For the men and women making the future: the latest generation of the pick-up is being unveiled next year
“I’ll be back”: from 2022, the new Amarok will impress again with numerous innovations
Draft design shows the off-roader’s numerous possible uses
Whether it be getting medicine and food to remote locations, protecting wildlife in the African savannah or saving lives at the beach, the places where pick-ups are used are infinitely varied.
The highlights of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ new Amarok are without doubt its versatility and off-road capabilities. Developed by teams in Australia and Europe, the premium pick-up will be produced in future in South Africa. In 2022, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ new Amarok will make its debut and be available then to order in the first few markets.
No matter whether it be in South Africa or Australia, pick-ups represent an approach to life and without them certain tasks would be impossible to master. When faced with large loads, challenging country tracks or off-road terrain, everyone is happy to have a pick-up they can rely on. The Amarok has thus, for example, been used for wildlife preservation in South Africa since way back in 2011, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is a partner of the Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) in its important rhinoceros protection work.
Completely new vehicle with “clear Volkswagen DNA” Looks good, and is highly capable: the new Amarok not only has a completely new appearance inside and out, but in future will also have even more extensive equipment on board. “The Amarok makes possible what in many places appears impossible at first sight: it makes things easier for its users by assisting them in their work and everyday lives,” says Dr Lars Krause, Brand Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. “That’s because the Amarok provides solutions that enable our customers to achieve their goals – especially when things get difficult.”
Now in its third generation, the new vehicle has significantly more driver assistance systems and will impress customers with its connectivity. The Amarok will, from 2022, feature innovations that have not been seen before in this segment. And it will still, of course, not be deterred by any rough terrain.
As Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ all-rounder, the new Amarok impresses with its compelling lines and its overall appearance. “The striking front, and above all the defining X design clearly distinguish the new Amarok and emphasise its claim to be leading the way,” confirms Albert-Johann Kirzinger, Head of Design at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. “We’ve given the strength and power of the new Amarok an unambiguous expression – with clear Volkswagen DNA, inside and out.” This shows the confidence of the model.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Amarok has been in series production since 2010. The premium pick-up used to be made in Hannover and will continue to be built in Pacheco in Argentina. The newest version will also be built in future in the South African city of Silverton. Over the last decade, more than 800,000 vehicles have been sold globally, solving challenges for their owners and drivers on many continents.
In the southern hemisphere, the vehicle – the only one to date with V6-cylinder diesel engines to make a name for itself in pick-ups’ so-called B segment – is still going strong. In Europe it will again be possible to order the Amarok as a new vehicle from late 2022.
Legendary Mille Miglia-winning Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR “722” drives through the heart of central London along famous sites
Part of a farewell tour before the car returns to the Mercedes-Benz Museum
The film is to be published worldwide on all Mercedes-Benz social media channels
“Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?”
This, so the story goes, is what a policeman asked the legendary British racing driver following a particularly ‘daring’ overtaking manoeuvre on the streets of London. “Yes sir, I am” was the honest reply.
There’s a nod to this legendary tale – and a number of other aspects of Moss’s life and career – in “The Last Blast”, a new short film by Mercedes-Benz Classic. A police motorcycle outrider admonishes the over-enthusiastic driver of the very Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR made famous by Moss’s win in the 1955 Mille Miglia race. As the camera zooms in on the front wing of the bike, we see a sticker bearing the famous question.
With this, part of a police-escorted drive across central London, ‘The Last Blast’ celebrates the life of Moss, who died on 12 April 2020 at the age of 90. Filming took place at the end of September 2021 in London – where he lived for more than 60 years – yet somewhere the famous Mercedes-Benz racing car, with its legendary Mille Miglia starting number of 722, has never been driven before.
But while the Silver Arrow is the visible star of the show, there’s an invisible one, too: the late racing driver himself. In this very car, together with navigator Denis Jenkinson, he achieved a famous victory for Mercedes-Benz in the 1955 road race from Brescia to Rome and back. And it is in Moss’s honour that the company had the straight-eight engine howl for one last blast on a drive across central London before the car is retired, returning to its permanent home in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.
The result is a moving three-and-a-half minutes of film. The starting point of the drive, very early one Sunday morning, is The Temple. It then takes in the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, the Royal Automobile Club and the The Ritz hotel. On the way, “722” passes what was Sir Stirling’s very own 300 SL “Gullwing” – the car in which he travelled from London to the Mille Miglia in 1955. Its drive through the city ends in front of Moss’s own home in a Mayfair mews. There, his son, Elliot Moss, stands in front of the door and looks at the watch on his wrist, which his father wore for many years. It’s exactly 7:22 am, the original start time of Moss and Jenkinson’s Mille Miglia entry and the reason for the car’s racing number. The 300 SLR rolls to a halt one final time, and its engine is switched off.
