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April 07, 2022

WRX pricing and spec announced

April 07, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 WRX pricing and spec announced

New-gen car delivers more grunt, for more money, and a touch of STi.

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April 07, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
WRX, STi, Subaru NZ, Wallis Dumper
April 06, 2022

Big Benz’s little banger

April 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Big Benz’s little banger

Mercedes-AMG has slotted its famous hot hatch engine into its largest roadster.

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April 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
AMG, Mercedes AMG
SL, Mercedes Benz NZ, A45 S
April 06, 2022

New i3 now an electric sedan

April 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
New i3 now an electric sedan

New i3 shapes up as Munich’s equivalent of NZ’s favourite Tesla … but there’s no Kiwi potential.

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April 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i3, BMW NZ, Tesla Model 3, EV
April 05, 2022

Triton tops ute-buying stampede

April 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Triton tops ute-buying stampede

Fans of one-tonne diesel utes who felt targeted by Government’s emissions standard that hit on April 1 led a new vehicle buying frenzy in March.

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April 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, New vehicle sales
Mitsubishi, Triton, ute tax, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger
April 05, 2022

Flood of bZ4x details released

April 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Flood of bZ4x details released

Toyota’s incoming first full electric now has official WLTP range figures.

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April 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
bZ4x, Toyota NZ, e-TNGA, Subaru NZ, Solterra, Lexus, UX300e
April 05, 2022

Fly-through captures Gigafactory buzz

April 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Fly-through captures Gigafactory buzz

A look inside Elon Musk’s Berlin plant comes as analysts wonder if Shanghai factory is under the pump.

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April 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Tesla
Gigafactory, Elon Musk, Berlin, Shanghai, Model Y
April 01, 2022

GR Corolla: 220kW, all-wheel-drive and manual

April 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
GR Corolla: 220kW, all-wheel-drive and manual

Hot details of the latest addition to Toyota’s fabulous Gazoo Racing family have been leaked.

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April 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
GR Corolla, Toyota NZ, GR Yaris, Gazoo Racing
March 31, 2022

Eletre set for 2023 local entry

March 31, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Eletre set for 2023 local entry

NZ might be among first right-hand-drive markets for a car that takes Lotus into a new sector – and era.

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March 31, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Lotus
Eletre, Lotus NZ, EV, SUV
March 30, 2022

Rear-drive EV6s in rebate zone

March 30, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Rear-drive EV6s in rebate zone

Sub-$80k push with standard and big battery entry versions of Kia’s new EV lower the starting point for E-GMP enjoyment.

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March 30, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
EV6, Kia NZ, E-GMP, Hyundai NZ, Ioniq 5
March 30, 2022

Clean Car cloud over F-150?

March 30, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Clean Car cloud over F-150?

America’s mega-ute provisioning in right-hook with Raptor’s twin-turbo V6 has good economy by category standards – but emissions might hurt.

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March 30, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
F-150, Ford NZ, Ford Australia, Ranger Raptor
March 29, 2022

Purist MX-5 no farewell gift

March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Purist MX-5 no farewell gift

Arrival of handling-honed model coincides with signs Mazda’s classic has a solid future

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March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
MX-5, Mazda NZ, GT Roadster
March 29, 2022

GRrrrrr-eat expectations

March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
GRrrrrr-eat expectations

Just a couple more sleeps before the long-awaited hot Corolla is revealed to the world.

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March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Toyota NZ, Toyota GR Corolla, Toyota GR Yaris, Toyota Gazoo Racing
March 29, 2022

Mazda Demio still most stolen

March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mazda Demio still most stolen

Insurer’s information also suggests thieves mainly prefer ex-Japan imports over NZ-new – with one exception.

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March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
AMI, Mazda Demio, Toyota Hilux
March 29, 2022

Third local market life for Ranger’s first six

March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Third local market life for Ranger’s first six

Ford fans might not have realised, but they already know the new ute’s six-cylinder diesel. It’s a heart that beats on, and on, and on.

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March 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ford NZ, Ford Ranger, T6.2, Lion V6, Power Stroke V6
March 24, 2022

Ranger detail divulged – but much left unsaid

March 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger detail divulged – but much left unsaid

Ford can tell you everything about new Ranger … save what you really need to know under Clean Car.

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March 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Wildtrak, XL, XLT, Ranger Sport, Raptor, Ford NZ
March 24, 2022

Experiencing Audi’s slide ruler

March 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Experiencing Audi’s slide ruler

Big controlled slides from a quattro? That takes some talent. Actually, no … not really. Not with the RS3.

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March 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
RS3, Audi NZ, RS Performance, RS Torque Split, Downforce, Tim Martin
March 24, 2022

Commodore comeback on cards for Opel NZ

March 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Commodore comeback on cards for Opel NZ

German make’s new distributor is excited by impending electric-driven interpretation of the classic Holden.

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March 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel
Autodistributors NZ, Tom Ruddenklau, Holden, ZB Commodore
March 22, 2022

General issue past: The Opel we used to know

March 22, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
General issue past: The Opel we used to know

A look back to the days when this German brand was a key feeder of Holden ambition.

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March 22, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel, HSV, Holden
March 22, 2022

Opel plans electrifying NZ return

March 22, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Opel plans electrifying NZ return

Plug-involved products head push by brand re-energised by French ownership.

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March 22, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel, Peugeot
Opel NZ, Astra, Corsa, Grandland, Mokka, Tom Ruddenklau, Armstrongs, Rick Armstrong
March 22, 2022

High time in a Model S

March 22, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
High time in a Model S

Tesla driver’s ‘look at me’ stupidity has whole world watching.

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March 22, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
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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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