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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019
Iconic Mustang 3
PG.
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2 THE GISBORNE HERALD
SUV meets sedan
by John Jones between 2000 and 3500rpm. That comes conditions, and dip automatically for
with good usage figures of 7.8 litres/100 oncoming vehicles and a feature is the
MITSUBISHI is looking for a point of kms. bright LED stop light.
difference with its Eclipse Cross, a vehicle The power is delivered through an The VRX adds blind spot warning with
that combines all the finer points of an automatic CVT transmission with an lane change assist, a multi around view
SUV with those of a sedan. eight-speed sports mode and paddle shift. monitor and rear cross traffic alert along
The Eclipse Cross has the high ride and There are two variants, the XLS and with other nice extras such as a leather
interior space of an SUV but on the road VRX both of which come with 2WD or interior, heated front seats, adaptive cruise
it behaves more like a sedan with precise AWD options. control and a dual sun roof.
steering and a smooth ride, not to forget all The Eclipse Cross models are packed The heads up display of the VRX puts
the power needed for highway driving. with technology. information directly in the driver’s line
The Eclipse Cross marks a dramatic One of the features is the touch pad of sight while the vehicle uses laser and
change in design for the Mitsubishi range commander sitting beside the driver which camera systems to watch for and respond
with its sharp distinctive contours and bold controls all the key functions of the SDA to danger all around.
lines with chrome blades, tail lights that head unit at a touch or you can use the In the year that it has been on the road,
cut through the night and highly visible touchscreen itself. the Eclipse has gained admiration for its
colour choices. Mitsubishi has also packed on the reliability and quality.
In fact, it bears a strong similarity to at safety. Even the base model XLS has As always, Mitsubishi offers its leading
least one more expensive make. forward collision mitigation, lane departure 10 year/160,000 kms warranty including
Good looks are very nice but there is a warning, a reversing camera, electronic a five year/130,000 km premium roadside
lot more than that to the Eclipse Cross. parking brake, cruise control and a speed assist.
The 1.5 litre turbo petrol engine used by limiter as part of its five-star ANCAP You can drive off in a new Mitsubishi
all variants has maximum power of 112kW safety package. Eclipse Cross from just $34,990 plus on
at 5500rpm and top torque of 254Nm The headlights react to low light road costs. Why wouldn’t you?
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 3
Ford reportedly planning a
souped up four-cylinder Mustang
WITH a heritage of performance that have considered the four-cylinder model.
dates back over 50 years, Mustang has The performance package that Shelby
certainly solidified its spot as an iconic currently offers for the EcoBoost Mustang
sports car. In that time, the introduction includes a cold air intake system, a cat-back
of the four-cylinder Eco Boost has been exhaust system, and an engine tune that
the only significant engine change that the pumps the power up from 231kW to an
manufacturer has seen. impressive 257kW. These power figures line
While there are plenty of high- up with those of the Focus RS, and would
Is a 400HP Volkswagen Golf performance V8 Mustang tuning options
from the factory and with aftermarket
tuners, Shelby’s GTE Eco Boost is one of
be something that fans would expect to see
in a performance EcoBoost Mustang.
Combining the power increase with the
R ‘Plus’ still on the cards? the only packages that has turned the four-
cylinder up to eleven.
upgraded Michelin tyres and Brembo
brakes that are optional for the V8 variant,
A new “entry-level” performance variant you’d have an extremely competitive
WITH the eighth generation of engine that produces 238kW, it is a very
has reportedly been confirmed by the Ford four-cylinder sports car. Toyota’s high-spec
Volkswagen’s Golf just around the corner, hot hatch. But with Mercedes-AMG
Motor Company, hinting at the fact that it 86 and the powerful Nissan 370Z would be
rumours of the 400HP Golf R Plus have announcing the new 400hp A45, it looks
will become part of the 2020 line-up. the high-performance EcoBoost’s rivals.
started to swirl again. like Volkswagen might have to step their
These reports sent the rumour mill into While it’s unknown whether a model like
While it has been reported that this game up.
overdrive, and Ford basing the car on the this would ever make it to our shores, the
model is yet to be given the green light for Just like the Golf R, the Plus is expected
four-cylinder EcoBoost Mustang was a current EcoBoost is priced at NZ$62,990
production, the German manufacturer has to get its power to the ground through an
popular theory that emerged. — $17,000 less than its V8 counterpart.
