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May 06, 2022

Fabia in, Polo out

May 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Fabia in, Polo out

Skoda sees opportunity for latest small car on a platform VW’s distributor says it too expensive to keep on with.

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May 06, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda, VW
Fabia, Monte Carlo, Skoda NZ, Polo, GTi, VW New Zealand
May 04, 2022

VW’s R division already into electric immersion

May 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
VW’s R division already into electric immersion

Performance sub-brand’s bosses say they’re on the same path as VW. But what is coming and when remains clouded in mystery.

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May 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
VW R, Golf R, Tiguan R, T-Roc R
May 04, 2022

Nissan set to revive model lines, but no EV update

May 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Nissan set to revive model lines, but no EV update

Four new Nissan new product lines will be here by Christmas, but the status of the latest electric model remains unknown.

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May 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Z, Nissan NZ, Ariya, Qashqai, X-Trail, Pathfinder, Ben Hamilton, Juke, EV
May 02, 2022

Ute boom goes bust, but perhaps not for long

May 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ute boom goes bust, but perhaps not for long

Clean Car has altered buying trends, yet old habits might resurrect, industry body suggests.

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May 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
utes, Motor Industry Association, David Crawford, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton, Mitsubishi Outlander, Toyota Hilux
May 02, 2022

Boat show first look at Ranger

May 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Boat show first look at Ranger

Ford’s all at sea for the new ute’s unveiling.

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May 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, utility, Ford NZ
May 02, 2022

Grenadier on familiar pricing path

May 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Grenadier on familiar pricing path

It looks quite like the original Land Rover and seems set to cost much the same as the Defender did in its final fling presentations.

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May 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ineos
Grenadier, Armstrongs, Land Rover Defender
April 29, 2022

One more step to Everest attempt

April 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
One more step to Everest attempt

Everything you need to know … except the price.

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April 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Everest, Ford NZ, Ranger, V6
April 29, 2022

Zip with zap – electric future for already hot N charge

April 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Zip with zap – electric future for already hot N charge

Hyundai NZ general manager Chris Blair discusses the local outlook for the nicely naughty N performance sub-tribe.

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April 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
N, Chris Blair, Hyundai NZ, i20 N, i30 N, Kona N
April 29, 2022

Always full throttle for unstoppable Paddon

April 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Always full throttle for unstoppable Paddon

Could Kiwi hero Hayden Paddon be back in a full-blown WRC car for Rally New Zealand?

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April 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai, Motorsport
Hyundai NZ, Hayden Paddon Motorsport, i20 N, WRC, world rally championship, WRC2, AP4, Kona EV
April 29, 2022

Updated Compass sets new course

April 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Updated Compass sets new course

Jeep’s compact crossover achieves technology upgrade, but also increases in price, in part because of Clean Car hit.

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April 29, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Jeep
Compass, Ateco Group, Clean Car, TigerShark
April 28, 2022

Manual Supra a NZ starter

April 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Manual Supra a NZ starter

No price or volume prediction shared for edition, which will sit alongside the existing automatic.

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April 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Gazoo Racing, Toyota NZ, Steve Prangnell, Supra
April 28, 2022

Sustainability updates for Polestar

April 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Sustainability updates for Polestar

Updates to the Kiwi-favoured model include the long-awaited shade for its sunroof.

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April 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
April 27, 2022

Electric Corvette gobsmacks NZ distributor

April 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Corvette gobsmacks NZ distributor

General Motors Speciality Vehicles, which handles sale of the V8 C8, has summed up its enthusiasm for the battery models in two sentences.

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April 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
GMSV, General Motors
Corvette, electric, Mark Reuss, Ultium
April 27, 2022

Amarok closer to full reveal

April 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Amarok closer to full reveal

Images of lightly-disguised examples off-roading released.

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April 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Amarok, Ford Ranger, VW Commercials NZ, V6
April 26, 2022

Express van ending NZ sojourn?

April 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Express van ending NZ sojourn?

Mitsubishi’s load-all only came on sale two years ago and was cited for poor crash worthiness.

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April 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Express, van, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, ANCAP
April 26, 2022

Nissan trialling next-gen crash avoidance

April 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Nissan trialling next-gen crash avoidance

The technology is expected to be available on all its cars by the end of the decade

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April 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Nissan
Pro Pilot, LIDAR, radar, Nissan NZ
April 21, 2022

Hot shoe Golf slides into market – with drift option for early adapters

April 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Hot shoe Golf slides into market – with drift option for early adapters

It’s later than expected, but that’s a good thing for fans wanting to experience the hottest Golf in its skiddiest format.

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April 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
Golf R, Nurburgring, drift mode, VW NZ, Greg Leet
April 21, 2022

Mirai trial kicks off with corporates

April 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mirai trial kicks off with corporates

National television broadcaster among involvers set to sample Toyota’s fuel cell car as brand pushes hydrogen uplift.

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April 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Toyota NZ, Mirai, Neeraj Lala, hydrogen
April 21, 2022

Electric 7-Series an ohm run

April 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Electric 7-Series an ohm run

Is this the most magnificent Seven yet? Apart from its electric-pure drivetrain, the i7 is also a technology masterpiece.

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April 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i7, BMW NZ, Ardern, EV, i7 xDrive60
April 20, 2022

Lexus RZ electric here in early 2023

April 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Lexus RZ electric here in early 2023

Lexus’ second battery-pure car is a swank sister ship to Toyota’s bZ4x, but with additional tech – and more zest.

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April 20, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
RZ 450e, Lexus New Zealand, Andrew Davis, EV, Toyota, bZ4x
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