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July 22, 2026

Range Rover’s electric car unveiled

July 22, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Range Rover’s electric car unveiled

Here in mid-2027, the GT relates a new reality for the mud-friendly side of the JLR family.

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July 22, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Range Rover
GT, electric, Martin Limpert, i-Pace, JLR NZ, Jaguar
March 13, 2026

Next Polestar a carbon credit

March 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Next Polestar a carbon credit

Impending flagship has a fantastically Green impact.

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March 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Polestar
Polestar 5, Carbon, GT, Dual Motor Performance, Dual Motor Launch Edition, Life Cycle Assessment
January 13, 2026

Triple treat: Kia reveals more GT electrics

January 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Triple treat: Kia reveals more GT electrics

New EV3, EV4 and EV5 flagships are all-wheel-drive and hot to trot.

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January 13, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV3, EV4, EV5, GT, Kia NZ, EV6 GT, Hyundai Group, Ioniq 5 N
November 10, 2025

Mustang Mach-E choice slimmed

November 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Mustang Mach-E choice slimmed

Base and flagship remain, dual motor mid-spec withdrawn. Specs, ranges, performances improve; RRPs back to pre-discount settings.

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November 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Mach-E, Mustang, Ford NZ, Select, GT, Pre, iu, Ford New Zealand
August 08, 2025

Haval H6 PHEV provision broadens

August 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Haval H6 PHEV provision broadens

Ultra grade editions now also with petrol-electric powertrain.

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August 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Haval
GWM, H6, PHEV, Ultra, GT
March 14, 2024

High-end Euro hotties en route

March 14, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
High-end Euro hotties en route

Porsche and Maserati have fresh fare for the well-heeled.

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March 14, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Maserati, Porsche
Maserati, GranTurismo, GranCabrio, Taycan Turbo, GT, Weissach, Modena, Trofeo, Languna Seca, Laguna Seca
March 06, 2024

Dark horse on a charge

March 06, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Dark horse on a charge

Our stable has yet to welcome the gen seven Ford Mustang - but already the performance edition has all but bolted.

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March 06, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Mustang, Dark Horse, GT, Ford NZ, Tom Clancy, Mach 1, Bullitt
February 09, 2024

MX-5 revisions favour purist choice roadster

February 09, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
MX-5 revisions favour purist choice roadster

Trad open-top manual sole recipient of full dynamic refinements.

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February 09, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
MX-5, roadster, RF Limited, GT, David Hodge, Mazda NZ
February 06, 2024

Bonkers last blast RS6 wagon snared for NZ

February 06, 2024/ Richard Bosselman
Bonkers last blast RS6 wagon snared for NZ

Thirteen examples of no-holds-barred derivative coming to sound off big banger era.

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February 06, 2024/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS 6, Avant, Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, GT, Greg Leet
August 25, 2022

Stomping EV6 GT a $140k buy-in

August 25, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Stomping EV6 GT a $140k buy-in

Kia’s new performance flagship priced now, here in early 2023.

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August 25, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV6 GT, Kia NZ, GT
November 16, 2021

S adding to e-tron spark

November 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
S adding to e-tron spark

Extra zap has arrived for Audi’s big electric.

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November 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
e-tron S, Dean Sheed, e-tron, Q4, GT
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