been thinking about producing the R400 all-wheel-drive system that is paired with
With only one relatively unknown With less than 100kW over the potential
for a few years now. a 7-speed dual clutch transmission.
tuning package currently on the market, an performance EcoBoost package, this update
We saw Volkswagen announce the R400 Considering the similarities between
“entry-level” performance EcoBoost has the could certainly narrow the gap between the
Concept back in 2015, but unfortunately, this powertrain and the A45’s, one would
potential to reach buyers that wouldn’t four-cylinders and the V8s. — NZ Herald
the vehicle remained a concept. The hope that the R Plus would receive the
R400’s engine produced 294kW and same power delivery options of the AMG,
450Nm, and was set to become a crowd including the hair-raising drift mode.
favourite until Volkswagen put the project Despite confirming that 400hp Golf R
on hold after the dieselgate scandal. prototypes were being tested, Volkswagen’s
While no official announcements have R division chief, recently said that a 400hp
been made, reports of prototype 400hp model wasn’t on the way.
Golf models being tested have been While we can hope that something
confirmed by Volkswagen’s head office. changes in that head office, it looks like
Currently, the Golf R is the highest the legendary 400hp Golf won’t be hitting
spec car in the Golf line-up, featuring showroom floors anytime soon.
a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder — Driven
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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 5
Model “ruins” her Aventador SV
with outrageous mod
JUST in case a V12-powered black in crystals, there are areas left untouched,
Lamborghini Aventador wasn’t enough to such as the side air intakes and huge rear
stand out from the crowd, one owner has wing. No word on how the crystals will go
taken things to the extreme by coating hers coping with the intense heat from the quad
in two million Swarovski crystals. exhausts allowing the 6.5-litre 552kW V12
At a supercar parade through central to breathe.
London recently, Russian model and It’s not the first time Radionova has
blogger Daria Radionova helped stop traffic turned to the Austrian crystal specialist
with her matte black Aventador coated in when modifying a car.
the glistening crystals. She has previously coated a Mercedes-
While some Benz CLS in
New Chinese car manufacturer in the crowd
were questioning
crystals as well as
a Lamborghini
coming to New Zealand whether they
were real
Swarovski
Huracan.
But the
Aventador tops
AFTER an extremely successful year, impressive hybrid SUV. crystals, those with the
China’s largest SUV and ute manufacturer Alongside the large P8, WEY also has Radionova sheer number
is considering bringing its luxury SUV the VV5, VV6, VV7 in its luxury SUV used various of crystals,
brand to New Zealand. line-up. hashtags on something that
Great Wall Motors has revealed that As well as talking about the idea of her Instagram would no doubt
its luxury SUV brand, WEY, is being WEY being introduced to the markets account have added
considered for the Australian and New down under, Great Wall Motors revealed suggesting they hundreds of
Zealand markets. the interior of their new EV “Adventure” were — and that kilograms to
The P8, WEY’s flagship SUV, went on ute. Destined for Australian and New there were two its otherwise
sale in China early last year and over 3300 Zealand markets, the “urban” ute’s interior million of them in total. lightweight body, which is made entirely
vehicles were sold over the course of 2018. looks extremely impressive. There are even different coloured crystals of carbon fibre in an effort to keep weight
Featuring electric motors on each “The new generation ute has been used for the stylised SV lettering at the rear down.
axle that work alongside a 2.0-litre developed to meet consumer expectations of the car on each side, as well as for the While there’s a fair chance it won’t quite
turbocharged engine, the P8’s combined of high levels of interior comfort, serious lower spoilers, emphasising how much effort match its claimed 2.8-second dash to
power output is a respectable 250kW and off-road capabilities and be a multi- has been put into making the car stand out. 100kmh due to the additional weight, it still
530Nm of torque. purpose family vehicle,” said Bill Soo, To top off the brash look Radionova’s makes the appropriate noise.
