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July 27, 2021

NZ ‘ready’ for Audi’s ultimate luxury model

July 27, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
NZ ‘ready’ for Audi’s ultimate luxury model

It’s conceivable that in four years’ time Audi’s electric car push will conceivably reach a ‘grand’ scale – and New Zealand will stand ready to benefit when that occurs.

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July 27, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Grand Sphere, Dean Sheed, Audi NZ, e-tron
July 26, 2021

Ingolstadt’s Dakar attacker revealed

July 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Ingolstadt’s Dakar attacker revealed

Audi Sport has revealed the monster cousin of the RS GT sports sedan now releasing here.

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July 26, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS, rally, Ingolstadt, Malcolm Stewart, GT RS
July 21, 2021

2022 RS3: A case of best for last?

July 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
2022 RS3: A case of best for last?

KNOWING that it will be the last of its mighty mite breed to be fully reliant on fossil fuel will likely further leverage the special status of the new Audi RS3 arriving early next year.

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July 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS3, Audi NZ, Dean Sheed, five-cylinder, Ingolstadt, RS
July 20, 2021

Freshened Macan en route

July 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Freshened Macan en route

Detail of the specification and pricing for the final facelift of the current Porsche Macan in fossil-fuelled format has been shared.

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July 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
Macan, Porsche NZ
July 19, 2021

EQA rebate reprice resisted

July 19, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
EQA rebate reprice resisted

The German premium brand with an electric car closest priced to the Government’s $80,000 ceiling for a Clean Car rebate is withstanding temptation to take advantage of that incentive.

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July 19, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
EQA, electric car, Mercedes Benz NZ, Clean Car
July 18, 2021

What will your new ute cost in 2022?

July 18, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
What will your new ute cost in 2022?

Government says the Clean Car impost on one-tonne utes will be around $3000 … in fact, some will carry a much heavier financial burden from the start of next year when their CO2 outputs are measured in dollars.

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July 18, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Clean Car
Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Nissan Navara, Mitsubishi Triton, Mazda BT-50, Isuzu D-Max, GWM Cannon, LDV T60, Volkswagen Amarok, Clean Car, CO2
July 16, 2021

Jeep’s electric switch revs up

July 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Jeep’s electric switch revs up

Talk of a fast farewell to big V8s and pure diesels dominates Jeep’s 80th birthday celebration.

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July 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Jeep
80th, electric, Christian Meunier, Ateco Group
July 15, 2021

Fan-tastic phwoar

July 15, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Fan-tastic phwoar

The electric micro batmobile that blitzed Goodwood the other day was worked on by a Brit who ran at the 2020 NZGP meeting.

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July 15, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Electric vehicles
McMurtry, Goodwood, Dave Turton, NZGP, Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon
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
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MotoringNZ reviews new cars and keeps readers up-to-date with the latest developments on the auto industry. All the major brands are represented. The site is owned and edited by New Zealand motoring journalist Richard Bosselman.

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