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December 12, 2025

Hilux another Kiwi to fly the ditch?

December 12, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hilux another Kiwi to fly the ditch?

Toyota high-ups who directed development of the latest version of this Kiwi icon have now finally tried the finished product on our terrain. 

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December 12, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota
Hilux, Toyota NZ, Japan, development, Hilux Mako
December 10, 2025

Seltos unboxes as bigger kind of small

December 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Seltos unboxes as bigger kind of small

New engines, extra technology and more room for your shopping.

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December 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Seltos, Kia NZ, X-Line
December 10, 2025

Denza’s first NZ product priced, sales pitch unclear

December 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Denza’s first NZ product priced, sales pitch unclear

BYD’s premium brand will start with super-hybrid SUVs.

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December 10, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Denza
BYD, Denza Australia and New Zealand, BYD Australian and NZ, B5, B8, Leopard
December 09, 2025

Tank 300 taking PHEV option

December 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Tank 300 taking PHEV option

GWM’s rugged entry SUV will the third option for a fuel-saving drivetrain already meted to the Tank 500 and Cannon Alpha utility.

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December 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
GWM
Great Wall, Cameron Thomas, GWM NZ, Hi4-T, PHEV, Tank 500, Cannon Alpha
December 09, 2025

Sun-struck Subaru issued

December 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Sun-struck Subaru issued

The latest limited edition from Fuji is an example of blue sky thinking.

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December 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
BRZ, Subaru NZ, Kiiro, Series Yellow, Jerry Delaney
December 09, 2025

More space, lots of stars for GLB

December 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
More space, lots of stars for GLB

Electric involvement is now total for Germany’s car-based compact family bus.

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December 09, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
GLB, EQB, Mercedes Benz, MBUX, Superscreen, CLA, GLC, hybrid, 800v, DC, GLB 250, GLB 350
December 08, 2025

Pricing, model plan for Elroq and Enyaq shared

December 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Pricing, model plan for Elroq and Enyaq shared

Skoda’s larger EV heads back to 2023 launch pricing zone; smaller newcomer has stickers last seen when make was discounting last year.

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December 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Skoda
Elroq, Enyaq, Skoda NZ, EV, EVDB.NZ, electric, Alex Brown
December 08, 2025

Stronger star sign for Scorpio?

December 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Stronger star sign for Scorpio?

A huge safety upgrade update to Mahindra’s ANCAP-tarnished big seven seater has finally unrolled.

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December 08, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mahindra
Scorpio, Mahindra, India, ANCAP, zero score, stars
December 05, 2025

Greatest Gazoo signed for NZ: GR GT is a go!

December 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Greatest Gazoo signed for NZ: GR GT is a go!

Glam GT coupe with more kapow than Toyota’s previous ultimate offer, the Lexus LFA, is set to take on NZ roads - and tracks, too.

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December 05, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Toyota, Lexus
GR, Andrew Davis, Toyota NZ, Lexus, LFA, V10, V8, Gazoo Racing
December 04, 2025

Hard goes soft: G-Class cabrio confirmed

December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Hard goes soft: G-Class cabrio confirmed

The bigfoot of the Mercedes’ passenger fleet is opening up to its fans.

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December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mercedes Benz
G-Class, cabriolet, Maybach, Landaulet, V12, V8, Sweden, Austria, Graz
December 04, 2025

Ring time cred for 911 - spend big, save seconds … somewhere

December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ring time cred for 911 - spend big, save seconds … somewhere

A wild new Manthey kit for the hotshot Porsche adds to its king of the track cred. 

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December 04, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Porsche
GT3, 911, Nurburgring, Nordschliefe, Manthey, Weissach, Porsche, Meuspath
December 03, 2025

Ranger heading to year’s best status

December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Ranger heading to year’s best status

New vehicle sales are showing gradual improvement. For the ute that has held historic leadership, easily-achieved dominance continues.

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December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry
Registrations, November, Aimee Wiley, Motor Industry Association, Toyota RAV4, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi ASX, Ford Everest
December 03, 2025

NZ up for additional Super Duty choices

December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ up for additional Super Duty choices

Premium themed double cab and a pick up styling are in our mix, brand confirms.

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December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Ford
Ranger, Super Duty, Ford NZ, Tom Clancy, XLT, Pick up
December 03, 2025

NZ Car of the Year shortlist announced

December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ Car of the Year shortlist announced

10 passenger products from around the globe are being considered for NZ’s motoring award.

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December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
NZ Car of the Year
NZ Motoring Writers' Guild, finalists, 2025, Audi A5, Cadillac Lyriq, Geely Starray EM-i, Kia EV3, MG QS, Mercedes-Benz G580, Mini Aceman, Nissan Ariya, Subaru Forester, VW ID.Buzz
December 03, 2025

Dual distributor plan for latest big Chinese car make?

December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Dual distributor plan for latest big Chinese car make?

Dongfeng has set up with a NZ distributor but a high-profile subsidiary might be set to take a different route.

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December 03, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Dongfeng, Forthing
ADL, Armstrong's, Ateco, Rick Armstrong, Neville Chrichton, Friday, electric, MG
December 01, 2025

Yoke steer RZ and OTA-enabled ES en route

December 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Yoke steer RZ and OTA-enabled ES en route

Lexus highlights models’ ‘technology firsts’ as it also celebrates the year to date.

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December 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Lexus
Lexus NZ, Andrew Davis, Palmerston North, RZ, ES, electric, hybrid, registrations
December 01, 2025

NZ interest in Prelude sought

December 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ interest in Prelude sought

No word, yet, on new coupe’s price and launch timing is simply “in 2026.”

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December 01, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Honda
Prelude, Civic, Type R, Honda NZ
November 28, 2025

NZ-bound Mahindra electric SUV revealed

November 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
NZ-bound Mahindra electric SUV revealed

Long-legged seven chair model is expected around June.

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November 28, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Mahindra
XEV 9S, India, Mahindra NZ, 3XO, XUV700, SUV, EV, electric
November 27, 2025

2026 Outback: New look, new models, new outputs

November 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
2026 Outback: New look, new models, new outputs

As expected, the Wilderness editions are a turbocharged go; XT is out to pasture, 2.5s plug on.

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November 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
Subaru
Outback, Subaru NZ, Inchcape, Wilderness, Premium, Touring
November 27, 2025

Emergency services’ auto dial push for NZ

November 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman
Emergency services’ auto dial push for NZ

ANCAP pushing for higher eCall take-up as it also promises closer consideration of ADAS next year.

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November 27, 2025/ Richard Bosselman/
ANCAP
Crash test, eCall, NZ government, SOS, crash testing, Europe
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