Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Toyota Hilux SR5




The Hilux SR 4*1 is a 4.0L V6 and 5-speed auto gearbox. It has comfortable sitting space in the front and in the back as well as store everything you can imagine.




It takes about 15 seconds to get to 100kph from 0 at about half pedal to the floor. Its brakes are responsive with execellent to good handling on speed only throwing itself allover the road depending on the state of the road.




She is not design for city car parks and requires that spot with a little more space on either side for easier entry and exit access.


Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Nuissan Navara 2012







The 2012 Nissan Navara pick-up/crew has significant equipment upgrades and price reductions in a bid to strengthen its enviable share of the market, as competition from traditional players like the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Mazda BT-50, Holden Colorado, Isuzu D-Max and Mitsubishi Triton heats up.

Enjoy some of the pictures from Google





powerful V6 turbo diesel in ST-X and ST-X 550


Thursday, 22 December 2011

Mazda6 Coupe 3rd Generation.

Mazda6 Coupe was unvieled in 2010 under the Shanari concept. It was followed closely by the second generatiom Mazda Tekeri concept. The third generation is expected in 2013 build not only in sedan and hatchback form but also in four seat coup variant. Mazda aims to follow in the footsteps of BMW which has taken this path over the years. The 3rd generation of Mazda6 Coupe will be built with the company's skyactiv will be powered by a 2.0 litre petrol engine and 2.2 litres diesel engine and fitted with the regenerative breaking offered by Mazda. The hatchback will be available in the market a year, 2014, after the sedan.

Thursday, 24 November 2011

Mazda Premacy, the cheapest seven seater.

Mazda Premacy first generation, first hit the road in 1999, but since then tremendous improvements. Premacy in other markes is refered to as the Mazda5. The first generation of premacy was a two-row or three-row, five or seven passanger vehicle. The third generation adds a third row of seats for upto six passengers in American form and seven outside the United States. After the release of the first generation, it was best know as the cheapest seven seater available. It was available either as front wheel or four wheel drive and fitted with a four-speed automatic transmission. The third generation was released in 2010. In Europea Mazda5 is offered in 1.8 liter 4-cylinder or a 2.0 litre 4-cylinder engine with direct injection and i-stop start/stop technology reducing emissions by 15%. As a standard feature Mazda5 has a six speed manual transmission as weal as new environment-friendly features. Mazda cnmes in 20CS, 20E and 20S and costs approximately $20,000 and the next top performance version, Mazdaspeed Premacy will be launched in 2013.

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

2011 Nissan X-Trail

Nissan unveiled the first details on their facelift version for the X-Trail SUV in 2010. The 2011 X-Trail comes with a redesigned front grille, front bumper, and headlights. These new features allow the front of the X-Trail to look a bit more bulky yet with a nice rounded finish absent in the previous model. On the interior Nissan added large-size meters for better driver visibility, a vehicle information display system, and a glove compartment with heat-retention and refrigerator functions. A new addition to the line-up is the new X-TRAIL 20GT model. It features a new 2-liter "M9R" Clean Diesel engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission (with manual shift mode). A new system available in the 4WD models is the Advanced Hill Descent Control system. This system enables the driver to set his or her desired driving speed within the range from 4km/h to 15km/h, depending on the degree of hill grade.
Following its full model change in August 2007, X-TRAIL has at the top of annual SUV sales which is attributed to customers’ high evaluations of its interior with high functionality (such as water repellant seats), spacious luggage area where items can be loaded efficiently, a high level of driving stability, and superior off-road capability delivered by the advanced "ALL MODE 4X4-i" 4WD system. not forgeting its excellent environmental performance of the Clean Diesel "GT20," engine.
The 2010 refinements of the X-TRAIL focused on the exterior, interior and the addition of a new "20GT" Clean Diesel 6-speed automatic transmission model. On the exterior, the front grille, front bumper and headlights that have been redesigned to give an even bolder and sportier front-end look. Also, the combination taillights have been changed to LED, improving visibility from following vehicles in bad weather. Large-size meters have been adopted for better driver visibility and a vehicle information display system is newly provided to display moment fuel consumption, upcoming maintenance schedules and various other information. In addition, a glove compartment with heat-retention and refrigerator functions is standard on all models in its interior.
With the addition of the new "20GT" 6-speed automatic transmission, with manual shift mode, Nissan now offers an advanced Clean Diesel engine model capable of delivering both superior driving and environmental performance.
The X-TRAIL "20GT" is powered by the 2-liter "M9R" Clean Diesel engine that generates, from low RPM range, a level of torque comparable to that of a 3.5-liter V6 gasoline engine.