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December 6, 2016 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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America’s Nikola Motor Company (NMC) has revealed its Nikola One hydrogen-fuelled truck and says it has accepted nearly US$3 billion in “future orders.” It took the covers off the big...
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October 12, 2016 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The country that gave the world the internal combustion engine is moving to outlaw it. Germany’s federal politicians have passed a resolution calling for the European Union to ban petrol...
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April 1, 2016 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The fourth-generation Ford Mondeo seemed to sneak into New Zealand under the radar last year. One minute it was still on its way, the next it was here and had been for a few months. There...
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December 1, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Buy a Lexus and ‘thank you’ gifts start arriving in the mail. There might be a special edition book, a collection of music CDs, perhaps a gift from cutting edge NZ furniture and...
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November 2, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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I went to Japan in late 2005 to drive the fourth-generation Triton. I expected the usual route for a ute: a beat over mix of good and bad roads and some 4WD work. Instead, Mitsubishi...
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October 20, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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I was having a beer with a couple of Mercedes-Benz engineers in Berlin in the early 1990s. The digital revolution was gaining momentum and talk turned to safety advances. Benz had not long...
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June 18, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Lexus’ first attempt at a sports model to get up the noses of go-fast German rivals was the IS F Sport, a small sedan that arrived in NZ in October 2008 priced at $137,000 and running a...
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June 6, 2014 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The fourth-generation WRX is the best yet. Subaru said it would be, after ditching the Impreza badge from the third-generation model. The new sedan...
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April 16, 2014 |
in Car reviews, Fiat 500, Latest news |
Alastair Sloane |
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The hot hatchback’s main purpose is to put a smile on the face of its driver. Owners will forgive and forget the flaws, the compromises the carmaker had to make to deliver a go-faster...
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January 22, 2014 |
in Car reviews, Latest news, Uncategorized |
Alastair Sloane |
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Back in 1982 I drove a two-door Range Rover over part of the tortuous Camel Trophy route in Papua New Guinea. I was the editor of one of the country’s two daily papers and the Camel...
