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New Audi R8 goes out to play

April 8, 2014 by Alastair Sloane

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The Audi R8 created quite a stir when it appeared in 2006. Now the all-new second-generation model has broken cover, this one wrapped in camouflage and testing in Germany. It shares its platform with the Lamborghini Huracan. The R8 styling is more angular and its interior apparently borrows heavily from the new TT. No word yet on what’s under the bonnet: An the get this I is so … [Read more...] about New Audi R8 goes out to play

New BMW 7-Series comes in from the cold

February 13, 2014 by Alastair Sloane

BMW 7-series

The new BMW 7-Series is expected to be launched in Europe late next year or early in 2016. There is talk that it will be made from a mix of materials, including carbon fibre for the roof, bonnet and boot lid. Engines include six, eight, and 12 cylinder units and a hybrid. Here is a prototype filmed by spy agency Automedia. … [Read more...] about New BMW 7-Series comes in from the cold

Fiat kicks off global TV campaign with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

February 13, 2014 by Alastair Sloane

Fiat 500L 2014

Fiat will launch its five-door 500L in New Zealand later this year, perhaps with the same TV advertising campaign it is using worldwide. The ad screens for the first time in the United States this week and features entertainment powerhouse Sean 'Diddy' Combs.  Fiat says the 500L offers 42 per cent more interior space than the three-door 500. … [Read more...] about Fiat kicks off global TV campaign with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Drinking hydrogen car’s water in Death Valley

February 1, 2014 by Alastair Sloane

Benz F-Cell

What happens when Hollywood stars Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson are trying to survive in the desert only by the water produced by their F-CELL car? The film explains the advantages of the F-CELL technology on a trip in California's Death Valley, one of the hottest and driest places on earth. … [Read more...] about Drinking hydrogen car’s water in Death Valley

Porsche eyes boosters across entire engine range

January 23, 2014 by Alastair Sloane

Porsche-911-Turbo

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

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The Good Oil

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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