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September 22, 2016 |
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A heavily modified Volkswagen Beetle recorded 330.111km/h (204mph) at the 2016 World of Speed event on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Its 2.0-litre engine was specially rebuilt to...
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June 25, 2016 |
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Leaked pictures of the new Porsche Panamera four days out from its official unveiling in Berlin show it’s lost its bloated look and become more 911-like. There’s an elegance about it...
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March 22, 2016 |
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Gear Patrol magazine’s Bryan Campbell says that when it comes to cars, size matters The car market of 20-years ago is almost unrecognisable when you consider today’s automotive...
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February 2, 2016 |
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Honda North America has just launched its new Honda Ridgeline pick-up truck. The TV advertisement for it has been timed to cash in on next Sunday’s (Monday NZ time) annual Super Bowl,...
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August 20, 2015 |
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Luxury car sales in New Zealand are shaping up to be the most competitive in years, with 102 registrations at the end of July separating the viagra24 online pharmacycialis24pharmacy...
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July 21, 2015 |
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Ever wondered why McDonald’s burger chain chose red and yellow as its corporate colours? Because the colour red can mean ‘fast’ and the colour yellow ‘hunger’. The inference:...
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May 11, 2015 |
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BMW has given its sixth-generation 3-Series a mid-life makeover, not unexpected in light of the worldwide sales success of its main rival the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the arrival early...
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March 10, 2015 |
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The NZ Transport Agency dismissed a written report from one of its senior engineers warning that millions of dollars worth of wheelchair-access vehicles imported from Italy for use by the...
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August 22, 2014 |
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There is much riding on the new C-Class range for Mercedes-Benz in New Zealand, mostly that it is key to the carmaker leapfrogging BMW and Audi to become the luxury passenger car leader. It...
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July 30, 2014 |
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Nissan NZ managing director John Manley reckons this year’s strong new-vehicle market has at last caught up with the country’s population growth. “It’s like the mid-1970s market,...
