SUV

Wednesday, 03 April 2024

As the automotive landscape undergoes a massive transformation towards more sustainable and innovative solutions, the concept of executive mobility is being reinvented.

Hyundai Santa Fe Petrol hybrid Limited

Thursday, 07 September 2023

It’s been a long time between drinks for the Hyundai Santa Fe, but there’s a good reason for that.

Peugeot 3008 GT Hybrid4

Tuesday, 06 June 2023

Full disclosure, this is not our first go around with Peugeot’s eco-warrior SUV, but we’re not unhappy at all about the prospect of another week of 1.7 litres per 100km motoring.

The making of the great Escape

Tuesday, 06 June 2023

Oh, how the world has changed. It’s been 23 years since Ford first introduced the first generation mid-sized SUV – the Ford Escape.

Company Vehicle Large SUV of the Year 2022

Tuesday, 10 January 2023

The Skoda Kodiaq for 2022 is something of a humbled award winner which sounds almost counter-intuitive.

Company Vehicle Medium SUV of the Year

Friday, 06 January 2023

The new generation Mitsubishi Outlander follows in the wheel-tracks of its predecessor which has historically won its fair share of awards, but for 2022, we might as well be looking at a completely

Hyundai Santa Fe goes the hybrid way

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

New Zealand's favourite family SUV, the Santa Fe is the first hybrid SUV in Hyundai New Zealand's line-up. It will be joined by smaller siblings Kona and Tucson by the end of 2022.

We video review the 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS

Friday, 11 March 2022

There has never been a better time to buy a Mitsubishi Outlander – described as the best product Mitsubishi has ever built.

Kia Sportage 5th gen steps forth, gradually…

Wednesday, 02 February 2022

It’s a sign of the times; new vehicle ranges coming here will likely arrive in staggered delivery dates for a few months yet, which will be challenging for auto distributors.

Skoda Kodiaq

Wednesday, 02 February 2022

The new Skoda Kodiaq – named for the largest brown bear and a legend in the brand’s formidable line-up – has seen significant upgrades for 2022, which should see it reprise the success of the model

MG HS

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

The largest of the MG SUV fleet, the HS probably had some linguistic reasonfor its name like ‘Highly Specified’ or some such, but today it might well stand for something like ‘Hold on, Sweetie.’

Isuzu Mu-X

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Given the Isuzu D-Max has now firmly established itself in the New Zealand utility buyer’s psyche, it was only a matter of time before the next generation SUV variant arrived.

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.

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

New SUV Test video - Mazda CX-30

Thursday, 18 June 2020

Of all the automakers represented in this country, Mazda seems to be the brand best weathering the slings and arrows of global pandemics. Want proof? Here it is: the all-new Mazda CX-30.

Jimny Cricket’s back!

Thursday, 05 September 2019

This is a somewhat odd vehicle to profile in NZ Company Vehicle magazine but we’re doing it anyway, because goshdarnit, this little varmint’s just so cute!

Mahindra – in for the long haul

Tuesday, 07 May 2019

With Mahindra’s Pik Up utility making waves, the distributor thought it a good idea to remind us about the Pik Up’s more civilised cousin – the seven-seat XUV500 SUV.