Tri-pot flagship, AEB for Swift
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EV cars not a priority for NZ's Telsa co-founder
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The Kiwi who co-founded the world’s most famous electric car brand is now thinking really big … but not about EVs for personal transport. They’re a frippery, he suggests.
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Get more, spend more: That’s the experience for our neighbour in respect to the new Hyundai i30. Should Kiwis expect the same scenario?
Read MoreM760Le about old school power games
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The boldest version of BMW’s biggest sedan is now in private sector circulation – but the edition in showrooms is the alter ego of the version being offered Government.
Read MoreKaroq adds room and vroom
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The compact SUV that Skoda NZ will ultimately outsell its just-landed Kodiaq has just been revealed.
Read MoreFive wagon hitting for six
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The X5 is well-established as a BMW best seller, but the local distributor is nonetheless going back to old form with an impending Five Series variant soon landing here.
Read MoreFarm work overshadows Golf 7.5 tee off
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You might not have twigged, but the upgraded Golf has arrived, with important enhancements. So why isn’t VW making more noise?
Read MoreSime Darby drops PSA lines in NZ
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French brands Citroen, DS and Peugeot have changed hands
Read MoreSkoda EV push about electric value
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Hybrid in 2019 then wholly electric product after that – Skoda NZ outlines its ideas for meeting growing national interest in battery-driven cars.
Read MoreKoraq and baby SUV to follow Kodiaq
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Skoda’s local SUV push is only just starting, with more models coming.
Read MoreSeven-seater CR-V coming
/The CR-V family unit has grown – a new generation of Honda’s compact crossover will deliver extra strength in the seat count.
ONE edition within the new Honda CR-V range set to come on sale in July will deliver something new for the model – an extra row of seats.
Honda New Zealand has confirmed it will introduce a seven-seat version of the all-new car, but for now only in front-drive format.
The trim specification of this first-time format has yet to be provided. The car will place alongside several front and all-wheel-drive versions that continue to configure in the more familiar five-seat format.
The variant is expected to go head to head with other mid-size seven-seat SUVs including the just refreshed Nissan X-Trail, Mitsubishi’s Outlander and Volkswagen’s impending Tiguan Allspace.
The fifth-generation CR-V takes just one powertrain, a 140kW/240Nm ‘Earth Dreams’ turbo-petrol VTEC engine, paired with a continuously variable transmission.
This engine is an uprated version of the 1.5-litre turbo-petrol unit that powers the new Civic that was launched last year in sedan guise and arrives next month as a hatchback. It’s the first turbo petrol for the car.
Honda has promised this fifth gen car will build on the characteristics of the previous CR-Vs, such roominess, flexibility and “off-highway” capability.
The model has an all-new platform, will offer “benchmark steering precision, ride comfort, body control and cabin quietness,” according to the Japanese car-maker.
The model is 14mm shorter than the model it replaces, but the wheelbase is about 40mm longer, and it is close to 30mm lower and about 35mm wider than the fourth-gen car.
All wheel drive models feature an upgraded Real Time AWD System with a significant increase in maximum rear wheel torque delivery and new electronic control allowing stepless control in everyday driving conditions and further improved all weather confidence and control.
“The new Honda CR-V raises the bar in every way, delivering more style, performance, economy, space, safety, connectivity and premium interior than ever before,” said Nadine Bell, General Manager Marketing, Honda New Zealand.
“Customers are going to love what they see and what they experience behind the wheel of this new CR-V.”
Local interest in CX-8
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Mazda is broadening its well-received CX range – but it’s soon to say if the latest addition will come here.
Read MoreHitting an ohm run
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This week MotoringNetwork joined a crusade for freedom from the shackles of fossil fuel … Leading the Charge, a nationwide road trip promoting the benefits of electric vehicle ownership, also provided opportunity to stretch the legs of three key new EVs.
Read MoreDriver fun comes first, Mazda high-up insists
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Mazda is planning a whole new technology push, including a second generation of its SkyActiv tech. Where does the new CX-5 fit in?
Read MoreProduct, people powering rising Mazda NZ
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The man who has guided Mazda New Zealand from being an almost niche marque to a big time brand looks back on his career on the day of his retirement.
Read MoreNZ-bound Type R a ring master
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The hottest version of the incoming Civic hatchback is landing with an impressive credential.
Read MoreSubaru NZ starting hybrid drive
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Something new in something soon to be old … that’s the recipe for an enticing Subaru hybrid car display in Wellington.
Read MoreHigh hopes for refreshed NX
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The mid-life update for the smallest Lexus crossover has been revealed.
Read MoreC5 Aircross earmarked for NZ
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New Zealand’s best-selling electric car is no longer without a direct rival … but when the new foil arrives is anyone’s guess.
Read MoreSonata updates to eight speed auto
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