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July 26, 2023

Next-gen Triton revealed

July 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Next-gen Triton revealed

New Triton unveils with more grunt, tougher looks and technology from a top-selling sports utility wagon.

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July 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, ute, Mitsubishi Motors NZ, Thailand
July 26, 2023

TNZ casts eye on wee Pod

July 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
TNZ casts eye on wee Pod

Teensy electric city car here for trial, but will it ever come on sale?

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July 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Toyota NZ, Kei Class, C+Pod, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Daihatsu, EK-X
July 26, 2023

Sorento update brings new look

July 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Sorento update brings new look

Whereas Hyundai’s sister ship is coming with a whole new body, Kia’s car limits to front, rear and interior refreshen.

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July 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Sorento, SUV, Hyundai, Santa Fe, Kia NZ
July 26, 2023

Soaring temps puts spotlight on EV performance

July 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Soaring temps puts spotlight on EV performance

Climate change concerns also reinforce why air con now so vital - but also highlight refrigerant concern.

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July 26, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Electric vehicles, Industry
Air con, refrigerant, Brett Meads, R1234yf, R134a
July 24, 2023

Top-flight ZS electric cheaper

July 24, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Top-flight ZS electric cheaper

Five thousand dollar trim reduces likelihood of comparo clash with upcoming smaller, but longer-legged MG4.

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July 24, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
MG
electric, ZS, Arek Zywot, Essence, MG4, Excite, Long Range
July 21, 2023

Electric Five for NZ push

July 21, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Electric Five for NZ push

Battery-pure i5 will release purely in a top spec, for just under $200k. So is this the end of everyday fossil-fuelled Fives?

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July 21, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
BMW
i5, BMW NZ, Adam Shaver, electric, Mini, BMW, BEV, XM, M5
July 20, 2023

Z06 Vette a $346k buy-in

July 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Z06 Vette a $346k buy-in

Flagship edition’s sticker almost puts blue collar with blue bloods and shares with another Stingray price lift. 

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July 20, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Chevrolet, GMSV
Corvette, Z06, GMSV, V8
July 19, 2023

AMG-sorted GLC performance editions reveal

July 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
AMG-sorted GLC performance editions reveal

Hotshots compensate for cylinder count reduction with extra grunt.

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July 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes AMG
GLC, GLC 63, GLC 43, AMG, Mercedes Benz NZ
July 19, 2023

Clean Car set to shape new Santa Fe?

July 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Clean Car set to shape new Santa Fe?

Hyundai NZ’s top man agrees emissions legislation requirement will be top of mind in respect to blockbuster model’s fitout.

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July 19, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
July 18, 2023

NZ-spec ID cars’ in ANCAP spotlight

July 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-spec ID cars’ in ANCAP spotlight

Five star scores awarded but incomplete driver assist suite also noted.

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July 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
VW
ID.4, ID.5, ANCAP, Euro NCAP, Carla Hoorweg, VW NZ
July 18, 2023

Pole position at Goodwood

July 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Pole position at Goodwood

The next two cars coming from the Sino-Swede have taken a run on the world’s most famous driveway.

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July 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Polestar
polestar 3, Polestar 5, Goodwood, Geely
July 18, 2023

New on the block - latest Santa Fe revealed

July 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
New on the block - latest Santa Fe revealed

Hyundai’s core performer in New Zealand goes big and bold.

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July 18, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Hyundai
Santa Fe, PHEV, Ioniq, Hyundai NZ, seven seats, Sang Yup Lee, Seoul
July 17, 2023

XPower all about hidden fury

July 17, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
XPower all about hidden fury

MG doesn’t want the Porsche-eating flagship to attract undue attention. Job done?

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July 17, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
MG
MG4, XPower, MG New Zealand, EX4
July 17, 2023

Vital electric Peugeot a prize catch

July 17, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Vital electric Peugeot a prize catch

French brand has the e-3008 into final development and is daring fans to spot it.

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July 17, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Peugeot
e-3008, Snow Farm, electric, Stellantis, eVMP, EMP2
July 15, 2023

Stone-spitting ‘Stang for NZ?

July 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Stone-spitting ‘Stang for NZ?

Ford says other markets beyond US and Europe might … just might … be allowed access.

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July 15, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Mach-E, Mustang Mach-E Rally, Goodwood, Mustang
July 14, 2023

N-built Ioniq 5 promises nicely done nasty

July 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
N-built Ioniq 5 promises nicely done nasty

Move over Kia EV6 GT. The real performance monster from Hyundai Group has been unleashed.

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July 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
July 12, 2023

Five star score for impending Mazda

July 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Five star score for impending Mazda

ANCAP result for CX-60 is from a test conducted to since-updated protocols.

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July 12, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mazda
CX-60, ANCAP, Euro NCAP, Carla Hoorweg, NZ
July 11, 2023

Fresh engine, underpinning for Triton

July 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Fresh engine, underpinning for Triton

Next gen of Mitsubishi’s incoming one-tonne nonetheless sticks to familiar ingredients.

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July 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, Thailand
July 11, 2023

Still scoring in the penalty zone

July 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Still scoring in the penalty zone

With the emissions fine consumers possibly don’t know about, the buck stops … where?

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July 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
GMSV
Corvette, ZO6, Silverado, Clean Car Discount, Clean Car Standard, emission, CO2
July 10, 2023

No plug-in C-HR for NZ

July 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
No plug-in C-HR for NZ

 TNZ won’t say why it is sticking with mild hybrid.

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July 10, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
C-HR, Toyota NZ, PHEV, mild hybrid
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