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July 12, 2018

Back in time - SEAT's little ray of sunshine

July 12, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Back in time - SEAT's little ray of sunshine

VW’s Spanish operation has delivered a chirpy, cost-effective, city-first crossover that’s hard to resist.

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July 12, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Seat
crossover, VW, James Yates
July 07, 2018

Back in time: When Commodore, Equinox went into the black

July 07, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Back in time: When Commodore, Equinox went into the black

Holden’s Commodore and Equinox have yet to come up to speed in petrol form. Will the diesel editions razz up their sales potential?

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July 07, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
diesel
July 02, 2018

Mercedes X350d: Benz’s uber-ute for power players

July 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Mercedes X350d: Benz’s uber-ute for power players

How much performance, plushness and pose-ability can a ute stand? Benz raises the bar with an X-Class that implements a star drivetrain.

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July 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
ute, one-tonne, Slovenia, Amarok
June 27, 2018

C-Class 2018 update: Gaining zoom with zap

June 27, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
 C-Class 2018 update: Gaining zoom with zap

The most popular Mercedes model with Kiwis has just undergone its mid-life refresh. What can we expect from the refreshed C-Class?

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June 27, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz, Mercedes AMG
C-Class, Germany, Luxembourg
May 14, 2018

Audi RS4 Avant: Family wild child going strong

May 14, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
 Audi RS4 Avant: Family wild child going strong

This walloping wagon might seem out of step with the SUV Appreciation Society but who cares about that?

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May 14, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS, RS4 Avant, SUV
May 08, 2018

Ford Endura: Return to familiar territory

May 08, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Ford Endura: Return to familiar territory

Ford is back in the medium-large SUV sector with the Endura, a five-seater out of Canada.

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May 08, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
SUV, Edge, Canada
April 20, 2018

X-Class: Why the big bucks stop here

April 20, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
X-Class: Why the big bucks stop here

Mercedes has just built is first one-tonne ute. Actually, Mercedes has just rebuilt someone else’s one-tonne ute. Either way, its top lifestyle format is a heck of a thing.

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April 20, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
ute, onbe tonne, SUV
April 16, 2018

Skoda Karoq: Arrowing into crucial category

April 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Skoda Karoq: Arrowing into crucial category

This new medium sports utility can be more ‘chairful’ than its VW Group equivalents – and other rivals – providing you tick the right box.

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April 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
April 04, 2018

Jeep Compass: Back on course

April 04, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Jeep Compass: Back on course

Jeep’s effort to steer its sales back in the right direction will be headed by the aptly-named Compass.

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April 04, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Jeep
SUV, crossover, Fiat Chrysler
April 02, 2018

Toyota Camry: Right car for reversal of fortune

April 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Toyota Camry: Right car for reversal of fortune

Just Toyota’s luck that the most flairful Camry it has ever conceived should become the guest that turns up just when the gathering is winding down. Can it get the medium sedan party restarted?

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April 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
taxi, medium sedan
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