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Monthly Archives: November 2010

winchExtreme 4×4 has introduced a range of Yaletrac hand winches. They are lightweight, compact and feature high strength aluminium housing for maximum durability in the rough stuff. The winches also have a flat bottom surface which enhances stability when being used horizontally or vertically.

A shearing pin in the forward lever prevents overload, and spare shear pins are stored in the carrying handle or operating lever. Even better, a broken pin can be replaced without removing the load… although you’ll obviously want to reduce it before winching again.

Yaletrac winches feature 20 metres of special flexible six- strand rope, which has a steel core and is tapered at one end for easy threading. They are available in three sizes – 800kg, 1600kg and 3200kg. Prices start at £346.98 including VAT.

Log onto www.extreme4x4.co.uk for details.

ProppaThis new stylish Cobra A-bar from 4×4 accessories supplier Proppa is manufactured to the best standards in order to provide protection from any knocks. It is also reported to enhance the aesthetic appeal of your vehicle.

Proppa is owned by Adam Weaver who set the business up when he was just 26 years old. Adam has obviously done something right – Proppa now employs 25 people and occupies a 25,000sq ft warehouse in Worcestershire.

Visit www.proppa.com for more details and a full range of SUV and 4×4 accessories.

adv2aOur long-term Jeep Wrangler has showed off its superiority on plenty of off-roading adventures, but it was time to see how it would fare on a real test of skill and precision, and so we entered it into a club trial… no pressure.

Words & photos: Toby Savage, with additional photography by Matt Savage

Looking forward out of the windscreen of the Wrangler, all we could see was blue sky. The view to the left and right was similar, but through the rear window was confirmation that we were still earth bound on the unforgiving surface of Yarwell Quarry in Leicestershire, a popular trials site with many Midland-based 4×4 Clubs. We were stationary, and from the advice I was hearing none of the Jeep’s wheels were actually touching the ground! It was not the grand return to competition I had envisaged − collecting a maximum 10 points on the very first section of eight.

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Tunit Diesel Performance has now revealed that for the last three years it has been the product of choice by the British Armed Forces. In 2007 Tunit was approached to help in solving an issue of power and reliability that the forces were having in hot climates. After several months of research and development Tunit provided one of its modified products and solved the issues of many hundreds of vehicles in the field.

As part of a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of driving habits, seven motorists aged between 19 and 76 re-sat their driving tests. Only two of the seven participants in the first round of the experiment passed their test: Anna Dunlop (23) and Alan Hamilton (50). Those in their teens, 30s, 40s, 60s and 70s all failed to impress the examiner. The oldest participant, 76 year-old Robert Wright, failed after driving through a red light.

newskiaaportageThe world-renowned German certification agency TUV Nord has awarded the all-new Kia Sportage its highest environmental certificate.

Following a rigorous assessment of all environmental aspects, from production to day-to- day running through to recycling, TUV Nord certified that the new crossover complies with the strict environmental standards of the ISO 14040 life cycle assessment.

The new Sportage is produced in Kia’s European factory in Zilina, Slovakia. The factory was certified according to the ISO 14001 life cycle assessment standards in 2007 and was granted a certificate as an environmentally-friendly production facility.

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The latest 3.0-litre TDV6 variants of the Land Rover Discovery 4 and latest Range Rover Sport HSE can now enjoy extra performance, thanks to Superchips Ltd.

Superchips optimisation of the 3.0-litre TDV6’s engine management settings has resulted in a remap for Land Rover/Range Rover 3.0 TDV6s with power output increasing by over 30bhp at 3632rpm, equating to a maximum of 282bhp (compared to 247bhp as standard,) with gains from 1500rpm.

This Superchips ECU remap improves torque output, increasing it to 465lb ft at 2520rpm. For off-road use, towing or relaxed cruising, 438lb ft is available from 1600–3200rpm.

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The new ‘60’ registration plate has seen September sales soaring in the UK, but as the month closes Ford of Britain boss Nigel Sharp has his concerns over the size of the real market. “There is a lot of excess capacity in Europe and several companies seem to be having a go at the UK market,” he said. That means a lot of discounting along with some self registrations among manufacturers and dealers to meet targets.

newsRNLISuzuki GB has announced that the Jimny 40th Anniversary website is now live. The site shows the history of the Jimny series since its launch in 1970 with the LJ10 model. Archive information is available on the site – www.globalsuzuki.com/jimny/index – on model background and specification with a range of photos of each model.

When it was introduced, the Jimny was an affordable and lightweight but fully capable on and off-road vehicle – as it remains – and was powered back then by a 360cc two-stroke engine.

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Used car values increased in August for the first time in months, according to Auction4Cars, the UK’s fee-free car auction website. A price hike of £177.49 between July and August saw average used car values rise marginally to £2587.74 (equivalent to a 7.36 per cent increase). Used cars values have been falling since April, gradually cancelling out the highs of 2009 – bringing them more in line with those of 18 months ago.

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