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PG. 7
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019
LAND BOAT
BEASTLY MODE
2 THE GISBORNE HERALD
Rugged looks
hide an SUV
by John Jones Triton with a list of safety specs Bright colours have added to
longer than your arm. the revamped structure with a
MITSUBISHI’s 2WD Triton That includes forward collision range that will meet everybody’s
VRX is something of a surprise mitigation, lane departure and preferences.
for drivers — there is no doubt it blind spot warning, a reversing In effect, the 2WD double
looks like the rugged ute it is but camera, a full book of braking cab can do almost everything
it drives more like an SUV. systems, front passenger, driver, the 4WD version can and must
The 2WD version of the latest side, curtain and driver’s knee appeal to drivers, the majority
Triton range, billed as beast airbags. of whom are going to spend all
mode, has everything, safety and But the real daddy of the or most of their time on a hard
comfort completely covered. safety features is the multi surface.
It has the same engine as around view monitor surround Mitsubishi is proud of its
the 4WD model, the 2.4 litre view camera operating from both new vehicle warranty. The drive
MIVEC intercooled turbo diesel side mirrors, the front and rear train is covered for 10 years or
with its 135kW of power and of the vehicle to give a ‘God’s 160,000km and there is a five
maximum torque of 437Nm at eye’ view of the surrounds. The year/130,000km new vehicle
2500rpm, as well as a braked 360 degree view is integrated warranty and five years premium
towing capacity of 3 tonnes. with the touch screen. roadside assist.
This efficient engine blends The suspension has been The clincher is that Mitsubishi
beautifully with the six-speed refined from the previous model prides itself as being highly
auto transmission with a sports which helps with that SUV competitive in the price sector
mode and paddle shift. driving feel. — the upmarket 2WD VRX
This new transmission replaces A seven-inch touchscreen, has a recommended price of just
the former five-speed one and smartphone link and upmarket $41,990 plus orc.
as well as making the changes audio system add to the comfort Is it a ute or an
as smooth as silk keeps the fuel specfiications which also include SUV?
economy at a respectable 8.4 leather-covered heated front The Triton 2WD
l/100km. seats and an electric adjustment VRX will give its
Mitsubishi has packed the driver’s seat. answer on the road.
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019 3
Mini goes electric
WITH government regulations around include a yellow light bar on the front of
emissions tightening up around the world the car, yellow exterior mirror caps, and
and in New Zealand, it’s little surprise that optional 17-inch alloy wheels.
the majority of manufacturers are releasing In terms of the driving experience, Mini
electric variants of their popular models to has said that the 135kW motor makes
keep up. it quite a fun car to drive. A single stage
Mini is the latest manufacturer to jump transmission sends the instant 270Nm
on to the electric boat, unveiling a fully of torque to the front wheels through an
electric version of the Cooper, which offers integrated differential. It may not be a
a range of 235 to 270km. speed demon, but the SE can accelerate
Big fine for 2 Cheap Cars Powering the Cooper SE is a 135kW
electric motor that is fed by a lithium-ion
battery located in the floor. Like most
from 0-100kmh in a respectable 7.3
seconds.
According to the release, a distinctive
USED car dealer 2 Cheap Cars has Cars will comply with the Consumer other Mini models, the SE is front-wheel Mini sound is played through a speaker
been fined $438,000 for its use of warranty Guarantees Act. I also understand that drive. system as you are driving, in order to create
waiver documents and for its liquidation I am, and would prefer to be, solely The Mini Cooper SE uses the iconic “an acoustic presence on the road that is
sale and 84 percent off advertising claims. responsible for any repair bills.” Mini 3-door body, but there have been a typical of Mini”.
