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Michelin Man is Millenium icon
Thursday, 06 December 2018
Bibendum or the “Michelin Man,” the beloved face of the Michelin brand has been named "Icon of the Millenium" by Advertising Week, a US-based global conference series for marketing, branding and ad
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Parts
Terrain Tamer goes mustering
Thursday, 06 December 2018
Eccentric 84-year-old Allan Gray has been Terrain Tamer 4WD Parts’ very own head engineer for 25 years, while at the same time he has become quite the personality and hero, known as ‘The Engine Whi
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Ed Speak
Show me the way to go home…
Thursday, 06 December 2018
It would be funny if it wasn’t against the very thing it was formed to stand for.
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Ed Speak
New World Dangers
Tuesday, 06 November 2018
One area the pro-electric brigade is punting hard is safety, with recent (unsubstantiated) claims that Tesla models are the safest cars in the world.
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OEM
Big Boys Toys hits 20
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
New Zealand’s iconic lifestyle show Big Boys Toys celebrates its 20th Anniversary from November 16-18 at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, with some extra innovation and sparkling entertainment to ma
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Vehicles
Can EVs go the distance? 
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
If you think you can’t go places in an electric vehicle, you’re wrong.  The latest data from Flip the Fleet, a coalition of more than 1,150 EV owners from all round New Zealand, shows that
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Ed Speak
Road death toll is basic arithmetic
Wednesday, 03 October 2018
I don’t believe motorists exceeding the speed limit are responsible for the increase in road injuries and deaths in recent years...
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Ed Speak
A numbers game
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
New Zealand is one of only a few countries produces most of its electricity from sustainable sources.
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Vehicles
Why they buy - reasons current vehicle owners go electric
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
In April Flip the Fleet learned about one-half of owners bought EVs mainly for environmental reasons, and around one-third because of low running costs.
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Parts
Direct individual valve actuation could extend ICE future
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
There’s life in the old dog yet. That’s the news from a British company called Camcon Automotive, which has developed a system with the potential to take the continually maligned internal combustion...
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Other
How much does an oil leak cost?
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
A study by ExxonMobil calculated the cost of an unrepaired oil leak over a period of time.
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News
Sailor Blair wows the motor men
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
The 20th annual luncheon of the Automotive Parts and Accessories Association (AAPA)
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News
Classic clutch trusted for the best
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
In addition to its continuously updated range of clutch solutions for the most recent vehicles, Australian Clutch Services also offers the largest range of classic and exotic vehicle clutch kits and...
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Video Content
2018 Renault Trafic - Video Road Report
Friday, 10 August 2018
We video test the 2018 Renault Trafic
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Motorsport
Kiwi karters tick Indianapolis off Bucket List
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
There were seven very happy Kiwi Briggs LO206 category karters amongst the 350 drivers celebrating at Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
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Diesel Industry News
New inverter for truck and bus
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
Designed to power up and run the most demanding appliances with ease and reliability, Projecta’s new 24V IP3000-24 inverter joins the Intelli-wave family as its most powerful inverter to date.
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News
LVVTA axle tests saving lives
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
It was the failure of a Magnum-brand cast iron I-beam axle in 2012 that first brought to LVVTA’s attention the substandard casting process which had been adopted by some I-beam axle manufacturers.
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Other
Loyalty is king when it comes to vehicle servicing
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
Usually, servicing your vehicle is a grudge purchase for owners, coming, as it often does, in those months when the budget is unaccountably tight!
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News
Narva Plus150 beats NZTA’s latest lights ban
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
New changes to the NZTA’s regulations for Warrant of Fitness rejections state that headlamps which have been fitted with a light source other than that originally fitted to the vehicle, such as LEDs...
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OEM
Japanese ‘monster’ with Italian flair
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
It was shown as a one-off at Goodwood – but latest news indicates the Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign could become the blueprint for an extremely limited run of hand-built production vehicles.
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