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September 12, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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General Motors has delivered what it claims is the toughest mid-size ute of them all, a go-anywhere one-tonner based on the Chevrolet/Holden Colorado. It’s the Colorado ZR2 Bison, built...
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September 11, 2018 |
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ABOVE: John Cobb driving his Napier-Railton Special at Brooklands in 1935. The car was powered by a 24-litre W12 aero engine. British watchmaker Farer has launched three new mechanical...
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August 30, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The electric vehicle (EV) lobby often refers to Norway and its abundance of eco-friendly, hydro-electric energy as the guiding light to New Zealand’s emissions-free motoring future....
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August 19, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Automotive brands in New Zealand spent NZ$1.0765 billion advertising passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the years 2007-2017, a research group document shows. The companies...
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August 2, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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An instruction to rookie newspaper reporters in newsrooms many years ago went: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” In other words, get your facts straight. The motoring...
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July 2, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Former All Black coach John Hart’s daughter Kay (above) is the new president and chief executive officer of Ford Australia and New Zealand. Hart, 40, replaces Graeme Whickman, who has...
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July 2, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The V6 Volkswagen Amarok is the winner of a comprehensive Australian shootout of nine one-tonne utes, all of which are also on sale in New Zealand. Writers from two of Australia’s most...
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May 6, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Road safety advocates in New Zealand are studying a law passed by the New South Wales Parliament targeting illegal mobile phone use by motorists. In what is a world first, the Australian...
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April 29, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Ford Australia and New Zealand have an anxious two-month wait before it is known if the special-edition ute based on the Ranger can be called Raptor. The Raptor name is a Ford trademark in...
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April 26, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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In 1972, Formula One driver Ronnie Peterson drove a March Ford to finish third in the German Grand Prix, at the Nurburgring. For the record, of the New Zealand drivers in the race, Howden...
