Big Brother arrives on the scene

The Kyron XDi 270 adds another cylinder and more fruit

A new view of mapping

Freshmap is a computer based topographical mapping system of New Zealand. Where it varies from most of its competitors is that, instead of utilising scanned and "seamlessly joined" copies of the existing paper topographical maps, its uses a digital representation of the current data set (vector data).

Kaukapakapa Kaipara Coastal Kaper

The Kaper is organised jointly by the Auckland Land Rover Owners’ Club and Kaukapakapa School and runs every other year. As with other such events the school helps with the admin, sourcing land access, via parents and friends of the school, and doing the catering. In return the school gets a substantial amount of its fund raising done in one hit (typically $25-$30,000 for the event). The club looks after the route, scrutineering and marshalling.

Big Shoes to fill

First impressions are important. With the Kyron that impression will vary depending on the angle from which it is first viewed. It looks as if two or more designers worked quite independently on the overall shape. Like the curate’s egg, it’s good in parts but lacks design cohesiveness.

Out in the ST-X

There’s plenty tough but not much rumble when the luxurious D40 Navara tackles the rough and tumble