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January 13, 2022

Updated Aircross en route

January 13, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Aircross en route

Plug-in hybrid edition to join a fossil fuel-reliant variant.

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January 13, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Citroen
C5 Aircross, Citroen, Auto Distributors NZ
January 13, 2022

Clearing the air on exhaust ratings

January 13, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Clearing the air on exhaust ratings

Government’s emissions testing protocol is brand new … and will be fuelled by the old methodology. How’s that going to work?

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January 13, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Motor Industry Association, CO2, WLTP, NEDC, David Crawford, Toyota New Zealand
January 11, 2022

Next Ralliart a big thing

January 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Next Ralliart a big thing

Here’s a faster future for Mitsubishi’s performance brand that the whole family might involve with.

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January 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Ralliart, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Outlander PHEV
January 10, 2022

Ora yet to land but already a winner

January 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ora yet to land but already a winner

Market expert reckons impending budget baby will bounce top Tesla.

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January 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ora, Haval
Boost Auto, Tesla, Ora, Haval, MG
January 10, 2022

Green card play for electric Silverado?

January 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Green card play for electric Silverado?

GMSV here has acknowledged the Silverado EV but has stopped short of sharing market potentials for the battery-driven big boy.

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January 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Chevrolet, GMSV
Silverado, EV, Hummer
January 07, 2022

Second new-era Murray supercar near

January 07, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Second new-era Murray supercar near

T.33 could be a last-blast application for a brand-new V12.

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January 07, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Gordon Murray
T.33, Project Two, T.50, Windlesham
January 07, 2022

Hamilton sells Zonda for Greener choice

January 07, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Hamilton sells Zonda for Greener choice

F1 champ has given his personalised Pagani the flick. Care to guess what he got for it?

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January 07, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
AMG, Pagani
Lewis Hamilton, Zonda, Mercedes-AMG One
January 06, 2022

Sony, Togg challenging for EV space

January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Sony, Togg challenging for EV space

Technology brands use CES to reveal latest products chasing the electric vehicle dollar.

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January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Technology, Industry
Sony, Togg, Consumer Electronics Show, CES
January 06, 2022

Car, ute sales hit record in 2021

January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Car, ute sales hit record in 2021

Covid hurting the supply chain has resulted in big waiting times, but enough vehicles reached customers to push registrations tally to a new high.

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January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Ford, Toyota, Tesla, Motor Industry Association
January 06, 2022

M-badged iX for NZ after June?

January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 M-badged iX for NZ after June?

The true hotshot of the iX family has been revealed – along with a host of technology advances.

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January 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
iX, BMW NZ, iX M60
January 04, 2022

Benz shows future with 1000km slippery luxury electric

January 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Benz shows future with 1000km slippery luxury electric

You think ‘legacy’ car brands are lagging in exploiting the full potential of electric? This concept surely proves otherwise.

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January 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
EQXX, EQ, Mercedes Benz NZ, S-Class, EQS
December 31, 2021

Hits and a miss

December 31, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Hits and a miss

Two cars made especially huge positive impression during 2021 … and one simply cratered.

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December 31, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Hyundai Ioniq 5, Audi RS e-tron GT, BMW M8
December 22, 2021

Different spin on AdBlue situation

December 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Different spin on AdBlue situation

Will relying on a single supplier for the diesel engine additive backfire?

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December 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
AdBlue, DGL Group, DEF, Simon Henry
December 22, 2021

Golf sharpens up its game

December 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Golf sharpens up its game

The latest model’s infotainment system has been recalibrated.

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December 22, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Golf, infotainment, upgrade, Apple CarPlay
December 20, 2021

First view of next-gen Everest

December 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
First view of next-gen Everest

With Ranger uncovered, focus is now on preparing the related sports utility for market.

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December 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Everest, Ranger, Ford NZ
December 20, 2021

Z’s hidden design elements

December 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Z’s hidden design elements

Effort Nissan’s stylists went to when including homage references into the next-generation Z might surprise.

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December 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Z, Z-Proto, Nissan NZ
December 20, 2021

Newbird Nissan’s classic hit … or miss

December 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Newbird Nissan’s classic hit … or miss

Here’s a restomod that could be less likely to outrage than simply bewilder

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December 20, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
New bird, Sunderland, Bluebird, Nissan NZ, Leaf
December 17, 2021

Suspension tweak for MX-5

December 17, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Suspension tweak for MX-5

KPC seems just the right kind of KPI to keep this car in a sweet spot.

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December 17, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
December 16, 2021

Top picks from Toyota’s EV trove

December 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Top picks from Toyota’s EV trove

The bZ family seems a starter for NZ, so too the Lexus RZ, but what else might interest the national distributor?

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December 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus, Toyota
Toyota NZ, Neeraj Lala, Toyota Japan, bZ, RZ, Lexus, Lexus New Zealand
December 16, 2021

Hoonitron amps Block craziness

December 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Hoonitron amps Block craziness

Ken Block needed a car for an upcoming ‘Elektrikhana’ video. Audi has obliged.

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December 16, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Hoonitron, Ken Block, Audi, e-tron
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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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