Author: editor
Website: http://www.automotivenews.co.nz
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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November 7, 2018 |
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The Isle of Man TT is among the most famous motorsport festivals in the world. Every year, over two weeks, 30 million fans tune in to see top motorcyclists test their talent on the...
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November 4, 2018 |
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• New Holden NZ managing director Marc Ebolo (above) with Acadia The all-American Holden Acadia SUV brings to New Zealand a look at why General Motors paid upwards of NZ$1.5 billion two...
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October 10, 2018 |
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It’s often referred to as the most dynamically rewarding Porsche 911 of all, the lightweight 2.7-litre Renne Sport (RS) of 1973 – and the early example pictured here is expected to...
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September 29, 2018 |
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A Christchurch company’s innovative design for a revolutionary caravan received scant media coverage in New Zealand when the concept was unveiled in 2012 – but now the world wants to...
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September 12, 2018 |
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General Motors has delivered what it claims is the toughest mid-size ute of them all, a go-anywhere one-tonner based on the Chevrolet/Holden Colorado. It’s the Colorado ZR2 Bison, built...
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September 11, 2018 |
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Jay Leno, host of US television show Jay Leno’s Garage, takes a spin in what will be the fastest production car ever made – that’s if it gets off the ground. It’s the new-generation...
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September 11, 2018 |
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ABOVE: John Cobb driving his Napier-Railton Special at Brooklands in 1935. The car was powered by a 24-litre W12 aero engine. British watchmaker Farer has launched three new mechanical...
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August 30, 2018 |
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The electric vehicle (EV) lobby often refers to Norway and its abundance of eco-friendly, hydro-electric energy as the guiding light to New Zealand’s emissions-free motoring future....
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August 19, 2018 |
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Automotive brands in New Zealand spent NZ$1.0765 billion advertising passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the years 2007-2017, a research group document shows. The companies...
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August 5, 2018 |
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American car restorer Jim Hall’s most recent project is a 1966 Lotus Cortina, one of the few left-hand-drive examples imported into North America from the Lotus plant in England. In this...
