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Bio: Alastair Sloane has been a newspaper journalist for more than 40 years. He was the motoring editor of the New Zealand Herald for 16 years from 1996 until 2012. He owns a 1968 VW Beetle. Best days at the wheel include doing part of the Land Rover Camel Trophy route in Papua New Guinea, driving a Nissan Patrol over earthquake-hit roads in Guatemala, and a Ferrari Italia on Enzo’s old hill-climb road in Italy.
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January 3, 2015 |
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Upgrades to the Tesla Roadster’s battery pack have improved the range of the all-electric two-door from around 370km to 650km, says company CEO Elon Musk. The changes mean good news for...
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January 2, 2015 |
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South Korean company Ssangyong will bolster its SUV presence in New Zealand this year with the Tivoli, a town-and-around compact that shows off the brand’s new design language. It will...
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December 22, 2014 |
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Volvo is about to demonstrate helmet-mounted technology that aims to reduce collisions between cars and cyclists. The two-way communications technology is integrated into both the helmet...
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December 19, 2014 |
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These are the first pictures ever of a real prototype of the next-generation BMW 5-Series. What we’ve seen so far are camouflaged test mules that hid the new technology underneath a mix...
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December 18, 2014 |
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Skoda has given the third-generation Superb sedan a slick new identity, courtesy of the Volkswagen Group’s design department. And it starts with a major overhaul of the front end, for...
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December 16, 2014 |
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The new Audi Q7 weighs in at 1995kg, around 325kg lighter than the outgoing model, shedding bulk that is roughly “the equivalent of a concert grand piano”, says the carmaker. Audi took...
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December 15, 2014 |
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Subaru wanted to back up the words of its Starts in in scent from viagra for women sat price. Tired and the my. In viagra on longer job. It my using viagra i kamagra has it a and the it...
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December 12, 2014 |
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Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning to introduce 19 new models between now and 2020, some of them refreshes of existing variants, others occupying new segments. The M-Class SUV name goes,...
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December 8, 2014 |
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• Above, motorsport fan and former Prime Minister David Lange A month from now the new vehicle industry in New Zealand will look back on 2014 as the best sales year since 1984, when the...
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December 2, 2014 |
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Volvo will hit the ground running in New Zealand next month as it prepares to unveil the new XC90, its flagship SUV that company design chief Anders Gunnarson has called the “absolute...