2 Cheap Cars had earlier pleaded guilty • “If any repairs are carried out it will be few changes around the car that indicate It takes two and a half hours to charge
to 10 charges under the Fair Trading Act done by 2 Cheap Cars (L)imited at a time its electric power plant. The charge port is the 32.6kWh battery to 80 percent when
1986, following a Commerce Commission of their convenience and that there are no located above the right-hand rear wheel, using a standard charging cable or a three-
investigation opened in November 2017. courtesy cars provided.” and you can find several Mini Electric phase cable. If you want a 100 percent
In a written sentencing decision, In fact, consumers had the protections logos scattered around the car. charge, you’ll have to wait three and a half
Auckland District Court Judge Robert of the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA), Alongside the logos, other updates hours. — Driven
Ronayne said the company made annual which applies to used and new goods.
profits of more than $3 million and the Judge Ronayne said the waiver “is
Court’s response “should not amount to blatantly untrue and misleading” and
what might be considered a mere licensing that “(b)y means of misinformation
fee or cost of doing business.” and untruths” the waiver creates an
Between January 1 2014 and December impression that unless an extended
31, 2017, 2 Cheap Cars routinely asked warranty is purchased “the purchaser had
car buyers to sign a “warranty waiver” no rights. This must have been designed
document if they chose not to purchase an to encourage (unlawfully) the purchase of
extended warranty. The “waiver” included insurance product.”
terms such as: The Commission estimates that
• “The vehicle you are purchasing does consumers signed in excess of 20,000
not include a warranty of any kind.” warranty waivers during the charge period.
• “I do understand that 2 Cheap — New Zealand Herald
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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019 5
Six hundred not enough
WHILE the 720S might be the car on According to Novitec’s website, this
everyone’s lips, German tuner Novitec has new figure allows the 600LT to make the
done their best to remind everyone that the 0-100kmh sprint in just 2.8 seconds. It
600LT still exists, and can be just as cool as seems that Novitec achieved their goal
its bigger sibling. here, as this is exactly the same 0-100kmh
To help the 600LT’s cause, Novitec has time that a stock McLaren 720S will do.
gotten their hands dirty and pulled an extra To help with handling, a set of sport
88hp out of the twin-turbo engine to give springs have been installed on the 600LT
it a better chance when competing with which drops the ride height by 30mm.
the 720S. These might allow for a better time around
The only physical change that Novitec the track, but angled driveways could prove
MR2 comeback
made to the 600LT’s twin-turbo 3.8- to be an issue with that height.
litre V8 is the exhaust system. The Other exterior upgrades are subtle, but
German tuner installed their own “high- include a new vented bonnet, and a two-
performance exhaust” which allows the piece carbon fibre exhaust cover at the rear.
engine to flow more freely. A set of staggered Vossen wheels are also
WHILE the rest of the world is moving and Subaru helping with the 86. Because Combine this exhaust with their range- offered as a part of the package.
towards bigger and safer cars, it seems like of this, another alliance for the MR2 is topping “Performance Stage 2” tune, and On the inside, Novitec offers a range of
Toyota has become the sports car’s saving definitely a possibility. you’ve got potential for big power increases. Alcantara and leather options to spec-up
grace. No matter which power plant the MR2 This 600LT is now capable of 513kW at the cabin as you’d like it to be.
With the Supra and the 86 already in the ends up with, we can anticipate that it will 7450rpm. — Driven
line-up, adding another sports car to the follow in the footsteps of its predecessors,
roster would throw things back to the 90s and feature a very lightweight chassis.
when Toyota had three great sports cars, Toyota’s TENGA chassis could be a
the Supra, Celica, and MR2. possible candidate for this.
According to Car & Driver, reviving the In terms of competition, if Mazda
‘three brothers’ has always been a dream of decides to go through with an electric
Akio Toyoda, and restarting production of MX-5 it could be an issue, but other than
the MR2 would fulfil this. that, no electric sports cars would fall into
Right now nothing is set in stone, but this category.
according to Car & Driver magazine Before you get too excited about a little
the MR2 would have to follow Toyota’s sports car, Toyota could bring back the
commitment to electric and hybrid MR2 as an SUV just like Mitsubishi did
vehicles, so probably feature some sort of with the Eclipse badge, and that Ford did
electrification. to the Puma recently.
The last two sports cars that have come While nothing has been confirmed, 2024
from Toyota have been built in conjunction seems to be the popular theory as to when
with another manufacturer, with the we might see this new pocket rocket hit
Supra being based on a BMW platform, the market. — Driven
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Akld SuperSprint
date to change?