This is Mercedes-Benz Classic’s tribute and thanks to Sir Stirling Moss who dedicated decades of service to the brand. And also to his family, for the unwavering support they showed him, and for their personal involvement in this very special film project.
Factsheet for “The Last Blast”
Feature-film cinematography and production
Drive with the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W 196 S) through London
Designed to honour Sir Stirling Moss and ‘his’ 300 SLR number 722 from the 1955 Mille Miglia road race
Multiple references to the life and work of the British racing driver
Also a farewell tour for this original 300 SLR racing sports car before it returns to the Mercedes-Benz Museum: it has also made guest appearances at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the British Grand Prix and the Goodwood Revival in 2021
Elaborate film work
Filmed on a Sunday morning with around 50 cast and crew
Eight police motorcycle outriders on duty
Renowned production advisers INP Media Limited and Samuelson Wylie Associates with considerable Hollywood action movie experience
Helicopter shots by the team best known for their aerial work for the James Bond franchise, as well as for flying under Tower Bridge for the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony film
Preparation of the 300 SLR by Mercedes-Benz Classic
Special permits for trucks entering London
Media mix and period of playout
planned channels: TV and the established worldwide Mercedes-Benz social media channels
2021 has been Hampson Auctions’ first full year at the rostrum since 1994, yet it has already caused a stir in the crowded world of classic car sales by securing a pair of enviable venues and achieving a number of significant results for cars, motorcycles and automobilia.
It is also notable for charging its vendors a zero entry fee and zero commission.
The company’s final sale for 2021 was held under the wings of the world’s most iconic airliner, courtesy of the Concorde Conference Centre in Manchester, and this matchless venue can now be regarded as Hampson’s spiritual home, where its very next sale (February 22, 2022) will also be held. Another fixture on the auction house’s annual calendar is one of the country’s top classic motor race meetings, the Gold Cup at Oulton Park, which for next year will take place over the weekend of July 29-31.
Now run by Zach Hamilton, Hampson Auctions was formed by his father Mark and uncle Geoffrey Hamilton back in 1987, since when the market for classic cars has clearly changed out of all recognition. Undeterred, and having already created a successful business outside the motoring sphere, Zach was determined to bring Hampson back to life. He said: “My childhood was punctuated by the attendance of car auctions with my dad, so it’s a world I was effectively born into. Resurrecting the family firm has therefore been the realisation of a long-held dream.”
Hampson’s sales are designed to appeal to all classic car enthusiasts, with entries at both ends of the price spectrum, plus a selection of motorcycles and automobilia (and in the case of the recent auction, even a magnificent replica 1920s steam-powered launch). An unintended area of specialism is that for the fast Fords of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. Said Zach: “These cars are personal favourites of mine and we already seem to have acquired a reputation for successfully dealing in them.”
Further details of Hampson Auctions and its upcoming sales can be found at www.hampsonauctions.com.
Renee Brinkerhoff, Her Team and Her Vintage Porsche Taking on Final Frontier and 356-Mile Mission, Spotlighting Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation on Global Levels
UNION GLACIER, Antarctica — December 6, 2021 – After two long years of anticipation, 65-year-old woman racer and philanthropist Renee Brinkerhoff and her Valkyrie Racing team have finally landed in Union Glacier, Antarctica to begin their 356-mile ice trek as a finale to their near-20,000-mile journey which can now boast a 7-continent endurance effort to help stop human trafficking.
For those who have yet to follow the adventure story of one woman, one car and one mission – the ‘why’ for her ‘Project 356 Worldwide Rally’ has become a universal visual for her voice to spread awareness and raise funds to aid less fortunate women and child victims who have been trafficked worldwide – AND, to help end the travesty of the world’s second largest illegal business — an unlawful $150 billion business of human trafficking. But it goes much deeper than just a vision, for Brinkerhoff it’s become a humanitarian effort.
Brinkerhoff began racing nearly a decade ago, utilizing famed endurance rallies including Peking-to-Paris, La Carrera Panamericana and the East African Safari Rally to gain credibility – all globally recognized events where she became more than an anomaly by winning podium finishes and taking her vintage car on every terrain possible to showcase her extreme effort for the cause. She has become an inspiration to raise much needed dollars and to provide resources to fight child trafficking around the globe.
