Holden NZ says the response from car buyers to its ‘Add fuel and Go’ sales plan has been “outstanding.” The deal offers a five-door LS Spark hatchback for $99 a week over a three-year term, an option to buy the car at the end of it, and a cap on the clock of 45,000km. It includes servicing, warranty, insurance and 24-hour roadside assistance. Best of all, says Holden, no … [Read more...] about Holden’s ‘Add fuel and Go’ plan sparks call that nothing is new
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Back to the year 2000 – and the future of cars and communication
Alastair Sloane wrote this for the NZ Herald on August 16, 2000 It's 2008 and you have invented something that New Zealand sports fans will tackle big Jonah to get to. Who knows? It might be a television with a built-in microwave oven for couch potatoes who surf the sports channels. Or a way of instantly turning tap water into a choice of 10 beers. Now you need to tell … [Read more...] about Back to the year 2000 – and the future of cars and communication
Nissan trials SUV based on the Navara ute
It’s no secret that Nissan is working on a SUV version of the Navara ute – but here is the first glimpse, a mule disguised around the rear by almost identical sheet metal from the R51 Pathfinder. The front and centre sections of the camouflaged prototype are clearly NP300 Navara, but the rear tail-lights, high door handles, and glass hatch also look to have been borrowed … [Read more...] about Nissan trials SUV based on the Navara ute
Kia’s four-door GT destined for production and NZ
The rear-drive GT concept car that Kia unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show is to go into production – and it’s likely to land in New Zealand either late next year or early in 2018. The production version of the four-door coupe is codenamed the ‘CK’. It is modeled along the lines of the original Mercedes-Benz CLS but closer in size to the Volkswagen Passat CC. Kia’s … [Read more...] about Kia’s four-door GT destined for production and NZ
New Peugeot SUV option includes electric scooter for easy riders
Peugeot has added an electric scooter and electric bicycle to its list of options in the new 3008, a SUV that shares the same badge as the existing model but is a generation and more ahead in terms of design and technology. The five-seater will go on sale in New Zealand early next year. It couldn’t come sooner for Peugeot, most of whose vehicles sit in hatchback and sedan … [Read more...] about New Peugeot SUV option includes electric scooter for easy riders