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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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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, 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,...
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May 29, 2013 |
in Audi Q5, Car reviews |
Paul Owen |
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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...
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May 4, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Mitsubishi Outlander |
Alastair Sloane |
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The previous Outlander was a best-seller in NZ. The new one can expect to fly fairly high too, although the medium SUV sector offers stiff competition. It’s a capable vehicle with...
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May 1, 2013 |
in Car reviews, Subaru Forester |
Alastair Sloane |
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It’s a well sorted crossover, the Forester, an all-wheel-drive soft-roader with stronger than average credentials. There’s nothing exciting about the way it looks or performs,...
