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Tunit has a great offer for all our readers this Christmas. The tuning company is running a great promotion to give a special gift away to any one of our readers who buys one of its products, during the month of December, which is worth up to the value of £70. Visit www.tunit.com for more details on this offer and for the full range of products and to find your nearest Tunit dealer.
The new Volkswagen Amarok pickup has been honoured with the International Pick-up Award 2011. This accolade, awarded for the first time this year, was judged by a panel representing 23 countries that elects the International Van of the Year awards.
During the judging process the Amarok was praised for its ‘effortless off-road abilities’, while its capacity on-road was judged to be the best against all other competitors. The jury was also impressed by the Amarok’s interior, in particular the layout and generous space for both front and rear passengers in the double-cab.
The jury commented: ‘The new Volkswagen Amarok distinguishes itself by fantastic driving qualities, both on- and off-road. It sets new standards in the pick-up category in respect to load capacity, payload, interior room, comfort, ergonimics and fuel consumption.’
Bob Cooke – contributor
I did say, didn’t I, that I wasn’t going to let Ivor loose in the Hotchkiss again, on account of his somewhat over-enthusiastic manner with the gearstick and the accelerator? Still, I’m a soft touch, so when he turned up at Boxgrove Pit again looking apologetic and promising not to do anything daft I relented, especially as he’d brought his nine-year old son Hayden along.
Nigel Fryatt – contributor
Bring it on, we’re ready! That was the (slightly exaggerated) thought that crossed my mind driving away from Kwik Fit in Caterham with our new Continental ContiCrossContact winter tyres fitted. As you can read in the Winter Driving feature on p74, we have decided to test out ‘winter tyres’ on our RAV4 and so went along to our nearest Kwik Fit to get the job done.
The reason for deciding to fit winter tyres to your 4×4 is covered in detail in the feature, but you only have to compare the tread patterns on the tyres to see that there is a significant difference; the grooves are significantly wider and the sipes (the tread on the edges of the tyres) are more numerous. It all bodes well for a winter of getting the maximum benefit from owning a 4×4.
Louise Limb – contributor
So, two years and 30,000 miles into ownership and my second encounter with the man at the MoT test centre came and went without the slightest hitch. A hint of a slapped wrist over the tyres, and even then it was only an ‘advisory’, but there appeared to be nothing more dreadfully amiss than a few bodywork scuffs, an increasingly tatty-looking interior and a completely clean bill of health from the steering wheel down. Of course, I was sceptical and eyed the document carefully, thinking that I, or more worryingly, they, had missed something. The noises, the vibration, the oddness on turning corners; where were these cataclysmic faults in the drivetrain and steering?
Australian-based brake manufacturer DBA has launched a range of heavy-duty brake discs for use on 4×4 vehicles. The discs have a special design that means they clear away debris more efficiently than conventional brakes.
Additionally, the discs have superior ventilation and thermal stability profiling, which means they perform better than standard brakes under heavy loads.
The brake discs are available for a good selection of 4x4s available in the UK from Somerset-based TDC Automotive. A kit costs from £250 including VAT and delivery. www.tdcautomotive.com
Frost Whitworth spanner set: an eight-piece set designed for BSF threads – perfect for use on vehicles from the 1960s and before, like Series Land Rovers; £25.50 at www.frost.co.uk
If you want to smarten up your 4×4, the new Eastwood Concours Spray Gun from Frost might be just the tool you need. Priced at £129 including VAT, the gun has a lightweight aluminium body for comfort, and should provide years of faithful service.
The spray gun is compatible with both solvent and waterborne coatings, and has a working pressure of 29psi. www.frost.co.uk