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April 03, 2018

Touareg hot-footing to NZ

April 03, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Touareg hot-footing to NZ

The new Touareg will be on sale from the last part of the year – though Kiwi fans could be able to look and touch from as early as August.

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April 03, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
SUV, Tiguan
April 02, 2018

HSV goes rich with Silverado

April 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
HSV goes rich with Silverado

Expectation of hitting the mother lode has inspired Holden Special Vehicles to go all out with its largest-yet offer.

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April 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
HSV
truck, Chevrolet
April 02, 2018

New Forester and RAV4, updated Tucson front Big Apple car play

April 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
New Forester and RAV4, updated Tucson front Big Apple car play

 

Three all-new versions of compact sports utilities crucial to their local distributors have been unveiled half a world away.

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April 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai, Subaru, Toyota
SUV, crossover
March 29, 2018

No deals, no dealerships – all change for Toyota

March 29, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
 No deals, no dealerships – all change for Toyota

Toyota is changing the way it sells cars – but is it one rule for all?

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March 29, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
fleet, sales, discount
March 28, 2018

Optimus economy for new Prius Prime

March 28, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Optimus economy for new Prius Prime

A new version of the Prius hybrid could cost just $150 a year to operate – so long as that petrol engine remains idle.

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March 28, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
PHEV, Prius
March 21, 2018

Super-glam Rangie all the rage

March 21, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Super-glam Rangie all the rage

Selling a limited-run Range Rover designed and priced to go head-on with swank SUVs from Rolls-Royce and Bentley could be a cinch.

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March 21, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Land Rover
Range Rover, premiu
March 20, 2018

Camry now a plastic fantastic

March 20, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Camry now a plastic fantastic

Stuff to do with Lego now includes making a replica of New Zealand’s top-selling taxi.

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March 20, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Lego, Camry
March 16, 2018

RAM set to wham into ute sector

March 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
RAM set to wham into ute sector

The ‘baby’ RAM pick-up is coming to butt heads with high-end one-tonne utes.

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March 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
RAM
pick-up, utes
March 16, 2018

Shape enough to secure SUV status

March 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
 Shape enough to secure SUV status

The Niro is a sports utility, Kia NZ insists, just not the kind that does SUV stuff.

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March 16, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
SUV, EV, PHEV, hybrid
March 15, 2018

Holden leaving? You’re dreaming!

March 15, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Holden leaving? You’re dreaming!

Do you believe Holden is about to disappear? If so, then the brand has a message you need to take heed of.

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March 15, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
March 13, 2018

V60's NZ chance a true power struggle

March 13, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
V60's NZ chance a true power struggle

How tasty does a high-performance, electric-assisted medium station wagon sound to you? Volvo NZ is weighing up the pros and cons.

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March 13, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
station wagon, EV, hybrid
March 12, 2018

XC40 one for neat freaks

March 12, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
XC40 one for neat freaks

Might one reason why Volvo’s first small SUV became first Volvo to win Europe’s most prestigious car gong is that it has somewhere to stow your tissues?

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March 12, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
SUV, European car of the year
March 12, 2018

Karoq capturing significant pre-launch interest

March 12, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
 Karoq capturing significant pre-launch interest

Skoda customers are already starting to buy into the Karoq even though this compact SUV is still a month away from arrival.

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March 12, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
SUV, crossover
March 08, 2018

Next Corolla's reshape more than skin deep

March 08, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Next Corolla's reshape more than skin deep

Expect some sharper driving fun from the next-gen Corolla.

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March 08, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
March 07, 2018

NSX and Supra starters for NZ

March 07, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
NSX and Supra starters for NZ

The Honda NSX will be here in May – the Toyota Supra is coming in 2019. Sweet.

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March 07, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda, Toyota
sportscar, NSX, Supra
March 07, 2018

NZ-cited e-tron in Swiss promo

March 07, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-cited e-tron in Swiss promo

Audi’s first big electric offering, the e-tron SUV, will be here next year.

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March 07, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
EV
March 07, 2018

Clocking Geneva stars

March 07, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Clocking Geneva stars

Switzerland is once again the centre of the automotive universe with the Geneva motorshow having opened.

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March 07, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
March 06, 2018

UX an alpha bet for Lexus

March 06, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
UX an alpha bet for Lexus

Big things are expected from a new baby Lexus that has debuted in Geneva today and will be here by year-end.

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March 06, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
crossover, premium, luxury
March 06, 2018

Bullitt fired at NZ Mustang fans

March 06, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Bullitt fired at NZ Mustang fans

What Mustang fan can resist releasing their inner Steve McQueen?

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March 06, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Bullitt, Steve McQueen, Mustang
March 02, 2018

Selling a non-Aussie Commodore

March 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman
Selling a non-Aussie Commodore

How will Kiwis receive the new ZB Commodore – how will Holden convince us that it’s the car to have?

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March 02, 2018/ Richard Bosselman/
Holden
ZB Commodore, Holden, Samphier, Aquilina
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