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New models
New chapter for Honda Odyssey
Wednesday, 05 May 2021
The new 2021 Honda Odyssey, boasts a new exterior design, significantly upgraded features and Honda Sensing Advanced Safety technology now standard on all grades.
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General
Small SUV standoff
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
The medium SUV segment is the hot one to watch at present, but that’s not to say nothing else is happening in SUV space.
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New models
Subaru has your Gooat
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
And the four-paw company is more than willing to sell it to you – but be quick: supply is tight for the Greatest Outback Of All Time.
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New models
Hyundai Palisade
Hyundai Palisade
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
As we were putting the finishing touches on the February edition, Hyundai was taking the covers off its $100k, eight-seater SUV, the Palisade.
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New models
Driving the green – Golf 8 tees off
Driving the green – Golf 8 tees off
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
I believe the correct term for announcing this launch is: Fore!
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Road Report
Toyota Yaris GX Hybrid
Toyota Yaris GX Hybrid
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
Hybrid is where the heart is when you love your Yaris I may be showing my age, but I can remember when the forerunner of the Yaris – the Echo – was first launched here.
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Road Report
Nissan Juke
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
What started as something of a quirky novelty for Nissan has now matured into a mainstay or the brand.
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SUV, Video Road Report
We video review the 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Friday, 12 February 2021
Mitsubishi has seen a very bright future for its Eclipse Cross SUV, just as we predicted it would have when the smaller-than Outlander-but-larger-than-ASX first made its debut in 2018 or so.
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Fleet Buyers Guide 2021
Monday, 08 February 2021
So many vehicles, so many brands, so many choices
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SUV
Land Rover Defender 110
Monday, 08 February 2021
I first encountered a Land Rover Defender – professionally – at the same time the original Tomb Raider movie came out – 2001 – and I have to say I was less than thrilled with it – the Defender, not
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Eco, News
The decarbonising movement in New Zealand
The decarbonising movement in New Zealand
Monday, 08 February 2021
What is in the pipeline for a multimodal electrified transportation system? The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill.
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New models
The ute whose time has come
Monday, 08 February 2021
Meet the all new BT-50
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EV
MG ZS EV
MG ZS EV SUV
Thursday, 04 February 2021
Cathy Parker takes the new MG EV on a trip Well, the name is an alphabet soup, so we should unpack it all first.
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Video Road Report
2021 Ford Escape ST-Line X
Thursday, 17 December 2020
We video review the all-new 2021 Ford Escape ST-Line X
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Utes
Ali Arc: 30+ years in the vehicle accessory market
Monday, 07 December 2020
Ali Arc Industries is a New Zealand owned and operated business, manufacturing aluminium vehicle accessories for the Light Commercial and Heavy Truck market.  
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Road Report
Skoda Kamiq Monte Carlo Monte Carlo makes the magic for Skoda’s smallest SUV
Monday, 07 December 2020
Sometimes, a perfectly acceptable car just gets a whole lot better when the top end model comes out. 
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New models
Ford’s Greatest Escape
Monday, 07 December 2020
While the headline may sound like a chapter from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, it is actually a pretty apt description of Ford’s newest iteration of its mid-sized SUV. 
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Video Road Report
2021 Ford Puma
Monday, 23 November 2020
We video review the all-new 2021 Ford Puma. The hottest ticket from Ford for 2020 is here and it’s a cracker! 
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Video Road Report
Medium SUV Test Video - 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Monday, 09 November 2020
We video review the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. 
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Road Report
Ford Focus Active
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
Ford has focused its Focus 2020 line-up with the introduction of the ST-Line and Active model variants, with the Active running a high riding suspension to bridge the Focus hatch to the smallest SU
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New models
Duster to dust up small SUV segment
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
Renault has introduced a new older model to New Zealand and this time le brand Francais may well have hit one right out of the park with its latest passenger vehicle – the Duster. 
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The ute is king, long live the king
Thursday, 15 October 2020
The light commercial sector has had its fair share of decimation thanks to Covid-19, but the wheels of industry have to keep turning and the commercial vehicle market has responded as best it can. 
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New models
Toyota Hilux powers up for 2021
Thursday, 15 October 2020
How do you improve on a classic?
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Video Road Report
2020 Toyota Corolla range
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
We video review the all-new 2020 Toyota Corolla range – Hatchback, Sedan & Wagon.
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Road Report
Hey Mercedes, can I marry you? 
Monday, 14 September 2020
Once a fortnight or so, I get asked: if money were no object, what car would you own? And every time, I give the same answer: I have no idea. 
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Road Report
Mazda CX-30 GTX – minimalist magic in the mid-range 
Thursday, 10 September 2020
The CX-30 has the dubious distinction of being launched during a global pandemic without benefit of a preceding model to draw a buying pool from. 
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Road Report
Corolla family reunion, but has anyone seen cuzzie?
Thursday, 10 September 2020
The Toyota Corolla hatchback, wagon and sedan are here right now, but still to join the family is something we wondered if we would ever see – a Corolla SUV.  
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EV
It’s watt sort of a hybrid?
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Some of our readers out there may be thinking we are teaching their grandmothers to suck electric lemons with this article.
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New models
No, it’s real – the 2020 Mitsubishi Mirage
Thursday, 10 September 2020
Mitsubishi has thrown its triple diamond studded hat into the super small car ring for 2020 with the release of the revised Mirage. 
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New models
Yaris – little car with a big claim…
Thursday, 10 September 2020
“A little package of fun,” that’s the description Toyota New Zealand is touting for its recently released Yaris, the fourth generation of the nameplate which is now setting the benchmark for fuel e
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