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                   FOTON ON-ROAD
                    OR OFF-ROAD

  by John Jones                                            presence of a reversing camera and parking sensors.
                                                             All the safety features of the Tunland utes have been
   FOTON is continuing to hold its own in the              rolled over to the Sauvana meaning safety is no problem.
country’s most crowded and competitive sector of the         The Sauvana comes with an electronic stability
automobile world — the SUV — thanks to its seven           programme, hill start control, hill start assist distribution
seater Sauvana which is flying the flag for the giant      and electronic stability control.
Chinese manufacturer.                                        It also has a well fitted interior. Features which have
   The appeal of the Sauvana lies in the fact that it is   crossed over from the Tunland include leather insert
equally at home in the rural sector where it is a genuine seats, front driver’s and passenger airbags, climate
workhorse, carrying a tradie’s gear or in the urban world. control, rain sensing wipers, four grab handles and rear
   Look to see more of them at the beach and the golf      air conditioning for the third-row seats.
course or outside schools picking up the kids.               A brightly lit instrument panel on the dash is easy to
   The Sauvana has a perfect combination in the 2.8        read in all lights.
Cummins turbo diesel with 130kW of power and                  The exterior includes integrated side steps, roof
350Nm of torque smoothly delivered through the ZF          rails, LED daytime running lights and tail lights and a
6HP21 automatic transmission which provides adaptive tailgate spoiler.
shifting strategy which analyses the driver’s personal       One thing that has not changed since the launch of
driving style and adjusts accordingly.                     the Sauvana last year is the price, this desirable seven
   The 6HP21 features a lifetime oil fill and does not     seater will still roll off the yard for $39,990 plus on-road
require scheduled maintenance.                             costs.
   The Sauvana has a 3000kg braked towing capacity           There is a lot more to the Sauvana, however, than just
which adds to its appeal for people who want to have a     that low starting price.
strong workhorse to go with their people carrier.            You don’t have to skimp on quality with a new
   Towing any big unit is made easier thanks to the        Sauvana to get the ideal vehicle.
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UK company reveals roadside Ford Focus and Fiesta to
solar powered service station plans
   PETROL stations may soon be replaced           Electric cars constitute only one per cent
                                                                                                    gain mild-hybrid variants
with solar-powered forecourts fitted with 24    of all road vehicles but there are efforts             IN A sign of the times, the Ford Fiesta       environmental campaigners who have
charging spaces where vehicles can top up       to create infrastructure designed to make           is set to go electric — at least a little bit.   called petrol and diesel cars to be phased
their batteries.                                owning an electric car less arduous.                Ford recently announced plans to launch          out as quickly as possible.
   More than 100 are planned alongside            Toddington Harper, founder of Gridserve,          ‘electrified’ versions of both the Fiesta and       A succession of car makers have
busy roads and will let most electric and       says the forecourts and their familiar model        the Focus.                                       announced plans to switch all their cars
hybrid vehicles fully charge in less than 30    to departure lounges and service stations              They will not be fully electric, but          to either hybrid or fully electric engines,
minutes.                                        would allow electric cars to become more            ‘mild hybrid’ cars which will cut fuel           as they come under pressure to slash
   Some smaller cars with high-speed            commonplace.                                        consumption but boost power, the                 emissions. Currently the Ford Mondeo
charging can be fully topped up in just ten       He said: “We plan to make charging                manufacturer says.                               is the only one of his models to have
minutes, developers                                                        electric vehicles as        An electric motor will help to power          a hybrid option. Earlier this year Ford
claim.                                                                     easy as using petrol     the vehicle alongside a petrol combustion        announced plans to offer hybrid or
   ‘Airport-style’                                                         stations.                engine. A generator will recoup energy           electric versions of its entire range.