Within her charitable organization, Valkyrie Gives, Brinkerhoff has created a national 501(c)3 foundation that is committed to providing 100 percent of dollars contributed to pre-vetted shelters and NGOs within remote areas including Mongolia, Peru, Thailand, India, and Kenya. All include approved projects that will positively impact the lives of children at risk. Since the Foundation’s inception in 2017, they have raised nearly $500,000 and though they speak of a $1mm mission, their goal is to far exceed those numbers. www.valkyrieracing.com/donate
“You can’t put a price on the life of one child,” said Brinkerhoff. “These are the world’s children and as we look deep inside ourselves, we know they too are our children. Child trafficking is a pandemic of its own with another name, and the more education we can provide and the more support we can offer, we can help to end something that should have never begun.”
In addition to racing, Brinkerhoff has placed herself on the threshold of direct involvement to call-out child traffickers. At first, after she and her daughter Christina, who is also the Operations Manager for Valkyrie Racing/Valkyrie Gives, visited with shelters in third-world countries and contributed by providing education, supplies and other support – but in 2019, Renee was selected by a U.S. NGO to be part of a carefully vetted and select group of volunteer operatives to work on anti-trafficking efforts to rescue and restore victims of sex trafficking including children. According to Renee, these evidence gathering efforts help to build strong cases for local law enforcement around the globe, while placing one in the throes of a very dark and ugly world not many get or want to see.
After two missions in as many years, Renee performed undercover operations alongside law enforcement in both Southeast Asia and South America. And since then, Christina too has been vetted and approved to take on similar roles.
The mother/daughter duo are together once more on the Antarctica expedition, where Christina’s role will be within the support vehicle, along with their videographer Neil Carey and service/technical support leader Simon Redhead, who has been on each Valkyrie Racing endeavor since the team began their worldwide endurance racing venture. Christina, who helps steer the Foundation and is a graduate of the University of Southern California famed film school and a former talent agent, plays a myriad of roles including the team’s photographer and historian, is creating a documentary of the world-record seven continent initiative.
Alongside Renee, in the passenger seat, is her navigator and famed polar explorer Jason de Carteret, a world-record holder in Polar Exploration with more than 50 expeditions under his belt.
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE:
All of Valkyrie Racing’s efforts, including administrative costs for both Valkyrie Racing and Valkyrie Gives are paid separately than through funding for Valkyrie Gives, where 100 percent of dollars raised provide critical support and funding to combat child trafficking around the globe.
In addition to direct donations for the cause www.valkyrieracing.com/donate , fundraising platform Omaze has created a sweepstakes opportunity to further the awareness of Valkyrie Racing/Valkyrie Gives by offering a chance to win a vintage Porsche 356A car restored by UK-based Tuthill Porsche. The $200K+ valued prize is stylized to celebrate Valkyrie Racing’s seven continent endeavor and is a tribute to Renee Brinkerhoff’s first race car. Proceeds will benefit non-profit Valkyrie Gives and the contest will be open through March 4, 2022, with a winner announcement approximately March 23, 2022. Donations support Valkyrie Gives! ENTER: omaze.com/WinThisPorsche
PXG – LEAD SPONSOR AND SUPPORTER
PXG, the global golf research and development powerhouse founded by American entrepreneur and philanthropist Bob Parsons, has taken a lead sponsor role for Valkyrie Racing, as well as become a strong contributor to Valkyrie Gives — underscoring the company’s commitment to taking extreme measures in the name of performance, and more importantly, providing hope.
ABOUT VALKYRIE RACING
Learn more about the exciting story of Valkyrie Racing/Valkyrie Gives and follow Renee Brinkerhoff and her team’s progress on the website at www.valkyrieracing.com , through Instagram @valkyrie_racing or @valkyrieracing on Facebook. Lead sponsor for Valkyrie Racing’s Antarctica Ice Challenge will be PXG, the global golf research and development powerhouse founded by American entrepreneur and philanthropist Bob Parsons – underscoring the company’s commitment to taking extreme measures in the name of performance and, more importantly, providing hope.
ABOUT VALKYRIE GIVES
Valkyrie Gives is a non-profit 501 (c)3 formed to aid women and children at risk – with a special focus of ending the human tragedy of child trafficking. Valkyrie Gives provides their donors with the confidence that 100% of their gift is going directly to a vetted and proven project that will positively impact the lives of children at risk.
All administrative and other expenses associated with Valkyrie Gives are funded entirely by Valkyrie Racing.
ABOUT PXG
Founded by entrepreneur and self-proclaimed golf nut Bob Parsons, PXG embodies his belief that every new product – from golf clubs to apparel – should be noticeably better. Every innovation should improve your performance. And every moment of impact should elevate your enjoyment.
