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June 16, 2016

Chris Amon: Le Mans – 1966 and 2016

June 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Chris Amon: Le Mans – 1966 and 2016

It was his greatest race – and one of Ford’s as well. Which is why this weekend at Le Mans will be a massive Blue Oval celebration. One without Chris Amon, but he’s not downbeat.

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June 16, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
GT40
June 15, 2016

F-Pace inquiry resets usual pre-launch interest, Jag says

June 15, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
F-Pace inquiry resets usual pre-launch interest, Jag says

Kiwi interest in Jaguar’s first sports utility model has heartened the local distributor.

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June 15, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Jaguar
F-Pace
June 14, 2016

Extra-verve Vitara here

June 14, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Extra-verve Vitara here

The Vitara was already a good thing. Addition of a turbo engine makes it better.

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June 14, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki
Vitara
June 11, 2016

Swift solution for incoming Baleno

June 11, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Swift solution for incoming Baleno

The car’s all-new, the drivetrain not so much: Suzuki NZ has decided to tailor the incoming Baleno hatchback without its star engine – and it doubts customers will be concerned.

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June 11, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki
Baleno
June 10, 2016

All around the world with Holden

June 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
All around the world with Holden

Holden’s new model push seems set to include even more sports utility and crossover cars than has already been cited.

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June 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
June 10, 2016

Xtreme concept is one in a million – maybe more

June 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Xtreme concept is one in a million – maybe more

The Colorado Xtreme coming to Fieldays next week is more than just a beaut ute – Holden is calling it the most valuable vehicle it has ever brought to NZ.

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June 10, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Colorado
June 09, 2016

NZ off the wagon with E-Class?

June 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
NZ off the wagon with E-Class?

Now that it has fully engaged it sports utility programme, is there room in Mercedes’ local lineup for the brand’s largest station wagon? It seems not.

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June 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
E-Class
June 09, 2016

Bumper vehicle sales crop from ag fest?

June 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Bumper vehicle sales crop from ag fest?

There’s nothing like a Fieldays’ special to bring out the buyers.

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June 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Miscellaneous
June 07, 2016

Aurion, Camry refreshed for final run

June 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Aurion, Camry refreshed for final run

Extra equipment and fewer emissions will keep Toyota’s fleet favourite on track.

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June 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Aurion, Camry
June 07, 2016

Entry RC an added value argument

June 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Entry RC an added value argument

Performance might not be the strongest attraction of a just-added entry version of the Lexus RC coupe but the package is going to pull.

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June 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
RC
June 07, 2016

Euro Ioniq now top of NZ distributor’s wish list

June 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Euro Ioniq now top of NZ distributor’s wish list

Hyundai NZ will do anything it can to get the Ioniq hybrid here this year.

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June 07, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Ioniq
June 03, 2016

Entry fee to E-dom a matter of ups and downs

June 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Entry fee to E-dom a matter of ups and downs

The latest styling, engines, technologies and features – the new E-Class arriving next month has it all – and not always for any increase in price.

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June 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
E-Class
June 03, 2016

HR-V range expands with mid-level Limited

June 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
HR-V range expands with mid-level Limited

The time is right to add an extra model to the HR-V family, Honda says.

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June 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
HR-V
June 03, 2016

Corolla, Ranger top May's pace-setters

June 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Corolla, Ranger top May's pace-setters

New vehicle registrations are continuing to race along, last month’s count being the best for May since records began.

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June 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Miscellaneous
June 03, 2016

Seven seat Pajero Sport imminent for NZ

June 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Seven seat Pajero Sport imminent for NZ

Pajero Sport fans chasing extra pews will have that wish granted in August.

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June 03, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Pajero
June 02, 2016

Spark buy-in pitch fires up

June 02, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Spark buy-in pitch fires up

Holden’s daring new finance deal for its smallest car has gone big. And the company is already talking about taking it further.

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June 02, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
Spark
June 01, 2016

Ford NZ’s Le Mans strategy explained

June 01, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Ford NZ’s Le Mans strategy explained

Ford NZ relates why doing little locally still counts as significant contribution to celebrating the anniversary of a motorsport moment that means a lot here.

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June 01, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
GT40
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
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