Author: julz
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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June 12, 2014 |
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This is a prototype of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG sedan, caught here by Automedia photographers testing at the Nurburgring in Germany. Despite the camouflage, the telltale...
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May 16, 2014 |
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Jaguar is to build six perfect reproductions of the lightweight E-Type, the model it built for motorsport 50 years ago. They will be built to the original specifications, right down to the...
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May 15, 2014 |
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BMW New Zealand won’t say a word about the five-door Mini Cooper S pictured here … but it is shouting from the rooftops the price of its new go-fast M3 sedan and M4 coupe. More on the...
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May 7, 2014 |
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In August, 2012, European badge Opel returned to Australia and a company spokesman across the Tasman said it would see how sales went before considering a move into New Zealand. Exactly 12...
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April 23, 2014 |
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Volkswagen has continued its programme of building ever-faster concept cars based on the Golf GTi hatchback. This time it’s the Golf R400, a development of the Golf R which has just gone...
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April 23, 2014 |
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The new Ford Mustang will come with a special ‘burn-out’ feature when it arrives in New Zealand next year. But the so-called electric ‘line-lock’ function (above) is not for use on...
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April 20, 2014 |
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The Audi A3 is the 2014 World Car of the Year, an award that covers the A3 range rather than a particular model. Why? Because the A3 is available in four body styles: three- and five-door...
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April 19, 2014 |
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The big attraction at the New York motor show was the 50-year limited-edition Mustang, so called because just 1964 examples will be built. It’s a salute of sorts to the year the Mustang...
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April 18, 2014 |
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New Zealand Automotive News, The News for people who love cars, now on TV every Wednesday 8pm on Sky 83 (Face) Alastair Sloane interviews celebrity chef Al Brown. Watch this and other...
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April 17, 2014 |
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The first example of the new Land Rover Discovery family will be a five-seater called the Discovery Sport. The company’s design director Gerry McGovern confirmed the name and said the...