PXG offers a complete lineup of right- and left-handed golf clubs, including drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges, and putters, as well as high-performance, sport fashion apparel and accessories. To learn more, visit www.PXG.com.
Launching in 2022, Polestar 3 will redefine SUVs for the electric age and will be made in US
Polestar is on track for approx. 29,000 global sales in 2021
Polestar Precept debuts on US soil in New York City; embarks on national tour
Polestar, the pure play, premium electric car company, has released a second teaser image of the forthcoming Polestar 3 electric performance SUV, which is set to launch in 2022.
Polestar 3 is the company’s first SUV and will be its first vehicle to be built in the US, with production set to take place in Charleston, South Carolina.
This news follows the September announcement of Polestar’s intention to list on Nasdaq in connection with its proposed business combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc. (Nasdaq: GGPI, GGPIW, and GGPIU), which is expected to close in the first half of 2022.
“We will build in America for Americans,” says Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO. “Polestar 3 is planned to be launched in 2022 as a premium electric performance SUV that will define the look of SUVs in the electric age. It will also be the first Polestar vehicle to be built in America.”
Thomas Ingenlath hosted investors and press at a series of events in New York to discuss the company’s vision, brand and growth plans. The audience learned that Polestar 3 is intended to be one of the most climate-responsible cars ever made and will in time offer autonomous highway piloting powered by the best-in-class LiDAR sensor from Luminar and centralized NVIDIA computing power.
The premium SUV market is the fastest growing segment in the US automotive industry and is expected to be one of the most rapid to adopt fully electric vehicles.
Polestar Precept, the company’s manifesto concept car that previews the future of its design, technology and sustainability, also made its US debut in New York City. Precept now embarks on a national tour, visiting Polestar retail locations throughout the US into the new year.
Thomas Ingenlath told audiences he believes there is a fundamental difference between Polestar and many other electric car companies. “We are not a virtual company waiting to build factories and sell cars; we are an actual company already building and selling cars around the world. Our two award-winning cars are on the road in 14 markets globally and we expect our global sales volume to reach around 29,000 vehicles this year.”
Thomas Ingenlath also underlined the company’s established manufacturing and sales capability, expressing that Polestar is planning to launch a new car every year for the next three years, starting with Polestar 3, and plans to increase its presence to at least 30 global markets by the end of 2023.
Expanding presence in these new markets, the arrival of three new cars, and further advances in its existing markets, mean that Polestar plans to grow ten-fold from global sales of around 29,000 in 2021 to 290,000 by 2025. “From here on in, Polestar is all about growth,” concludes Thomas Ingenlath.
Polestar 3 will be built at the Volvo Cars plant in Charleston, South Carolina. Volvo Cars is a large shareholder in Polestar, allowing Polestar to benefit from the Swedish company’s world leading safety technologies, but also generate cost efficiencies through financial and industrial synergies.
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About Polestar
Polestar was established as a new, standalone Swedish premium electric vehicle manufacturer in 2017. Founded by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding, Polestar enjoys specific technological and engineering synergies with Volvo Cars and benefits from significant economies of scale as a result.
Polestar is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and its vehicles are currently available and on the road in markets across Europe, North America, China and Asia Pacific. By 2023, the company plans to be present in 30 global markets. Polestar cars are currently manufactured in two facilities in China, with additional future manufacturing planned in the USA.
In September 2021, Polestar announced its intention to list as a public company on the Nasdaq in a business combination agreement with Gores Guggenheim, Inc. Full information on this definitive agreement can be found here.
Polestar has produced two electric performance cars. The Polestar 1 was built between 2019 and 2021 as a low-volume electric performance hybrid GT with a carbon fibre body, 609 hp, 1,000 Nm and an electric-only range of 124 km (WLTP) – the longest of any hybrid car in the world.
The Polestar 2 electric performance fastback is the company’s first fully electric, high volume car. The Polestar 2 model range includes three variants with a combination of long- and standard range batteries as large as 78 kWh, and dual- and single-motor powertrains with as much as 300 kW / 408 hp and 660 Nm.
In the coming three years, Polestar plans to launch one new electric vehicle per year, starting with Polestar 3 in 2022 – the company’s first electric performance SUV. Polestar 4 is expected to follow in 2023, a smaller electric performance SUV coupe.
In 2024, the Polestar 5 electric performance 4-door GT is planned to be launched as the production evolution of Polestar Precept – the manifesto concept car that Polestar released in 2020 that showcases the brand’s future vision in terms of design, technology, and sustainability. As the company seeks to reduce its climate impact with every new model, Polestar aims to produce a truly climate-neutral car by 2030.
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