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It’s watt sort of a hybrid?
Thursday, 13 August 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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Vehicles, Video Content
2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX - Video Road Report
Friday, 22 March 2019
We video test the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX
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News, Vehicles
It’s a Humdinga of a vehicle
Thursday, 06 December 2018
How many times do you wish your 4WD could turn into a boat and drive across a river or a lake – or in my case cut 30 minutes off my drive from Auckland to the Coromandel by swooshing across the Fir
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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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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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Vehicles
Golf was NZ’s most-serviced car in 2017
Thursday, 08 February 2018
The Volkswagen Golf V was the most serviced car by New Zealand’s automotive aftermarket...
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Vehicles
Radical Aston Martin-Red Bull Valkyrie in detail
Tuesday, 01 August 2017
Take three of the world’s cleverest automotive creators, mix together, light blue touchpaper...
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Vehicles
New engines, transmissions, part of Toyota grand plan
New engines, transmissions, part of Toyota grand plan
Thursday, 02 February 2017
This year will see the start of the rollout of nine new Toyota engines, in 17 versions...
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Vehicles
What’s behind the Tesla frenzy?
Friday, 06 May 2016
Why is everybody so excited about the Tesla Model 3 that they’re prepared to put down a deposit of...
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Vehicles
All hail the mighty Vulcan
Friday, 06 May 2016
Life is a blast – especially when you’re in a $4.3-million Aston Martin, says Damien O’Carroll. While not...
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Vehicles, OEM
Five stars for newest four cars in NZ
Friday, 06 May 2016
Four new cars, ranging from an entry-level Korean compact through to a premium European sports sedan, have just been awarded five star crash test ratings by the Australasian New Car Assessment...
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Diesel Industry News, Vehicles, OEM
Iveco expands NZ network
Friday, 06 May 2016
Existing Iveco customers, along with buyers in the market for new commercial vehicles, will be the beneficiaries of a number of recent enhancements to Iveco’s growing dealer network.
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Vehicles
Driven man – the Tony Quinn story
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Motor racing has been good to Tony Quinn. So Quinn - the high profile entrepreneur and racer best known here for winning five Targa NZ events and turning Highlands Motorsport Park from dream to...
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Vehicles, OEM
Volvo Cars unveils new strategies
Sunday, 08 November 2015
Volvo Cars has announced one of the automotive industry’s most comprehensive electrification strategies in which plug-in hybrids will be introduced across its entire range.
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Vehicles
Kiwi couple tackles mis-fuelling head-on
Monday, 05 October 2015
For those who own both a petrol and a diesel vehicle, the day we accidentally fill the diesel SUV with petrol is a day we all hope to avoid, although most of us are quietly resigned to the fact the...
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Vehicles, OEM
NZ Jeeps not affected
Wednesday, 05 August 2015
Following claims that hackers have interfered with Jeeps in America, Fiat Chrysler has allayed fears that any Jeeps sold in Australia and New Zealand would be affected.
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Vehicles
Castrol launches first certified CO2 neutral oil
Thursday, 04 June 2015
Over the past decade, Castrol has been committed to developing its Castrol Professional range to be better for a vehicle’s engine,  and the environment.
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Vehicles
What makes an M car?
Thursday, 07 August 2014
It was on a road trip from BMW HQ in Munich, Germany, across to the French Camargue, via Italy, that I drove one of the very first M3 sedans, the E30, writes John Oxley. Flash forward nearly 30 years...
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Vehicles
Penrite Honda MX on the podium
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
The Penrite Honda Racing Team will compete in the Monster MX National and the Australian Supercross Championship. The team this year includes two well-known Kiwis, Cody Cooper and Ben Townley, and...
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Vehicles
Young Kiwi designs and builds rally rocket
Wednesday, 02 July 2014
Alex Kelsey, a modest 21-year-old from Coromandel, has designed and built his own rally supercar, yet he has never had any formal training, and quit school early.
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