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May 23, 2019 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The Renault Megane RS Trophy-R, the front-drive performance hatchback that has just set the lap record (see video below) for its class around Germany’s Nurburgring circuit, will go on...
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May 22, 2019 |
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Teardrop camping trailers are nothing new – but one made largely by hand out of a composite of chicken feathers certainly is. It’s called the Earth Traveler T250LX, a single-axle...
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May 16, 2019 |
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Citroen challenged tyre giant Goodyear to come up with tall and narrow wheels for the Citroen 19_19, an all-electric SUV concept designed to celebrate the French carmaker’s 100th birthday...
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May 8, 2019 |
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Audi is preparing another road show for its stakeholders in New Zealand, this time with four left-hand drive examples of the e-tron, Audi’s first all-electric SUV. The EV cars are due to...
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May 5, 2019 |
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Will American start-up company Rivian Automotive sell its battery-electric SUVs and utes in New Zealand now that it has confirmed production for Australia? If so, will they be sold through...
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April 20, 2019 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Japanese all-wheel-drive specialist Subaru has ditched its 3.6-litre flat-six engine in favour of a more powerful and thriftier turbocharged 2.4-litre flat-four for its premium...
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April 11, 2019 |
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Why are Jeep importers Fiat Chrysler New Zealand (FCNZ) asking between NZ$16,000 and NZ$25,000 more than the Australians for the new Wrangler JL, a vehicle that is essentially an update of...
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April 4, 2019 |
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This is the Land Rover that a handful of New Zealanders wanted but missed out on, because all 150 special editions celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary were snapped up, many by...
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March 20, 2019 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Me and Greg Murphy were talking about nothing in particular at a Holden event late last year. “Driven the two-litre Commodore yet?” he said. I hadn’t. I had had a drive of the...
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March 10, 2019 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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One of the automotive breakthroughs often lost amid the dizzying development of digital technology is that made in 2001 by French company Renault: it was the first carmaker to get a...