Considering the home charge time of GWM’s ANZ Marketing Manager. Lamborghini sported “DAR IIA” The car was apparently modified by
just four hours, the 660 kilometre range The next-gen ute will be officially numberplates, ensuring there was no doubt Cars in Cloaks, based in London, which
and combined fuel consumption of 2.3 unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show who was behind the wheel. described it as: “If Bruce Wayne was a girl
L/100km, makes the P8 looks like an later this month. — Driven While most of the Aventador is covered this would be his car.” — Daily Mail
Jeep drops a Hellcat
Gladiator bombshell
EARLIER this month Jeep released that’s a problem.”
their concepts for this year’s Easter Moab Teasing us with a 707hp Trailcat just a
Safari, all six of the vehicles that were few years ago, this admission from Jeep
unveiled were based on the Gladiator, and comes as a surprise, but it makes perfect
one was Hellcat-powered. sense. Though it’s a hard pill to swallow,
SAUVANA.
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Gladiator chassis, but the supercharged V8 Wrangler doesn’t seem like the wisest idea.
one didn’t — and now we know why.
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Mick Schumacher sets Confirmed:TCR touring
second fastest track time car champs coming to
in Ferrari F1 debut New Zealand in 2020
MORE than 12 years after Formula One garage and drove onto the track for the first by Matthew Hansen, Driven sponsors. We’re looking forward to seeing
great Michael Schumacher drove his last time, watched by his mother, Corinna. which motor vehicle distributors come
race for Ferrari, his son showed he might Mick Schumacher was sixth fastest in IT’S true. After all the message-board onboard with the concept.”
be ready to carry on the family legacy. the morning session, which was twice debates and spit-balling, it’s true — New The likes of Audi, Hyundai, SEAT,
Mick interrupted by rain, Zealand is set to get a TCR-based touring Volkswagen, Honda, Citroen, and many
Schumacher with a best time of car championship to call our own. more all produce TCR-spec racers. The
drove in his 1.32.552 over 30 MotorSport New Zealand — our hope now to give the category its best
first F1 test laps. country’s governing body for the sport — chances of being a Kiwi success is for
for Ferrari last Schumacher, have announced dealerships to
week and set who won the that they have support it with their
the second F3 European reached an own pseudo-factory
fastest time. Championship agreement with entries.
Shortly title last year, is the global rights Much of the
before the competing in F2 for holders of TCR manufacturer
end of the the Prema Racing to launch a home- presence exists
afternoon team this season grown TCR series because of
session in and finished eighth in 2020. They’re the formula’s
Bahrain, the and sixth in his first now currently in the international
20-year-old Schumacher posted a time of two races at the weekend. process of selecting success. It’s spread
1 minute, 29.976 seconds. That was briefly There has been speculation he could be a category manager globally, with four
the fastest time of the day before it was in F1 by 2020 if he shines this season. for the series who will oversee promotion. TCR-based categories currently operating
surpassed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, Schumacher is part of Ferrari’s driver “This is an exciting development for top- in Europe and Asia (including the World
who was 0.597 seconds faster. academy, as was the 21-year-old Charles level saloon car racing in New Zealand as Touring Car Championship, now known as
Schumacher completed 56 laps, with Leclerc — who is now racing for Ferrari the TCR New Zealand series will provide WTCR). TCR is set to launch in Australia
only Verstappen and defending champion after just one season with Alfa Romeo our up-and-coming drivers with a direct later this year, with Aotearoa next to join
Lewis Hamilton doing more. Sauber in F1 last year. pathway into internationally recognised the fray. There’s already a range of TCR
The performance is likely to generate Michael Schumacher drove his last competitions around the world,” says cars in New Zealand. These include, as we
even more excitement about the prospect race for Ferrari on October 22, 2006, MotorSport NZ president Wayne Christie. understand, two FK2 Honda Civic Type
of seeing a Schumacher driving in Ferrari’s at Interlagos in Brazil. He retired but “To have a variety of different Rs, a SEAT Leon Cupra, and numerous
famed red car again. returned to F1 with Mercedes for three marques contesting a top-level domestic Volkswagen Golf GTIs. There are also
Five of his father’s record seven F1 titles more seasons in 2010. The former driver championship is also good for the sport, rumours of at least one Hyundai i30 N
were won with Ferrari from 2000-04. His was skiing with his son in December 2013 good for competitors and good for hitting the country.
50-year-old father also holds the record for when he fell and hit the right side of his
F1 wins with 91. head on a rock, splitting open the helmet.
