Author Archive: 4x4magazine
REFINEMENTS FOR RANGE ROVER EVOQUE
STARTECH, a BRABUS Group company, refines the new Range Rover Evoque with a sporty-elegant design program, which celebrates its world debut at the 2011 Dubai International Motor Show.
HISTORIC SEASON FOR YAMAHA
Yamaha Racing’s Dustin Nelson capped his record fifth QuadX Series Championship at Glen Helen Raceway in Southern California last Saturday, dominating the track and winning both of the final two Pro 450 Production motos.
INFINITI MOVES TO HONG KONG
Nissan Motor today announced that Infiniti, its luxury brand, will locate its new global headquarters in Hong Kong. The move comes as Infiniti seeks to lift total global sales to 500,000 vehicles a year, as part of Nissan’s six-year mid-term business plan, Nissan Power 88.
THE SAFEST PICK-UP EVER
The all-new Ford Ranger has made motoring history by becoming the first ever pick-up to achieve a maximum 5 Star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test protocol. Ranger scored 89 per cent for overall safety – the best score ever earned by a pick-up.
SAYONARA NOx
Mazda will hold the Japan debut of the new CX-5 crossover SUV at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show. This is the first step to progressively introduce clean diesel vehicles to the Japanese market, beginning with the new CX-5 in spring 2012.
GM RECALL
General Motors is recalling more than 36,000 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossover SUVs to fix tire pressure monitors that don’t work right.
FIRST GLIMPSE OF NISSAN JUKE-R
Unveiled at a Nissan Crossover media launch in Malaga, Spain, Juke-R shocked an unsuspecting audience when it was revealed as a ‘surprise guest’ at the end of the press conference.
EPIC IN COMPARISON
The bleached, lunar sterility of the Eastern Sahara is a perfect place to run the penultimate round of the FIA World Cup, the Pharaons Rally, a six day, 3000km blast to test man and machine to the absolute limit.
UNLEASHED!
RFC’S TAPROBANA 4X4 CHALLENGE 2011 The recently concluded Taprobana 4×4 Challenge 2011 (T4X4C) in Sri Lanka which comes under the global RFC series for the first time this year; saw an invasion of foreign participants. The event was held from 8th to 14th October attracting international 4×4 communities to witness the showdown of well prepared […]
NEW WORLD RECORD TO THE SOUTH POLE
Arctic Trucks International announced yesterday that Guinness World Records has officially recognized the new world record of the fastest overland journey to the South Pole.
