chrysler that it didn’t previously own. The stake was owned by the VEBA Trust – a retiree healthcare trust affiliated with the United Auto Workers … [Read more...] about Fiat’s 100% of Chrysler: what’s it mean?
Range Rover’s go-faster version of V8 Supercharged Sport
What you see here isn’t entirely unexpected. It’s the go-faster version of the already go-faster V8 Range Rover Supercharged Sport. It’s likely to have ‘R-S’ tagged on to the end of Sport, just as partner Jaguar has the XFR-S and XKR-S. The ‘standard’ supercharged 5.0-litre V8 Sport delivers 375kW/625 – the R-S is expected to put out 410kW and around 700Nm. The visual giveaway … [Read more...] about Range Rover’s go-faster version of V8 Supercharged Sport
Porsche eyes boosters across entire engine range
Porsche is working towards turbocharging all its engines, says European spy agency Automedia. Nothing official from Porsche but Automedia photographers say the facelifted 911 (due next year) in the first video above is running a booster. No, it’s not the all-wheel-drive 911 Turbo, they say, just a standard rear-drive 911. The still picture (left) is the 911 Turbo, wearing … [Read more...] about Porsche eyes boosters across entire engine range
A flipside peek into the cabin of the new Nissan Qashqai
This is what buyers can expect the front interior layout of the new Nissan Qashqai to pretty much look like when the new model lands in New Zealand towards the middle of the year. Nissan has yet to release official images of the right-hooker, so we flipped a left-hand-drive picture of the six-speed manual model, which Nissan NZ almost certainly won’t have in its line-up. It … [Read more...] about A flipside peek into the cabin of the new Nissan Qashqai