lounges will be built                                                        “The latest            usually lost in breaking to charge a                The new Fiesta and Focus EcoBoost
as part of the £1                                                          generation of            battery. This then feeds back into a motor       Hybrid will be launched next year. More
billion (NZ$1.93                                                           electric vehicles are    to help power the car.                           details will be announced at an event in
billion) project, to                                                       awesome, and ready          But unlike with a true hybrid car —           Amsterdam next week.
provide travellers                                                         for mainstream           such as a Toyota Prius — the battery on             But Ford said the new versions of the
with shops, toilets                                                        adoption, but            the Ford Fiesta and Focus will not be able       Fiesta and Focus will be more powerful
and cafes to pass                                                          drivers still worry      to power the engine on its own, even for         than the petrol models and as fun to
the time as their                                                          about if or where        short distances. This is why it has been         drive. The firm said it aimed to “bring
cars refuel.                                                               they can charge,         described as a ‘mild hybrid’.                    the benefits of electrification to a greater
   Gridserve, a                                                            how long it will            This means it is unlikely to impress          number of consumers”. — Daily Mail
British firm based in Buckinghamshire,          take, and what it will cost.
is behind the scheme and says more than           “We plan to eliminate any range or
80 sites have already been confirmed, with      charging anxiety by building a UK-wide
more in the pipeline.                           network of customer-focused, brand new
   Construction at sites in York and Hull is    electric forecourts that will make it easier
expected to start before the end of 2019.       and cheaper to use an electric vehicle than a
   A lack of charging points, long-wait times   petrol or diesel alternative,” he said.
and small ranges has limited the spread           “Within five years we plan to have more
of electric cars and stunted their growth.      than 100 electric forecourts in use, with
The government claims all new petrol and        each supported by solar energy and battery
diesel cars will be emission-free by 2040       storage. This infrastructure will accelerate
but critics have called this timeline overly    the electric vehicle revolution and serve the
ambitious.                                      grid.” — Daily Mail

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                                                                                                      Jaw-dropping kit transforms
                                                                                                      Nissan Leaf into world’s angriest EV
   Is this the toughest looking                                                                         WITH a history of modifying almost
                                                                                                      everything that comes out of Japan, Kuhl
                                                                                                                                                                   three-piece-wheels and some adjustable air
                                                                                                                                                                   suspension, you’ve got yourself a car that
   SUV that you’ve ever seen?                                                                         Racing taking on the task of making
                                                                                                      the Nissan Leaf look cool comes as no
                                                                                                                                                                   will be called “hotboi” in the backwards
                                                                                                                                                                   hat circles.
    LARTE Design, a tuner with offices            haven’t been altered, the splitter and hood         surprise.                                                       Performance upgrades aren’t mentioned
 in Germany, Russia, and the US, has just         overlay alone, make for an extremely                  The tuning                                                                          in Kuhl Racing’s
 revealed their extremely aggressive kit for      angry looking front end.                            house found their                                                                     post so we can
 the Maserati Levante GTS.                          Adding this much carbon fibre to a                fame in modifying                                                                     assume that it’s
    Known for their work with Infinity            vehicle that already weighs over 2000kgs            both generations                                                                      completely stock
 and Mercedes, Larte Design’s signature           seems ironic, but every little bit helps.           of the R35 GT-R,                                                                      under the hood.
 look combines                                                                    Fitted to a         and have taken the                                                                    The standard Leaf
 carbon                                                                        white vehicle,         same styling cues                                                                     pumps out 110kW
 parts with                                                                    these carbon           to Nissan’s EV.                                                                       to the wheels, while
 aggressively                                                                  fibre pieces              Because it is                                                                      the upgraded Leaf
 styled panels                                                                 are greatly            one of the best                                                                       e+ has got a hefty
 to turn luxury                                                                accentuated            selling EVs on                                                                        160kW.