AWAY from the impending silly season the busy (and often crash-filled) endurance
craziness and all those chats on parity, the season calendar. It was shifted to the latter
other big talking point that’s enveloping the portion of the year in 2015, with this year’s
Unoffical record
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship is event pushed forwards slightly to come
next year’s calendar. before the endurance events at Bathurst,
Multiple formats have been discussed, Sandown, and the Gold Coast.
including more night rounds and the The calendar move hasn’t been confirmed
potential for a ‘summer series’ of sorts. yet, but it should be a welcome shift. The
And, an event that’s often considered idea of taking the only overseas event (not VOLKSWAGEN Motorsport has to be Dumas was under the record on Friday
central to discussions about the latter is including Tasmania) and shifting it away content with an unofficial course record with a 41.18secs effort and then on
New Zealand’s Auckland SuperSprint at from the expensive endurance rounds will rather than a new entry in the record books Saturday the electric racer blasted up the
Pukekohe Park. likely be popular in the pit paddock. after its Goodwood Festival of Speed hill in a jaw-dropping 39.90secs. A new
Now, according to an article published by It’ll be popular in New Zealand’s hillclimb campaign was thwarted by a record seemed a formality until race day
Motorsport.com, the event is set to shift in motorsport world too. This year’s September damp track for the Sunday Shootout. dawned wet. As top qualifier Dumas was
2020 from the September date it has this date isn’t a sound fit with local support Frenchman Romain Dumas dominated last to run in the Shootout and stopped
year back to a more traditional April slot — classes, and weather is likely to be a bit the competitive element of the annual the clocks in 42.32secs for an easy win but
specifically Anzac Day weekend on April more cold and miserable than it would festival in the all-electric twin motor not an official record. The record must be
24-26. normally be in November or April. Volkswagen ID.R but when the chance broken in the competitive shootout rather
This isn’t unheard of. as the Kiwi event The Supercars calendar is expected to be came to smash the 20-year-old official than on a qualifying run.
used to always feature near the start of the formally unveiled later this month. record a morning of rain had left damp The Shootout delivered a Volkswagen
season; away from the hustle and bustle of — Driven patches under the overhanging trees. Motorsport 1-2 with runner-up honours
The record for the narrow 1.16-mile claimed by 2003 World Rally Champion
hillclimb was set in 1999 by McLaren Petter Solberg (Norway) driving a
F1 test driver Nick Heidfeld who made a Volkswagen Polo World Rallycross Car.
scarily darty run in a McLaren MP4/13 Solberg clocked 47.83secs.
which stopped the clocks in 41.60secs. Along with two VWs on the podium
That time has remained unbeaten till this there was also a pair of Solbergs. A crowd
year. pleasing 49.39secs effort from Petter’s
Last year Dumas had taken the ID.R 17-year-old son Oliver — in a Citroen
to victory in 44.32secs to set an electric DS3 World Rallycross car — secured
record. With further development of third place. The Hillclimb Shootout
the car over the last 12 months and attracts a wide variety of entries. A Dallara
experience setting an electric lap record at SP1 sports prototype driven by James
the Nurburgring Nordschleife, there were Cottingham took fourth place at 49.55secs.
strong hopes of bettering Heidfeld’s mark. — New Zealand Herald
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Honda land boat
AS you have probably learned over the outboard motor, this little Honda Civic
past couple of decades, the internet is a isn’t exactly a speed demon, but has
wild place where almost anything goes. enough torque to carry four men including
Just when you thought that YouTube the one sitting on the engine, controlling
content creators were running dry, they the throttle. To get around the lack of
come up with something even more water that is usually used to cool the
stupid, but is quite impressive at the same engine while it is operating on the water,
time. Earlier this year we saw a Bentley the backyard mechanics simply place a
Continental that was converted into a tank bucket of water in the empty engine bay
come out of Russia, and now a SaunAudi and run a small hose into the intake.
Tesla air rider
emerged from the depths of Estonia. While it may have enough torque to get
While the tank and sauna cars are the team around the flat track, the small
pretty cool, arguably the most creative hill proves to be a little too much and the
automotive creation so far this year was engine stalls under load, sending them
uploaded to YouTube recently. back down.
