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Wednesday, 09 June 2021

We were curious, where does the name Camry come from? Apparently, it’s a derivation of the Japanese word for crown – kanmuri. So now you know.

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Video Road Report

2021 Ford Transit Custom Sport Van - Customer experience

Tuesday, 08 June 2021

The Ford Transit Custom Sport is – according to Ben Ireland – the ultimate business partner, built to balance work and play while demonstrating exemplary practical, safety and handling characterist

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BMW 530e

Wednesday, 05 May 2021

The BMW 530e – while still representative of all that is great about BMW’s mid-sizer– is something of a newcomer and it gives you a lot to think about.

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New models

New Carnival comes to town

Wednesday, 05 May 2021

The fourth incarnation of the Kia Carnival is here and – at 59.2 percent market share year-to-date – it is doing the business.

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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

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

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

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

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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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