Despite the focus, the younger Doctors worked to remove blood clots from 10 YEAR
Schumacher appeared calm and was his brain, but some were left because they
smiling when he arrived at the Ferrari were too deeply embedded. — AP
WARRANTY
Invercargill racer gets drive of
a lifetime with Lamborghini
by Matthew Hansen followed by events at Suzuka and Fuji
Speedway in Japan, followed by race
NEW Zealand racing driver Brendon weekends in Yeongham in Korea and
Leitch has confirmed he will participate in Shanghai in China. The final round of the
the full 2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo 2019 season will be held just prior to the
Asia Championship and began the season World Final, which this year is hosted on
in Sepang doing double duty in both the the Spanish Jerez circuit in October.
Huracán-only series and the Asian F3 The young Kiwi has had a busy start to
championship. 2019. He has already completed his sixth
Leitch will straight Castrol
run the entire Toyota Racing
Trofeo series Series.
with German- The Super
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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 7
Aussie dad loses his licence after gender reveal skid
by Rebekah Scanlan A man’s car was confiscated by NSW “He was invisible with the amount But after shocked onlookers —
Police over the allegedly dangerous burnout of smoke that was generated from the thought to be from a neighbouring
POLICE in New South Wales have been in Silverdale, west of Sydney recently, which screeching of the tyres,” chief inspector home — posted a video of the car wildly
left “shaking their heads” over a risky gender saw blue smoke fill a quiet cul-de-sac. Stephen Blair told the news outlet. looping in the street, leaving skid marks
reveal after a clip from the party was shared While the blue meant the couple were According to the report, the expectant on the road, police were alerted to the
online. having a boy, their neighbours seemed less parents had dropped a note through their event.
It was meant to be the special moment than impressed by the noisy scenario — neighbours letter box warning them of Four people have been charged over
two excited parents learnt the gender of that completely blocked visibility in the the dangerous celebration plans, that were the alleged dangerous incident and will
their unborn baby. street. watched from afar by family and friends. face court in May.
But after choosing to discover the sex of According to 7 News, police were left In order to reveal the sex of the baby, a NSW Police told news.com.au the
their child with a car “burnout” — a dad- “shaking their heads” as a friend of the man car will leave our driveway releasing the driver had been charged with two counts
to-be ended up losing his car and putting “risked his life” capturing the moment on correct coloured smoke,” it reportedly of aggravated burnout.
the lives of others at risk. camera. said. — news.com.au
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revealed that his nextTransit
project car would
Custom 300S SWB be is going to wear a wild wide-body kitCustom 340L LWB
Transit Transit Custom 340L LWB High Roof
a rear-wheel drive Lamborghini Huracán
Automatic Transmission from Liberty Walk Japan, which can be
Automatic Transmission FORD
Transit
Transit Custom TRansiT
Custom
300S SWB 300S SWB CusTOm FORD TRansiT CusTOm
Automatic Transmission
Transit340L
Transit Custom Custom LWB 340L LWB
Single or Dual Side Load Doors Single or Dual Side Load Doors Single or Dual Side Load Doors
Tailgate 300S Short wheelbase, 2 Litre, 340L Long wheelbase, 2 Litre,
Automatic
Automatic Transmission Automatic Automatic
Automatic Transmission
TransmissionTransmission
— produced as part of a Hinged
Twin new Doors
partnership
or Tailgate purchased in either a full set orTwin the Doors orAutomatic
in Hinged Transmission
Single
Single or Dual or
Side
Single
Transmission
Dual
orLoad Side
Side Load
DualDoors Load Doors
Doors
Twin Hinged Doors
Single
Single or Dual Side
Single or Dual
orLoad Side
Side Load
DualDoors Load Doors
Doors
Low Roof
between the globetrotting Red Bull– Low Roof
form of individual parts. The tuning firm Twin HingedTwin Turbo Hinged
Doors
Twin
Diesel,
Doors
Doors or
or Tailgate
Hinged
Auto
or Tailgate
Tailgate
Van Turbo Diesel, Auto Van
High Roof
Twin HingedTwin Hinged
Doors
Twin Doors
Doors or
or Tailgate
Hinged or Tailgate
Tailgate
Low Roof Low
Low Roof
Roof Low Roof LowLow Roof
Roof
backed drifter and theTransit
ItalianCargo
supercar also offer the kit in either FRP (fibre- Gisborne motors drive away price
model range
includes Reg + 5,000kms RuC
$61,490* incl
car-maker. Cargo Vans
reinforced plastic) or CFRP (carbon-fibre Transit
Transit Cargo Cargorange
model model range $52,290* Excl
And Whiddett’s wasted little time reinforced plastic). This is a permanent Cargo Vans$47,190*
Cargo Vans incl
getting his hands dirty. change with no turning back, too. In order $41,034* Excl
IN THE
BE IN TO W
Less than five days after getting the keys to get the Liberty Walk guards onto the
to his sparkly new red Huracán, Whiddett Huracán, the Lambo’s factory fenders had
and his ‘Madlab’ build team have already to be cut through. There’s plenty of work
started the tear-down process. And as part left for the Madlab crew, but we’re already
of Whiddett’s fast flow of social media loving the stream of updates.