 machines into                                                                 and contrast           the market, Kuhl                                                                        In terms of range,
 angry-looking                                                                 extremely well         Racing is bound to sell quite a few of                       the standard model can travel 241km
 beasts.                                                                       with the paint.        these kits for the Leaf.                                     before it needs a recharge, while the e+
    Turning                                                                       While                 The addition of new front and rear                         can travel 364km before it runs out of
 their focus                                                                   the kit can            bumpers, a diffuser and a huge roof wing,                    juice.
 to Maserati’s                                                                 be added to            the Leaf is transformed from a standard                         If you’ve got a Leaf that’s in need of this
 SUV, the                                                                      every variation        looking EV to something that wouldn’t                        kit, it hasn’t been listed on Kuhl Racing’s
 tuner gave it                                                                 in the                 look out of place at Tokyo Auto Salon.                       website just yet, but we can expect that
 a carbon fibre makeover that matches its         GrandSport lineup, it isn’t currently                 Combine the kit with a set of hefty                        it’ll be coming soon. — NZ Herald
 performance perfectly.                           available for the most impressive Levante
    The Shtorm GT body kit comprises of           — the Trofeo which has a twin-turbo
 16 carbon fibre elements including wheel         3.8-litre V8 from Ferrari stuffed under
 arches, the hood overlay, wing pads, side        the hood.
 skirts, front bumper overlay with splitter,        Considering that these capable SUVs
 mirror covers, rear diffuser, and the trunk      are bridging the gap between family
 lid spoiler. Two tailpipe options are also       wagons and sports cars, seeing tuners
 available.                                       updating their looks isn’t too surprising.
    While the headlights and front grill          — New Zealand Herald

McLaren 650S faceplants
on steep parking ramp
  THEY say that you only truly appreciate         is more angular on this example. As well as
something once it’s gone, so we hope that         the rear looking off, the air intake is a lot
this McLaren owner appreciated their front        smaller than the 650S’.
bumper while it was still intact.                    Commenters on the initial
  The unfortunate event occurred in the           CarNewsChina post revealed that the
Chinese city of Tianjin, when a driver was        kit is made by FAB Design, and is called
descending into                                                               the Vayu GTR
a parking garage                                                              Coupé.
in their “fake”                                                                 Pointing out
McLaren 650S.                                                                 how the bumper
  While this is                                                               has just shattered,
a nasty looking                                                               the commenters
crunch, the local                                                             mentioned how a
news outlet,                                                                  genuine McLaren
CarNewsChina,                                                                 bumper wouldn’t
seemed more                                                                   have disintegrated
interested in the                                                             as this one did.
fact that this car                                                              This would
isn’t actually a 650S than the accident itself.   explain why the owner didn’t use the 650S’
  According to their report, the car is a         front lift system, a feature that the MP4-
modified McLaren MP4-12C which has                12C doesn’t have, and was specifically
undergone a 650S conversion.                      designed for these situations.                    Watts
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                                                                                                                                              Robert Harris
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Ex-cop reveals why                                                                                                                                                           Local gravel-bashing hero
“everybody is a                                                                                                                                                              returns to national rally scene
bad driver”
  WHILE you may think that you are a                                              a lack of adverse consequence.”
pretty good driver, it turns out that you are                                        Though we are all apparently bad drivers,
not — no one is.                                                                  it is through identification of individual
  This is what Australian ex-traffic officer                                      errors that Chris says will make the roads a
Chris L’Ecluse who now works at Teletrac                                          safer place.
                                                                                                                                                                               DAVID Holder and co-driver Jason                                                         the rally calendar.
Navman wants drivers to know. But he                                                 The technology tracks driving and can
                                                                                                                                                                             Farmer are back in action at the top level                                                    “Greg offered me the chance to drive
also wants to help road users become                                              tell if you have accelerated too hard, braked
                                                                                                                                                                             of New Zealand rallying for the Otago                                                      the car and since then we’ve built a
safer drivers through the use of telematics                                       too hard, or even cornered too hard.
                                                                                                                                                                             and Whangarei events.                                                                      friendship and he’s been a mentor for
technology.                                                                          It will rate drivers and provide employers
                                                                                                                                                                               Former New Zealand champion                                                              me,” said Holder.
