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November 18, 2022

Porsche’s desert stormer celebrated

November 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Porsche’s desert stormer celebrated

911 homage to famous 1980s’ racer here next year?

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November 18, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
911, 953, Dakar, Porsche NZ
November 17, 2022

Sharp restyle for Corsa likely

November 17, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Sharp restyle for Corsa likely

Opel appears to be undertaking a design update for the newly-arrived Corsa.

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November 17, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel
Corsa, ADNZ, Mokka, PSA, Peugeot, Citroen
November 17, 2022

New-gen Prius revealed – and likely also out

November 17, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
New-gen Prius revealed – and likely also out

There’s a new look, new technology and more power: But is it still our kind of car?

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November 17, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Prius, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, PHEV, Steve Prangnell
November 16, 2022

Electric seven-seater sorted for NZ?

November 16, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Electric seven-seater sorted for NZ?

LDV expected to be first to answer consumer call for fully family-sized EV.

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November 16, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
LDV
Mifa 9, T60, LDV, electric, Maxxus, Executive, Honda Odyssey, Toyota Previa, Mazda MPV
November 15, 2022

Citroen plugs into sister marques' electric push

November 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Citroen plugs into sister marques' electric push

Arrival of PHEV C5 Aircross times with interesting news from France.

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November 15, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Citroen
C5 Aircross, Arek Zywot, ADNZ, PHEV, Peugeot, Opel
November 11, 2022

One king of the Ring

November 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
One king of the Ring

The fastest road-legal production car to lap Germany’s infamous Nordschleife. Watch the bonkers video here!

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November 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG, AMG
AMG One, Nordschliefe, Nurburgring, Mercedes Benz NZ, record
November 11, 2022

NZ Car of the Year 2022 finalists

November 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
NZ Car of the Year 2022 finalists

Twelve cars from 10 brand, most electric-involved and spanning a diversity of formats, price and uses.

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November 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
NZ Car of the Year
NZ Motoring Writers' Guild, COTY, BMW, BYD, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Tesla, Polestar, Lexus, Ford
November 10, 2022

NZ-set EX90 reveals as safest, smartest Volvo

November 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-set EX90 reveals as safest, smartest Volvo

The new family wagon is a plush electric smart drive.

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November 10, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo
EX90, electric, Polestar, Geely, Volvo NZ, SPA2
November 09, 2022

RX moving forward on all fours

November 09, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
RX moving forward on all fours

The V6 is retired and all drivetrains are hybrid – but the plug-in edition doesn’t feature.

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November 09, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
November 09, 2022

E-tron and Q8 now one

November 09, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
E-tron and Q8 now one

Two big names in the Audi line-up combine; you’ll see it next year.

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November 09, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Audi
Q8, e-tron, e-tron S, Dean Sheed, Audi NZ
November 07, 2022

Alternates to Clean Car

November 07, 2022/ James Foster
Alternates to Clean Car

Is a cash-back money-go-round the best way to incentivise electric vehicle uptake?

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November 07, 2022/ James Foster/
Emissions, Electric vehicles, Clean Car
Clean Car, commentary, EV, Fringe benefit tax, Solar, Rebate
November 04, 2022

Ranger still dominant as additional CO2 cost looms

November 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger still dominant as additional CO2 cost looms

Does enduring ute popularity suggest Kiwis are ignoring, or misunderstanding, the impact of the impending Clean Car Standard?

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November 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Ford Ranger, Motor Industry Association, Clean Car Standard
November 04, 2022

Motoring writers applaud Rally NZ chairman

November 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Motoring writers applaud Rally NZ chairman

Motoring writers applaud Rally NZ chairman Peter Johnston

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November 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
NZ Motoring Writers' Guild
November 04, 2022

Electric an Opel priority, but petrol price leaders needed

November 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Electric an Opel priority, but petrol price leaders needed

Low CO2 count and strong technology push underpins brand’s return.

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November 04, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel
Mokka, Corsa, Mokka-e, AutoDistributors NZ, Opel, Armstrongs
November 02, 2022

Outlander leads October count

November 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Outlander leads October count

Only one EV brand among month’s front-runners.

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November 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
October, registrations, Mitsubishi Outlander, EV, MG
November 01, 2022

Hot Type R take-up expected for NZ

November 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Hot Type R take-up expected for NZ

Good news, revheads - Honda here assures it has a solid supply line

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November 01, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
Civic Type R, Honda NZ, Matt Woodburn, Ko Yamamoto, VTEC, Turbo
October 28, 2022

Corsa undercuts Peugeot sibling

October 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Corsa undercuts Peugeot sibling

Small hatch becomes second Opel to position below a French donor.

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October 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Opel, Peugeot
Corsa, Mokka, 208, e-208, PSA, Stellantis
October 27, 2022

Additional Everest not for NZ

October 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Additional Everest not for NZ

Sport with rear-drive brings high spec at lower price point – but only in Australia.

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October 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
October 27, 2022

C40 set to spark up Volvo’s electric drive

October 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
C40 set to spark up Volvo’s electric drive

Battery-dedicated crossover is going to be a core performer – and it won’t be hampered by Polestar’s equivalent.

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October 27, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Volvo, Polestar
C40 Recharge, XC40 Recharge, Ben Montgomery, Volvo NZ, Polestar NZ, EX90, XC90, XC60
October 26, 2022

Sister model to NZ-bound Toyota EV revealed

October 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Sister model to NZ-bound Toyota EV revealed

While the BZ3X sedan is only for China, there’s talk a Suzuki spin-off might avail globally.

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October 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Suzuki, Toyota
BZ4X, BZ3X, Toyota, Suzuki, EV, Tesla, Model 3
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