Author: Paul
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Bio: A former editor of New Zealand Autocar magazine, Paul is a six-time winner of the Qantas Media Award for best motoring feature, and was judged motoring journalist of the year during the 2007 AA Motoring Excellence Awards. A day spent at the wheel of a Lamborghini Gallardo on a frozen lake in Mongolia rates as his high point during a 25-year career of reviewing cars and motorcycles. He lives in Orewa with wife Joy and a "harem" full of Italian motorcycles.
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August 11, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Jeep Cherokee, Latest news |
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A Jeep has to have 4WD, right? Wrong. That maxim flew right out the window when Jeep began to make softer urbane SUVs like the Compass and the Patriot. Now it’s the turn of...
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June 27, 2013 |
in Latest news, Top 10, Uncategorized |
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1 – 1910 Ford Model T The 1910 ‘Tin Lizzy’s’ status as such is undeniable; it was voted the Car of the (20th) Century by an international panel of motoring journalists; it...
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June 27, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Kia Carens |
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You know a car is versatile when it’s hard to classify it. The seven-seat Carens is a good example. For many, it’s a people-mover given the number of pews. For others it’s a...
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June 27, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Holden Malibu |
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Remember the Holden Epica? Thought not, as it was hardly an epic car, although it was cheap. Now Holden’s playing a similar card with the new Malibu, which is yet another...
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May 30, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Ssangyong Stavic |
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May 29, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Hyundai Santa Fe |
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Things didn’t quite go according to the script when Hyundai Automotive NZ launched the latest version of the Santa Fe SUV, especially with regards to the petrol models. The...
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May 29, 2013 |
in Audi Q5, Car reviews |
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It’s a diesel-SUV, but not as we know one, Phil. The new S-version of the popular Audi Q5 doesn’t do mud-plugging, and while it will tolerate running the kids to school and...