  While we may initially learn good habits                                        with scorecards, ranking them from best to
                                                                                                                                                                             David Holder is making a return to the                                                        “He’s been trying to sell the car but
when we get our licence, over time we                                             worst. When used in a commercial space,
                                                                                                                                                                             local rally scene in preparation for more                                                  we’ve managed to lease it for three rallies.
forget, and bad habits start to take over.                                        telematics technology can save costs as well
                                                                                                                                                                             international competition this year.                                                          “I know the car after driving it in
And although you might                                                                             as saving lives.
                                                                                                                                                                               Mount Maunganui-based Holder                                                             2017 and it’s had some suspension
think that more experience                                                                            “When you drive safer,
                                                                                                                                                                             will chase the Asia Pacific Rally                                                          improvements last year which I’m looking
on the road leads you to                                                                           you use less tyres, you use
                                                                                                                                                                             Championship as he looks to continue                                                       forward to testing.”
become a better driver, Chris                                                                      less fuel, you use less brakes
                                                                                                                                                                             building on the international experience                                                      Holder and Hamilton-based co-driver
revealed that this may not be                                                                      so the servicing costs come
                                                                                                                                                                             he gained from contesting the Junior                                                       Jason Farmer drove a Mitsubishi Lancer
the case.                                                                                          down.”
                                                                                                                                                                             World Rally Championship in 2018.                                                          Evo8 to victory in the 2016 New
  “We always take the path                                                                            Chris summed up
                                                                                                                                                                               The JWRC programme was in a front-                                                       Zealand Championship and since then
of least resistance, so even                                                                       telematics by explaining
                                                                                                                                                                             wheel-drive Ford Fiesta R2 and Holder                                                      the duo have worked on international
though we were taught to                                                                           that the bottom line is
                                                                                                                                                                             now returns to a turbocharged four-wheel                                                   opportunities including a Junior WRC
steer in a manner when                                                                             safety, and while it does save
                                                                                                                                                                             drive rally car for three 2019 events                                                      campaign last year highlighted by a
we got our licence, even though we were                                           money, educating drivers to practice safer
                                                                                                                                                                             behind the wheel of a car he’s already                                                     podium finish in Portugal.
taught to indicate every time we change                                           driving is the most important aspect.
                                                                                                                                                                             familiar with.                                                                                “It’s taken a while to put it all (a 2019
lanes or turn at an intersection, precious                                           “For me, how the data is used is
                                                                                                                                                                               The return to four-wheel-drive                                                           programme) together but I think Asia
few of us actually do that.”                                                      extremely important, it’s about using it for
                                                                                                                                                                             competition will be at Rally Otago on                                                      Pacific is a good direction for us in the
  “We justify these poor behaviours as we                                         the benefit of the drivers, rather than as a
                                                                                                                                                                             April 13 and 14 behind the wheel of the                                                    the short term,” said Holder.

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go on.”                                                                           problem for them.”
                                                                                                                                                                             Holden Barina AP4 car campaigned in                                                           “We’re still intending to get back to
  L’Ecluse went on to explain that because                                           Teletrac Navman’s technology is
                                                                                                                                                                             the last two years by Greg Murphy.                                                         Europe later in the year and see if we can
we haven’t experienced any consequence                                            currently used by over 40,000 businesses
                                                                                                                                                                               Holder got two chances to drive the                                                      drive an R5 car.”
to our actions, our brain chooses to accept                                       worldwide and is tracking over 135,000
                                                                                                                                                                             car in late 2017 when Murphy’s Supercar                                                       Holder’s programme is supported by
these bad habits as normal practices.                                             vehicles in New Zealand and Australia.
                                                                                                                                                                             commentary commitments clashed with                                                        Allied Petroleum. — NZME
  “We continue to do that because there is                                                              — New Zealand Herald

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