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January 21, 2016 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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This is what looks to be the BMW Z4 replacement, an all-new sports car and the first product of the co-operative agreement the luxury German established with Toyota in 2011. It is codenamed...
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December 23, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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BMW said a couple of months ago that its new M4 GTS could lap the 22km Nurburgring circuit in 7 minutes and 28 seconds. We believe you, said those who worship at the BMW altar. Others...
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October 16, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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For the past three days BMW has been using the new Kauri Bay Boomrock centre to show off its latest X1 sports utility vehicle (pictured) to dealers. The new facility is near Clevedon, 45...
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October 13, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The top-range 3-Series model that BMW has produced to celebrate the original sports sedan’s 40th birthday is unlikely to be available in the facelifted line-up for New Zealand. “Not...
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September 30, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Alastair Sloane wrote this for the NZ Herald in October, 2011, leading up to the January 2012 NZ Festival of Motor Racing at Hampton Downs. The eyes of the man Enzo Ferrari called the...
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August 21, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The first hint that BMW was going to spring a special surprise for its 100th birthday next year was the concept M4 GTS it unveiled at this month’s Pebble Beach Concours. The clincher that...
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June 15, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The first official pictures of the new BMW 7-Series saloon clearly show that the carmaker has played it safe and followed an evolutionary design line rather than an overall rethink. The new...
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May 11, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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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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May 5, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The prickly reaction by two New Zealand car companies to crash test findings by the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) underlines partly why the facility will no longer be...
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March 28, 2015 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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An all-electric SUV from US company Tesla Motors will almost certainly be available in New Zealand within the next couple of years. The all-wheel-drive prototype Model X (above and here)...