It might not actually serve a purpose If you had an old outboard motor lying
THE internet community is a harsh surface after it was shared on multiple like the other two vehicles, but the around and you had considered swapping
place for anyone, and if you have been on automotive outlets over the weekend. A creativity is incredible. it into a car, hopefully this video has put
any car-related Instagram pages in the last post from US drag racing page 1320video Powered by a supposed 75hp Honda you off the idea. — Driven
decade, you would have noticed the anti- garnered the most attention, which is
airbag suspension movement that seems to interesting considering their audience.
exist. While the owner may have only opted
According to these internet experts, for the old wheels and bags combo, there
slamming your car on coilovers and “living are a few details that set this Model 3 apart
the static lifestyle” is somehow more from the rest.
enjoyable than installing a system that lets This is one of the first Tesla’s to be
you actually get into your driveway while bagged in the US, and certainly the first
being low. The basis of this argument is one to sit on some massive Instagram-
performance, with the static movement worthy Koenig three-piece wheels with
saying that air ride doesn’t provide the almost-perfect fitment. Under the hood
same level of performance as traditional sits the final surprise of this build — a pair
suspension — but we’re pretty sure that of Duracell batteries. While they may look
Mad Mike’s SLAMBO proved that wrong. like convincing batteries, they are actually
Moving on from strange internet just the compressor tanks with stickers.
arguments, no matter what your opinion This Tesla may not actually be powered
on air ride suspension is, can we all agree by Duracell batteries, but we appreciate the
that this is one cool Tesla? effort and creativity that has gone into this
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a class of its own. 3.5 tonne towing capacity, 500Nm of torque*, a 1 tonne payload and
three years free scheduled servicing, all make for a workhorse you’ll enjoy driving. Talk to
your local Holden Dealer today and buy smart with SmartBuy.
SmartBuy offer of $125 per week to be paid over 4 year term; total mileage of up to 60,000 kms over the term and includes a deposit of $6000, and a final balloon payment (the Guaranteed Future Value) of
$16683.75 The total loan amount is $42372.04. With the SmartBuy offer, at the end of the term you can choose to keep the car, by paying the Guaranteed Future Value, trade it or return it (subject to T&Cs and excess
charges). Offer excludes on road costs. Holden Financial Services is provided by Heartland Bank. Heartland Bank lending criteria, T’s & C’s apply, including a $270 establishment fee and $10 PPSR fee. Fixed interest
rate of 8.95% p.a. applies. Offer available until 31 July 2019 at participating Holden Dealers while stocks last. Not available with any other offer. Free Certified Scheduled Service 3 years/100,000km (whichever occurs
first) for Holden vehicles sold new in New Zealand by a Holden Dealer. See Holden.co.nz for details. All-terrain tyres shown available at additional cost. *Auto Models only.
ACADIA. ARRIVE.
H o l d e n A c a d i a LT 2 W D , 7 - s e a t e r S U V.
From
$ 145
With guaranteed future value
per week
Holden SmartBuy
OR $ 49,990 +ORC
3 YEARS/100,000KM FREE SCHEDULED SERVICE
TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION | AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING | V E R S AT I L E 7 S E AT S
You don’t simply show up in a Holden Acadia LT. You arrive. A powerful 3.6L engine gets you from
A to B while advanced technology keeps you entertained and safe the whole way. Enjoy Traffic
Sign Recognition, Apple CarPlay®, Autonomous Braking and three years free scheduled servicing.
Buy smart with SmartBuy and talk to your local Holden Dealer today.
SmartBuy offer of $145 per week to be paid over 4 year term; total mileage of up to 60,000 kms over the term and includes a deposit of $5000, and a final balloon payment (the Guaranteed Future Value) of
$22995.4. The total loan amount is $52959.43. With the SmartBuy offer, at the end of the term you can choose to keep the car, by paying the Guaranteed Future Value, trade it or return it (subject to T&Cs and excess
charges). Offer excludes on road costs. Holden Financial Services provided by Heartland Bank. Heartland Bank lending criteria, T’s & C’s apply, including a $270 establishment fee and $10 PPSR fee. Fixed interest rate
of 8.95% p.a. applies. Offer not available in conjunction with any other offer. Offer available until 30 September 2019 at participating Holden Dealers while stocks last. Free Certified Scheduled Service
3 years/100,000km (whichever occurs first) for Holden vehicles sold new in New Zealand by a Holden Dealer. See Holden.co.nz for details.
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