updates, a few
nuggets of info
about the nature Transit Cargo 350L LWB Transit Cargo 350EL LWB FORD TRansiT CaRGO
Transit Cargo 470EL LWB
of the build have Manual or Automatic Transmission Manual Transmission FORD
Transit
Transit Cargo 350L
TRansiT
CargoLWB 350L LWB
CaRGO 470EL
Manual Long
Transit
Transmission
Transit Cargo wheelbase,
Cargo
350EL 350EL LWB
LWB
Single or Dual Side Load Doors Single or Dual Side Load Doors Single or Dual Side Load Doors
been revealed. Medium or High Roof High Roof 350L
Manual
Manual or Automatic
Manual orLong
or Automatic wheelbase,
Transmission
Automatic Transmission
Transmission 2 Litre, High roof, 2 Litre Turbo Diesel,
Manual
High Roof
Manual
Transmission
Manual Transmission
Transmission
Single
Single or Dual or
Side
Single Dual
orLoad Side
Side Load
DualDoors Load Doors
Doors Single Single
or Dual or
Side
Single Dual
orLoad Side
Side Load
DualDoors Load Doors
Doors
For one, the Turbo
Medium or Medium
High Roof
Medium or
Diesel,
or High
High Roof
Roof
Manual Van Manual Jumbo
High Roof High
High Roof
Roof Van
Huracán isn’t $54,490* incl $62,390* incl
BE IN TO WIN 1 OF 10 ULTIMATE
Cargo Chassis Cab Cargo Bus
going to be a full Cargo Chassis
Cargo Chassis Cab
$47,382* Cab
Excl $54,252*Cargo Bus
Cargo Bus Excl
pro-level drift TRAVEL ESCAPES WORTH $10,000
car. While it will WHEN YOU
*Purchase a new Transit PURCHASE
Van by A NEW
30th June 2019 FORD ESCAPE.
and you will receive
1
a $1,000 Stoney
still be a skid and Creek Voucher. *Any accessories additional to the advertised price.
smoke machine, *All Transit Van’s now covered by a 5 year or 150,000 kilometre new vehicle warranty
Gisborne Motors Ltd
Whiddett’s stated
1. Eligible customers who purchase a New Ford Escape from a Participating Ford Dealer an
that it will also be 31 March 2017 go in the draw to win 1 of 10 travel vouchers worth $10,000. Must be 18 years o
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road legal. 75 Grey Street GISborne I P 867 6759 I gisbornemotors.co.nz
Transit Cargo 350L LWB Transit Cargo Transit Cargo
Chassis Cab 370M MWB 12 Seater 410L LWB 12 Seater
Transit
Transit Cargo Cargo
350L LWB350L LWB Transit Cargo
Transit Cargo
Automatic Transmission Manual Transmission Manual Transmission
Chassis Cab
Chassis Cab 370M MWB 370M MWB 12 Seater
12 Seater
Low Roof Left Side Load Door Left Side Load Door
Automatic Automatic
Automatic Transmission
Transmission
Transmission Manual
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission Transmission
Medium Roof Medium Roof
Low Roof Low
Low Roof
Roof Left
Left Side Load Side
Side Load
LeftDoor Load Door
Door
Medium Roof Medium
Medium Roof
Roof
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