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March 29, 2021 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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It’s not something that will get people butting heads, but there is a difference between grip and traction. A friend who was ambushed by thugs will tell you so. So will those who study...
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May 29, 2020 |
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Pretty much every maker of fuel-saving hybrid vehicles combines, on paper at least, the power and torque of both the petrol engine and electric motor for overall output. Even Ferrari does....
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February 21, 2018 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Subaru NZ’s sales success in the past five years puts it among the top five nameplates in terms of passenger car growth, behind leader Kia and ahead of Mitsubishi, Mazda, and Honda. In...
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September 20, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Subaru NZ expects to sell between 1000 and 1100 cars in the last four months of 2017, a number that would bring the year to a close at around 3300 registrations. Doing so would mean growth...
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June 30, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Subaru reckons it will top 3200 sales in New Zealand in 2017, up from 2660 last year. That’s a 20 per cent hike, six percentage points better than the overall market is doing. “We’d...
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April 19, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Oh dear, motoring media continues to grope its way blindfolded into another day by continuing to parrot press releases, this time from Subaru NZ. The PR piece said Subaru NZ had received...
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February 22, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The late Possum Bourne placed a lot of emphasis on being comfortable at the wheel. He had what he called a “dickey back” and he wanted the best driver’s seat he could get. “It...
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January 27, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Subaru NZ has gone straight to the heart of the competitive small-medium hatchback market by pricing the new-generation Impreza 2.0 Sport at a hugely attractive $29,990, the same price as...
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January 8, 2017 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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The Subaru WRX and WRX STi have picked up mid-life revisions inside and out, including a more aggressive front-end design and a larger multi-function display in the centre of the instrument...
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December 22, 2016 |
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Alastair Sloane |
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Subaru has sold more than one million cars with its much-praised EyeSight safety system, a suite of driver-assist aids endorsed by the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for...
