Road Report

Kia Carnival Premium
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
With apologies to Judith Durham of the Seekers, the Carnival is… thanks to Korean automaker Kia, just getting started really.
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BMW X3 XDrive 30e
Tuesday, 07 September 2021
Yes, it’s a hybrid. No, it doesn’t qualify for a rebate.
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Renault Megane RS
Tuesday, 07 September 2021
Renault doesn’t have a massive market share when it comes to its passenger line, but every once and a while the French brand with the quirky name delivers a good RS kicker of a car.
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Kia Sorento Premium AWD Hybrid
Tuesday, 07 September 2021
And now they all fit – Kia Sorento Premium AWD Hybrid
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Lexus IS300h F-Sport
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
The second Lexus in the IS series we have had a look at – and thus far, this one would be our favourite and yes, we ARE red-blooded drivers…
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MG ZS T
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
Here’s how MG is making its marque in the 21st century.
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New Zealand Company Vehicle June 2021
Making a beeline
Tuesday, 06 July 2021
On the surface, Kia’s generation two, rear-wheel-drive sports sedan is not the usual car to find in amongst the pages of NZ Company Vehicle magazine, but it possibly should be.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Talking 2WD Tritons 
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
The registration tables tell us 4WD is king, but if you don’t really need all four wheels digging, a 2WD Triton GLX-R could almost pass itself off as a four paw, in terms of looks anyway.
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Hitching a wagon to the Corolla 
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
Toyota introduced the 12th generation Corolla in 2018, but something was missing at the time... 
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Ford Transit Custom 320S Sport  
Thursday, 11 June 2020
“In 1965, a new delivery van made its entry onto the world stage. This van promptly became one of the most famous getaway vans of all time.
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Talking 2WD Tritons 
Thursday, 11 June 2020
The registration tables tell us 4WD is king, but if you don’t really need all four wheels digging, a 2WD Triton GLX-R could almost pass itself off as a four paw, in terms of looks anyway.
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A tale of towing
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Kiwis love to tow things. The Ed is no different.
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Spotlight on SUVs
Wednesday, 08 April 2020
Toyota’s RAV4 and Kia’s Sportage are among the top 3 when it comes to the medium SUV market and NZ Company Vehicle introduces a new form of Road Report called Spotlight On, which puts two comparable...
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Small package from Seoul
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
The most eagerly anticipated product from Kia for 2019, the sub-compact SUV Seltos, saw hefty promotion as we drew closer to 2020.
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X3 for summer drive 
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
BMW’s product offensive is an ongoing thing for 2020 but the brand has its foothold fleet already in place, and it's rock solid, with a key player being the five-model BMW X3 range.
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Mazda3 sedan GTX
Thursday, 14 November 2019
This is the drive I’ve been waiting for; Mazda’s small car sedan – the not-quite lone voice in the wilderness of hatchbacks and more than a point of difference for Mazda for all that.
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Kia Cerato GT Line Hatch
Thursday, 14 November 2019
Having had a play in the Kia Cerato GT, NZCV took a quick spin in the 'fleet choice' version.
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Ford Endura ST-Line
Thursday, 14 November 2019
It seems like forever since we introduced the Ford Endura back in March of this year. Then we took one for a tiki tour around the North Island and now we’ve finally managed to write about it.
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Michelin Pilot Sport 4 - Video Road Report
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
It’s fair to say Michelin knows something about tyres, given the company’s 139 years of developing and producing them.
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LCV review
Wednesday, 09 October 2019
FORD RANGER 
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Mazda CX-9
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
Living la vida large. The Mazda CX-9 is something no one expected when it was first launched.
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Honda Jazz 
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
Still in tune with the times. Recently, NZ Company Vehicle produced a Fleet Buyers Guide which required a detailed evaluation of a great deal of vehicles.
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Mitsubishi GLX-R 2WD Triton for size 
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
We’re talking about the ute sensation of 2019, the Mitsubishi Triton, the ute which is taking the Triple Diamond brand through into the 21st century on a power trip as far as registrations are conc
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