Would an electric-assist Amarok spark NZ interest?
/The question is a semantic while Ford keeps its PHEV Ranger tech in-house, but VW locally is keen to assess how much local acceptance eventuates.
Read MoreThe question is a semantic while Ford keeps its PHEV Ranger tech in-house, but VW locally is keen to assess how much local acceptance eventuates.
Read MoreExtra performance, all-wheel drive, and significantly improved towing capability is a big bully-up for ID.Buzz
Read MoreLatest talk says Ford-VW partnership will lend German identity to NZ-bound E-Transit Custom … and is putting PHEV into Amarok.
Read MoreRanger’s under-skin twin being very much a joint project raises potential of it also joining the electrification push - and local VW Commercials boss is keen.
Read MorePrepare for a swarm - a longer wheelbase and extra sting for VW’s battery-wed retro people mover are set for NZ.
Read MoreVW’s ‘Rangerok’ follows familiar tech trail
Read MoreFactory has sorted NZ market build schedule for I.D.Buzz.
Read MoreImages of lightly-disguised examples off-roading released.
Read MoreNew petrol-electric edition’s starter format priced for Government’s assistance package.
Read MoreVW paints a pretty picture of the second-generation Amarok
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When an assault with battery is as ballistic as the strongest-brew Golf GTI, don’t say you’re at least not intrigued.
The electric arm of big player BAIC is ‘vixen’ to be noticed by kicking in with its smallest export offer that adds tech edge to a price-competitive zone.
Beijing Automotive’s first models hit high-potential market segments and prove sensible pricing can still buy a sensational specification.
A big mid-life facelift for the carryover wagon and a new body styling choice lift this type to highly recommended status.
There’s no disputing the closeness to a certain other, but that doesn’t necessarily detract.
The outcry out for a sportier version of Toyota’s top seller has been answered - and it’s a red-blood with a Green theme.
When its heart seems little different to that in nan’s shopping basket how much soul remains?
How well does Japan’s small car specialist fare when its first electric faces up to a similar concept from China?
The first electric car to achieve the Czech make’s vaunted performance badge is certainly hot - but will the price cool desire?
Munich’s first all-electric compact executive model will next year bow out to the ‘Neue Klasse’ i3. The final edition of the i4 is set to leave with head held high.
Electrics come in all styles and sizes these day, but nothing else from this age shakes its booty quite like this one.