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July 14, 2021

Audi’s grand design

July 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Audi’s grand design

How to describe the Grand Sphere, Audi’s latest concept? Think of a large fastback similar to the brand’s A7 … but on a bigger scale and with more tech. Plus, it’s electric.

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July 14, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Ingolstadt, concept, Grand Sphere, Audi design
July 13, 2021

Outlander order book opens

July 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Outlander order book opens

ORDERS are being taken by Mitsubishi locally for the new-generation Outlander, but only in respect to petrol editions – the replacement for the plug-in hybrid that is captivating most sales traffic at present is not expected until 2022.

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July 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
July 13, 2021

Hot-shoe ‘Two’ here in 2022

July 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Hot-shoe ‘Two’ here in 2022

The BMW 2 Series Coupe arriving in NZ in early 2022 quite obviously very much bucks a certain design trend. Nice.

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July 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
2 Series Coupe, BMW NZ, 240i xDrive, Mexico
July 13, 2021

Leaf hitting the right notes

July 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Leaf hitting the right notes

Arguably Nissan Leaf owners rival the Teslarati as the biggest noise makers about the benefits of driving electric. Now, it seems, their pride is sounding out more stridently as well.

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July 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Leaf, Nissan NZ, Canto
July 12, 2021

Price drop for Model 3

July 12, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Price drop for Model 3

Model 3’s latest sticker revision follows big registrations month for Tesla.

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July 12, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Model 3, Model S, Model X, Tesla NZ
July 12, 2021

Updated Forester two months away

July 12, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Forester two months away

Subaru NZ outlines changes and price lift for Forester’s mid-life refresh.

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July 12, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Forester, Subaru NZ, Wallis Dumper
July 07, 2021

New Sportage revealed – but NZ distributor coy

July 07, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
New Sportage revealed – but NZ distributor coy

The new Kia Sportage has been fully unveiled, but the local market plan remains a mystery.

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July 07, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Sportage, Kia NZ, Hyundai, Tucson, hybrid
July 07, 2021

Grenadier from the inside looking out

July 07, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Grenadier from the inside looking out

The tough-as model inspired by the original Land Rover Defender has an interior familiar to tractor drivers and pilots.

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July 07, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Ineos
Grenadier, Toby Ecuyer, Jim Ratcliffe
July 06, 2021

Electrics to avoid RUC until 2024

July 06, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Electrics to avoid RUC until 2024

GOVERNMENT’S determination today to exempt light electric vehicles from road user charges until the end of March 2024 has been welcomed by a pressure group for battery-driven vehicles.

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July 06, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Electric vehicles
RUC, Drive Electric, Mark Gilbert, Michael Wood
July 02, 2021

Restomod E-Type plugs into past

July 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Restomod E-Type plugs into past

The world is facing up to weaning off oil and improving economy and emissions. Potentially not quite perfect timing to reprise a British V12 sports tourer from yesteryear. But it’s happened nonetheless.

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July 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Jaguar
Unleashed, Jaguar, restomod, V12, E-Type
July 01, 2021

Navara Warrior: Red-blooded Greenie

July 01, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Navara Warrior: Red-blooded Greenie

If the standard Navara Pro-4X isn’t tough enough … there’s now a ‘Pro-4X Warrior by Premcar’

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July 01, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Navara, Pro-4X Warrior, Premcar, Nissan NZ
July 01, 2021

Passat Alltrack returns, but not for rematch

July 01, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Passat Alltrack returns, but not for rematch

The Passat Alltrack, an elevated and all-paw version of Volkswagen’s medium-sized passenger model in wagon form (so, essentially an equivalent of a Subaru Outback, but softer) has returned to sale.

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July 01, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Passat, Alltrack, VW New Zealand, Greg Leet
July 01, 2021

Urbanaut takes physical form

July 01, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Urbanaut takes physical form

Previously only a digital mock-up first shown last November, Mini’s self-driving city electric, the Urbanaut, has now been built into a full-scale model.

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July 01, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mini
Urbanaut, Wanderlust, Chill, Vibe, BMW
June 30, 2021

Extra pepped Cayenne emerges

June 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Extra pepped Cayenne emerges

Is the Turbo GT ‘super SUV’ a last hurrah to full-on fossil fuel addiction?

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June 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Cayenne, Porsche NZ, Turbo GT
June 30, 2021

E-Tron range lift reported

June 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
E-Tron range lift reported

A more powerful battery is said to be among improvements coming with next year’s facelift of Audi’s core electric car.

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June 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
E-Tron, Audi NZ, RS e-tron GT
June 28, 2021

Hilux now hooking into extreme mako-ver

June 28, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Hilux now hooking into extreme mako-ver

Toyota NZ explains why a Hilux named after an alpha predator has been elusive, but won’t be from now on.

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June 28, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Hilux, Mako, Steve Prangnell, Toyota New Zealand
June 25, 2021

Ranger racing toward unprecedented 11,000 registrations

June 25, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger racing toward unprecedented 11,000 registrations

Ute-bashing has backfired in respect to the country’s top-seller, the Ford Ranger.

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June 25, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Everest, Simon Rutherford, Ford NZ, diesel, Clean Car
June 24, 2021

Baby Rodin on right track

June 24, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Baby Rodin on right track

A partnership with Rodin Cars and University of Canterbury provides the faculty’s motorsport team with access to Rodins’ world-class facilities and also shows the students where their skills could lead them.

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June 24, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Rodin
University of Canterbury, Rodin Cars, David Dicker
June 23, 2021

ANCAP tick set to be a challenge?

June 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
ANCAP tick set to be a challenge?

New wholly and plug-in electric cars within the price range to achieve a tasty Clean Car rebate still need a crash test score from our sole recognised provider, ANCAP. But not all incoming models have this. A problem?

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June 23, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Electric vehicles
Motor Industry Association, Clean Car rebate, David Crawford
June 22, 2021

When the art of driving is … well, art

June 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
 When the art of driving is … well, art

Famous French artist Henry Matisse once said ‘creativity takes courage’. Apparently, it can also involve an electric Jaguar.

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June 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Jaguar
i-pace, Greg Murphy, Otis Frizzell
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