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August 10, 2021

Is the light vehicle fleet dirty?

August 10, 2021/ Rob Maetzig
Is the light vehicle fleet dirty?

Government says transport is dirty and exhaust emissions are worsening – yet the new vehicle industry says it’s cleaning up.

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August 10, 2021/ Rob Maetzig/
Emissions
Motor Industry Association, CO2, Government
August 10, 2021

Staria on passenger and parcel runs

August 10, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Staria on passenger and parcel runs

Hyundai’s new van arrives in two eight-seat formats for family use and three commercial models.

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August 10, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Staria, Load, iLoad, iMax, Hyundai NZ, Andy Sinclair
August 09, 2021

Fastbacked performance ID revealed

August 09, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Fastbacked performance ID revealed

The ID.5 GTX is a twin motor, sloped roof version of the ID.4.

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August 09, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
August 07, 2021

Suave electric city two-seater a pointer to first Genesis EV for NZ?

August 07, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Suave electric city two-seater a pointer to first Genesis EV for NZ?

Battery-driven product will re-energise Hyundai’s Lexus rival locally – will the first of that breed be a premium city-centric model based off the Hyundai Ioniq 5?

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August 07, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Genesis
Hyundai NZ, Mint, GV80, G80, G70, Andy Sinclair
August 05, 2021

New-gen MU-X now in $80k zone

August 05, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
New-gen MU-X now in $80k zone

As expected the new Isuzu wagon has dramatically modernised – but, like the ute is is based off, it’s also become dramatically more expensive.

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August 05, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Isuzu
MU-X, D-Max, BT-50, Isuzu Utes NZ
August 05, 2021

Land Cruiser 300 styling sketches shared

August 05, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Land Cruiser 300 styling sketches shared

Toyota trifled with all sorts of design directions for the new Land Cruiser 300, including a ‘hexy-time’ theme.

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August 05, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
August 02, 2021

Ute buyers ignore Government sentiment

August 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Ute buyers ignore Government sentiment

The big noise in ute-dom, Ford’s Ranger, had a really great July.

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August 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
August 02, 2021

Assault with battery – EV6 betters Ioniq 5

August 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Assault with battery – EV6 betters Ioniq 5

Kia says a latest trial shows a rear-drive version of its EV6 is capable of 500km-plus range … whereas Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 tops at 481km.

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August 02, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV6, Kia NZ, Todd McDonald, Hyundai NZ, Hyundai Ioniq 5
July 30, 2021

2022 Outlander PHEV teased - will we see an Evo?

July 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
2022 Outlander PHEV teased - will we see an Evo?

More zap and seating for seven … and how about a bonkers Ralliart performance flagship? The future looks interesting for the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

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July 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander PHEV, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, hybrid
July 30, 2021

Record rego count tipped

July 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Record rego count tipped

The new car market is heading for an all-time high and Hyundai NZ’s boss is happy – and wistful.

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July 30, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
July 29, 2021

EU6 shift, low CO2 mandate concerns Hyundai NZ boss

July 29, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
EU6 shift, low CO2 mandate concerns Hyundai NZ boss

SEVERAL legislative amendments tied to Government’s push to clean up vehicle emissions might be impossible to enact in the cited timeframes and will cost consumers and hugely disrupt vehicle supply, Hyundai’s NZ boss contends.

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July 29, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Hyundai NZ, Clean Car, Government, emissions, EU5, EU6, ute tax
July 27, 2021

Ranger 3.2 going the distance

July 27, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger 3.2 going the distance

Talk about the five-cylinder 3.2-litre turbodiesel being dropped from Ranger soon has been refuted by the brand.

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July 27, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, five-cylinder, Ford NZ
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
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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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