Chinese carmaker Great Wall has landed its diesel utes in NZ and they are no available from local dealers. The V200 ute is powered by a two litre, four cylinder common rail turbo diesel engine that produces 105 kW and 310 Nm, and achieves a combined fuel consumption figure of 8.3L/100km.
Pricing is keen with the V200 dual cab 4×2 at $26,990 plus on road costs, and the V200 dual cab 4×4 selling for $29,990 plus on road costs.
Standard features are impressive for a utility vehicle at this price with leather trimmed seats, air conditioning, alloy wheels, power mirrors, steering wheel controls, power windows and an MP3 compatible CD/radio all included. Safety features on the V200 dual cab include dual air bags and anti-lock brakes with electronic brake force distribution. Read the rest of this entry »
“This is big news for us and we’re very excited,” said Chris Masterson, Marketing Manager, Ford New Zealand. “The Kuga has done very well in Europe since its introduction in 2008, often topping sales charts. Locally, the small SUV market has seen substantial growth in the last few years and now with a European-proven design we have a highly compelling offer for customers in this market. As an attractive, well-designed and fully-capable crossover vehicle, the Kuga Titanium will be hard to beat. Customers will be impressed, as will our competition.”
The Mk 3 Focus will arrive in NZ with two body styles, a five-door hatchback and a sleek four-door sedan. Expect a wagon version to arrive in March next year.
Much like the Edition 30 Golf model that we saw here in 2006 this new anniversary machine benefits from an upgraded powerplant and some discreet styling tweaks.
of mods. There’s forged pistons, conrods and crankshaft a larger oil cooler and a new ECU. The end result is 380kw of peak power, 22kW more than the C63 AMG with Performance Package and max torque of 620Nm. Acceleration from 0-100km/h is crossed off in 4.2 seconds.
very limited numbers. Orders are now being taken and production is expected to commence during summer 2012 at Aston Martin’s global headquarters at Gaydon, Warwickshire.