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May 31, 2016

Diesel Vitara too expensive for NZ

May 31, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Diesel Vitara too expensive for NZ

Vitara’s impending NZ market turbo thrust only works for petrol, not diesel, the brand has explained.

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May 31, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki
Vitara
May 31, 2016

GTI fans racing for celebration model

May 31, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
GTI fans racing for celebration model

An epic effort at the Nurburgring appears to have hastened the local market sales pace of a celebration special Golf.

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May 31, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Golf
May 28, 2016

NZ sees red - but not the hottie

May 28, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
NZ sees red - but not the hottie

The red car is here – but the red-blooded relation won’t be coming.

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May 28, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
May 27, 2016

Clubsport challenge to Redline too fleeting to faze

May 27, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Clubsport challenge to Redline too fleeting to faze

Holden NZ is unfussed by the possibility of a limited-count HSV Clubsport nabbing sales from its own hotrod.

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May 27, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
HSV
Clubsport
May 26, 2016

No NZ pickup for Toyota-Uber involvement

May 26, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
No NZ pickup for Toyota-Uber involvement

What does Toyota’s announced intent to invest heavily in Uber mean for a Kiwi taxi industry that has shown particularly loyal allegiance to Japan’s top car brand?

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May 26, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
May 25, 2016

New 3008 on fast boat to NZ

May 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
New 3008 on fast boat to NZ

The next-generation 3008 unveiled overnight by Peugeot will be in New Zealand within eight months.

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May 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Peugeot
3008
May 25, 2016

Study highlights Kiwi love affair with cars

May 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Study highlights Kiwi love affair with cars

New Zealanders provided an expected – but still useful – response to a Ford survey into mobility habits.

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May 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
May 25, 2016

Ford NZ on edge about next SUV choice

May 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Ford NZ on edge about next SUV choice

Ford is still declining to confirm what comes after the current Territory.

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May 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Edge, Territory
May 21, 2016

Sneak peek at NZ's next Civic

May 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Sneak peek at NZ's next Civic

The new Civic sedan is a key model for Honda here. We’ve gone to the neighbour’s to take a look.

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May 21, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
Civic
May 20, 2016

Key NZ-market Volvos revealed

May 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Key NZ-market Volvos revealed

Two concepts that give first hint at the possibilities of Volvo’s latest compact car platform are set to spawn production lookalikes with definite New Zealand market potential.

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May 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
XC40, V40
May 17, 2016

Levorg STi sure to start in NZ

May 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Levorg STi sure to start in NZ

Good news Subaru sports fans: The Levorg STi just unveiled in Japan IS coming to New Zealand – just maybe not until 2018, Subaru NZ says.

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May 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Levorg
May 17, 2016

All-electric i3 crosses wires with Zoe

May 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
All-electric i3 crosses wires with Zoe

The second full electric car to plug into the NZ scene is pricing within a few hundred dollars of its sole competitor.

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May 17, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i3
May 13, 2016

Higher trails with Holden’s revamped SUV

May 13, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Higher trails with Holden’s revamped SUV

More than a name change – that’s the promise from Holden in respect to the Trailblazer, an incoming update of a familiar fare.

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May 13, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Trailblazer, SUV
May 12, 2016

End of the road for FJ in NZ

May 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
End of the road for FJ in NZ

The gloriously retro – and ingloriously thirsty - FJ Cruiser is about to depart the scene

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May 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
FJ Cruiser
May 12, 2016

Hyundai NZ: Ioniq attack a three-phase power plug

May 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Hyundai NZ: Ioniq attack a three-phase power plug

All versions of Hyundai’s ground breaking battery-involved eco-friendly hatchback might be sold in New Zealand.

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May 12, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Ioniq
May 11, 2016

Genesis puts cars first, but SUV the key

May 11, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Genesis puts cars first, but SUV the key

With Genesis being a separate brand, it’s also set to become a distinct family here – but the distributor agrees the future new model it desires most is one still under wraps.

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May 11, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Genesis
May 10, 2016

‘Paddon power’ set to fuel performance push?

May 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
‘Paddon power’ set to fuel performance push?

A turbocharged edition of the just-landed Elantra compact sedan is a touchpaper to an even more explosive Hyundai coming around March, 2017.

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May 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Elantra
May 07, 2016

Family-favoured Highline first for V6

May 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Family-favoured Highline first for V6

Only the best will do for Amarok customers looking to buy into the new V6 engine.

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May 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Amarok
May 04, 2016

Six-sational Amarok set to shake up NZ ute scene

May 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Six-sational Amarok set to shake up NZ ute scene

Confirmation from Volkswagen that the facelifted Amarok will introduce a V6 turbodiesel that resets power and torque levels for the one-tonne category.

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May 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Amarok
May 04, 2016

Range spark up for NZ-set i3 BEV

May 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Range spark up for NZ-set i3 BEV

The pure electric version of the BMW i3 introducing late this year seems set to deliver with a higher-capacity battery adding another 50 percent to its emissions-free range.

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May 04, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i3
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