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November 27, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Latest news, Toyota RAV4 |
Phil Hanson |
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How many RAV4 sales has Toyota lost by not having had more than a token diesel in the range, and a manual at that? You’d have to think that companies like Hyundai and Kia would be quite...
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September 3, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Toyota RAV4 |
Phil Hanson |
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One of the first soft off-roaders and thus something of a square peg in the car market pie chart, today’s RAV4 plays in a field as crowded as a pizza with everything. The latest...
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August 11, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Jeep Cherokee, Latest news |
Paul Owen |
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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 14, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Jeep Wrangler |
Phil Hanson |
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You either like Jeep Wranglers or you don’t, and looking at the number always for sale on various New Zealand internet sites, many don’t. The trouble with the Unlimited is...
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June 13, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Volvo XC90 |
Phil Hanson |
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Gosh, has it been that long? The Volvo XC90 was first shown at the 2002 Detroit Motor Show and it’s still doing quite nicely in its second decade, with only one important facelift...
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June 10, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Toyota Land Crusier 70 |
Phil Hanson |
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All Toyota Land Cruisers aren’t luxury vehicles with things like a fridge between the two front seats. Below the loaded 200 series wagons is a whole other range, the...
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May 30, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Land Rover Defender |
Phil Hanson |
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Little else on the road polarises opinion as much as a new Defender. One local website suggests the British off-road icon is so awful and so lacks safety features that it...
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May 30, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Mitsubishi Pajero |
Alastair Sloane |
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Years ago, Mitsubishi’s Pajero played a major part in making the 4WD popular as a family wagon, rather than a farm and industry workhorse for carrying on over rough and slithery tracks....
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May 30, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Subaru Outback |
Alastair Sloane |
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Subaru fills a crossover niche with the XV, a wagon for people who may think the Forester is too “out there” as an SUV. But it’s grazing in a crowded front lawn with such top...
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May 30, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Suzuki Grand Vitara |
Phil Hanson |
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Two statistics, both the number “four”, point to the fact that Suzuki’s third generation Grand Vitara is nearing the end of its lifespan. The first four is its ANCAP safety rating,...
