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November 10, 2017

SsangYong Rexton G4: Smartened, still setting own pace

November 10, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
SsangYong Rexton G4: Smartened, still setting own pace

In the SUV sector, some still like ‘em old-school tough … and a newly-released big Korean seven-seater continues to oblige.

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Ssangyong
Rexton
November 06, 2017

BMW X3: Impressive lift in tech and sportiness

November 06, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
BMW X3: Impressive lift in tech and sportiness

The third generation cuts a better track than its predecessors and reveals the direction set to be taken by the X model Kiwis love most of all.

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November 06, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
X3
November 02, 2017

Audi RS5: Smaller calibre suits big gun

November 02, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Audi RS5: Smaller calibre suits big gun

The old Audi RS5 was an old-fashioned sledgehammer V8 coupe. How much emotional wallop does it have in its new-age format?

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November 02, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS5
October 27, 2017

Hyundai Kona: Korea serves Hawaiian punch

October 27, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Hyundai Kona: Korea serves Hawaiian punch

The Kona pushes a lot of the right small SUV buttons in respect to its style and specification. Does it drive as well as it looks?

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October 27, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Kona
October 17, 2017

Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet: Sunny side up

October 17, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet: Sunny side up

When the E-Class coupe came out we called it ‘Mr Smooth with schmooze’ … the just-arrived drop-top is the same again, just with added sunshine.

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October 17, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
E-Class
September 20, 2017

Subaru WRX MY2018: New look but still old school

September 20, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Subaru WRX MY2018: New look but still old school

Facelift time for the fiery Subaru WRX and its even more feral STi spin-off smartens up their spec, but does it bring them up to speed?

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September 20, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
WRX
September 14, 2017

Range Rover Velar: Diamond in the rough

September 14, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Range Rover Velar: Diamond in the rough

It fills a gap you probably never knew existed and is probably well-timed to feed insatiable taste for expensive and hunky-looking swanky SUVs.

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September 14, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Land Rover
Velar
September 01, 2017

VW Arteon: All about making the right impression

September 01, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
VW Arteon: All about making the right impression

The Arteon has all the right lines and curves in all the right places, but the better news is that it has smarts to back up that sharp styling.

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September 01, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Arteon
July 12, 2017

Honda Civic Type R: Old school for new opportunities

July 12, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Honda Civic Type R: Old school for new opportunities

For so many years it was Japan’s forbidden fruit, but now we’ve had a taste. The Civic Type R comes on sale in September – but we’ve just driven it at Hampton Downs.

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July 12, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
Civic
July 07, 2017

Hyundai i30: Dub stepping continues

July 07, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Hyundai i30: Dub stepping continues

A European upbringing continues to ensure the i30 stands apart from other Hyundai cars – but it’s not quite an equal, in one respect, to the hatch it aspires to emulate.

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July 07, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
i30
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