Digital images of the new Ford Mustang have been published on Mustang6G.com, a site devoted to the sixth-generation muscle car. It says the pictures have been “refined from CAD (computer-aided design) images of the actual car, with various spy photos used as a starting point.” It adds: “What you see here is a digitally accurate preview of the base 2015 Mustang.” The new … [Read more...] about Ford’s new Mustang, from digital workbench
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Toyota’s future in Oz hinges on new Camry
Toyota Australia will decide next year if it is to continue making cars beyond 2018 at its plant near Melbourne. It says that to stay in business across the ditch it needs to cut roughly NZ$4400 from the cost of every car built at the factory. Toyota NZ gets its Camry and Aurion range from the same plant, at Altona in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Now Toyota Australia … [Read more...] about Toyota’s future in Oz hinges on new Camry
Top 10 for NZ car of the year
The finalists for the 2013 New Zealand Car of the Year are a mixed bag, including three sports utility vehicles, a sports car, a luxury vehicle and, for the first time, an electric offering. The NZ Automobile Association and NZ Motoring Writers’ Guild will announce the winner in Auckland on December 5. The top 10 finalists are: Ford Kuga Holden Volt Holden … [Read more...] about Top 10 for NZ car of the year
Land Rover completes world’s first hybrid expedition
Land Rover has completed the final pre-production trial of its diesel-electric Range Rover – a near 17,000km journey through 13 countries. Three hybrid Range Rovers and support crew left Britain two months ago to tackle the 2000-year-old Silk Road trading route to Mumbai, India. Each vehicle was powered by a 250kW/690Nm 3.0-litre V6 turbocharged diesel engine coupled to a 35kW … [Read more...] about Land Rover completes world’s first hybrid expedition
Used Mercedes-Benz rejected spare key from the factory
A doctor who bought a used import S55 Mercedes-Benz took it into Auckland dealership Coutts to get a spare key, an electronic remote. Coutts sent the car’s identifying details to Benz in Germany and back came the spare … but it didn’t work. Try as they might, it couldn’t unlock the doors, start the car, or open the boot. So Coutts sent to Germany the actual key that … [Read more...] about Used Mercedes-Benz rejected spare key from the factory