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July 30, 2026

Audi’s supersized SUV here in early 2027

July 30, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Audi’s supersized SUV here in early 2027

Ingolstadt has built a bigger boat - the new Q9 brings a new scale to family hauling. 

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July 30, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Q9, Q7, Ingolstadt, SUV, diesel, hybrid, V8
July 27, 2026

Fuel price jitters sparks EV group call

July 27, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Fuel price jitters sparks EV group call

Clean Car regulation Government has diluted and is looking to scrap should be reinstated in full, Drive Electric’s chair suggests.

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July 27, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
Drive Electric, Kirsten Corson, EV, PHEV, Clean Car Standard, Clean Vehicle Standard, emissions, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, United States, petrol, diesel
June 12, 2026

New Q7 reveals with dark heart

June 12, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
New Q7 reveals with dark heart

Diesel-centric positioning raises questions about model’s immediate usefulness here.

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June 12, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Q7, Audi NZ, diesel, MHEV, V6, Q9, OLED, LED
May 11, 2026

Electric Hilux: It’s go for Green

May 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Hilux: It’s go for Green

Battery model will avail from end of this month, but price still to reveal. 

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May 11, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Hilux, BEV, Andrew Davis, WLTP, NEDC, electric, battery, diesel, SR5, SR
April 02, 2026

Right time for Hilux BEV?

April 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Right time for Hilux BEV?

Electric vehicle interest has re-ignited and the battery-wed version of a Kiwi favourite is regionally ready, so …

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April 02, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Hilux, BEV, Toyota NZ, diesel, Riddara, BYD, GWM, Ford Ranger PHEV
April 01, 2026

Extra sizzle, more stars for updated GLE and GLS

April 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Extra sizzle, more stars for updated GLE and GLS

Benz’s big family wagons have undergone a major refresh.

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April 01, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
GLE, GLE SUV, GLE Coupe, GLS, AMG, Mercedes Benz NZ, hybrid, PHEV, diesel, Superscreen
February 24, 2026

Diesel-hybrid ute a Chery delight?

February 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Diesel-hybrid ute a Chery delight?

Could KP31 unveiled yesterday be the battery-assisted breakthrough rural NZ has been waiting for?

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February 24, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Chery
KP31, diesel, PHEV, hybrid, Chery
February 23, 2026

Everest range more of a mountain

February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Everest range more of a mountain

The pricing plan for the rejigged Ford Everest has announced. The peak model is more expensive, base camp establishes at lower elevation.

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February 23, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Everest, Ranger, Ford NZ, biturbo, V6, diesel
February 09, 2026

Ups and downs of Ranger rejig

February 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman
Ups and downs of Ranger rejig

Dropping that well-supported biturbo four-pot diesel means a big pricing revision for Ford’s one-tonner.

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February 09, 2026/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, diesel, biturbo, V6, single turbo, Super Duty, XLT, Everest, Raptor
November 07, 2025

Ford confident Ranger can stand biturbo loss

November 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ford confident Ranger can stand biturbo loss

Most NZ buyers want it, but the Blue Oval here figures they can live without it.

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November 07, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Everest, biturbo, diesel, single turbo, 2.0-litre, Ford NZ, V6, Raptor
September 23, 2025

Hydrogen X5 talked up regionally

September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hydrogen X5 talked up regionally

Munich confirms fuel cell edition will join EV, PHEV, petrol and diesel types - will we see it here?

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September 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
iX5, X5, Munich, BMW NZ, BMW Australia, EV, PHEV, petrol, diesel, FCEV, Hydrogen
September 09, 2025

Pajero back in 2026?

September 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
 Pajero back in 2026?

NZ is among first export destinations for a large wilderness-ready Mitsubishi off-roader arriving next year.

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September 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Pajero, Pajero Sport, Tony Johnston, MMNZ, Mitsubishi, diesel, Ford Everest, Toyota Fortuner, Land Cruiser Prado
July 23, 2025

Pepped Kodiaq flagship re-sets Skoda price peak

July 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Pepped Kodiaq flagship re-sets Skoda price peak

RS edition that has historically accounted for strongest buy-in now a $95k car.

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July 23, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
Kodiaq RS, vRS, Skoda NZ, Alex Brown, diesel, petrol, Natalie O'Brien
June 11, 2025

LDV goes large with Terron 9

June 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
LDV goes large with Terron 9

Latest one-tonner offers substance with sharp pricing to disrupt sector’s established big guns.

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June 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
LDV
Terron 9, diesel, Kym Mellow, T60, Max Plus
June 11, 2025

Cruiser diesel clean up axes V8 - is 2.8 also due further work?

June 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Cruiser diesel clean up axes V8 - is 2.8 also due further work?

Toyota NZ decision to end supply of 70-Series eight cylinder announced as neighbour says replacement four-pot is also about to be revised.

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June 11, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Landcruiser 70, Andrew Davis, Toyota NZ, 1GD, diesel, emissions, Clean Car
May 05, 2025

Ford V6, Chevy V8 faults highlighted

May 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ford V6, Chevy V8 faults highlighted

Big lunged powerplants cited to have potential for failure because of defective parts.

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May 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Everest, V6, diesel, Chevrolet, GMC, V8
March 04, 2025

Petrol hybrid comes to Carnival

March 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Petrol hybrid comes to Carnival

Kia’s familiar 1.6-litre petrol unit is a pepped version of a unit already serving Sorento and Sportage.

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March 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Carnival, MPV, Kia NZ, HEV, diesel
February 04, 2025

Tucson trims engine, variant choice

February 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Tucson trims engine, variant choice

Entry 2.0-litre and flagship plug-in hybrid ditched; six variants incoming, 11 before. 

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February 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Tucson II, Hyundai NZ, hybrid, PHEV, diesel, petrol, Ross Wenzlick, Santa Fe, Pallisade
February 03, 2025

Kodiaq back in black

February 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Kodiaq back in black

Diesel engine achieving a comeback with second-generation car, but what about petrol hybrids?

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February 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
diesel, Skoda NZ, Kodiaq, RS, iV, Clean Car
January 06, 2025

Hybrid Ranger set to be easily picked

January 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hybrid Ranger set to be easily picked

Styling changes are part of the ute’s entry into the electric-sphere.  

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January 06, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Ford NZ, PHEV, petrol, biturbo, diesel, V6
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