Car news today: LDV facelifts now petrol-only D90 SUV, Nissan  builds drift ute for SEMA, and more – 4 November 2024

Thanks for joining us this Monday 4 November 2024. Particularly in car news at the original time: LDV Australia has facelifted its D90 SUV for 2025 and has dropped the diesel providing, and Nissan has created a one-off high-tail ute for the SEMA convey in Las Vegas.

Browse this negate:

• LDV D90 facelifted, diesel dropped for petrol
• Nissan creates supercharged high-tail ute for SEMA
• Ayrton Senna Netflix series coming November 29
• Ram proclaims Yellowstone edition of its 2500 pickup
• Reviewed: 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid long-time length wrap

LDV D90 facelifted, drops diesel for petrol

• Australian pricing has been printed for the facelifted LDV D90 body-on body mighty SUV.

• LDV has dropped the 160kW/480Nm twin-turbo-diesel in favour of a sole 184kW/410Nm 2.0L turbo-petrol which has obtained a seize to its outputs.

• The six-lunge computerized has been swapped for an eight-lunge unit, with upgrades furthermore viewed to payload, ground clearance and a few towing figures, though the maximum available skill has dropped from 3100kg to 3000kg braked.

• The D90 furthermore aspects unique styling with a fleshy suite of LED lights and a mighty 12.3-lunge touchscreen interior the cabin, which now aspects Android Auto.

• Pricing has furthermore crept up by around $4000 across the fluctuate with the entry-stage ‘Mode’ RWD costing $43,147 driveaway, with the RWD and 4wd ‘Govt’ commanding $47,358 and $51,042 respectively

Nissan creates supercharged high-tail ute at SEMA

• Nissan The United States has arrived at Sema with a highly modified model of its Frontier ute is thought as the Tarmac Conception.

• Designed at the side of Formula Waft Champion Chris Forsberg, the dual-cab is an excellent deal decrease on Nismo suspension with drifting in suggestions.

• Below the bonnet, the Frontier’s 3.8L petrol V6 has been decorated with a water-cooled roots-vogue supercharger producing 328kW and 542Nm.

• The ‘D41’ Frontier is in accordance with the closing-gen ‘D40’ Navara but updated for the American market in most contemporary years.

Fresh Netflix series in accordance with Ayrton Senna to premiere November 29

• A brand unique restricted series on the lifestyles and occupation of infamous Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna will debut on Netflix on November 29.

• Produced with the reduction of Ayrton Senna’s family and the Institute of Aryton Senna, the mini series will large title Brazilian actor Gabriel Leone.

• Senna is respected as one of the vital arena’s greatest Formula One drivers, having won three championships in 1988, 1990 and 1991.

• The Brazilian racing driver had fierce rivalries with drivers at the side of Alain Prost which modified into properly documented within the Asif Kapadia documentary Senna (2010).

• Senna misplaced his lifestyles at the Italian Imola racing circuit in 1994, passing away at factual 34 years of age.

Ram Trucks proclaims Yellowstone Edition of its 2500 pickup

• Ram has announced this could well make a particular edition of its 2500 pickup known as the Yellowstone Edition … and yes it’s named after the favored TV convey starring Kevin Costner.

• What produce you glean as section of the actual edition? Yellowstone graphics on the cargo bath, Yellowstone badging, sunless badging, mirror casings and entrance grille and lastly, sunless 18-lunge alloy wheels.

• The Yellowstone Edition is powered by a 6.7-litre Cummins straight-six turbo-diesel engine that produces 276kW/1152Nm.

• The mannequin furthermore aspects a 12-lunge touchscreen, leather-based mostly fully upholstery, heated and ventilated entrance seats and adaptive cruise control as common.

• Pricing for the Yellowstone ute has been locked in at $177,950 sooner than on-road costs and is for the time being in manufacturing in Melbourne.

2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid long-time length wrap up

• Chasing Vehicles journalist Zak Adkins’ very long time length wrap up of the 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid modified into printed, at the side of his final suggestions on his tenure with the auto over a three month length.
• Zak chanced on the Sportage to have one of the vital completely hybrid programs within the market, had cosy slump quality, a premium interior and properly-tuned safety programs.
• Nonetheless, Zak furthermore chanced on the hybrid Sportage to have about a negatives, such because the fact it’s completely available in entrance-wheel force, it’s dearer than some all-wheel force hybrid rivals and that the Kia’s hybrid machine modified into now no longer as atmosphere friendly because it claimed.
• All in all, Zak had an fulfilling time with the Kia Sportage Hybrid over the three months and by some means instructed it as a orderly, cosy family hauler in 2024.

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The next negate of Car Recordsdata On the original time will seemingly be printed on Tuesday 5 November at 4.30pm Sydney time.