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New models
65 years on and Holden’s still making history
Thursday, 06 June 2019
By now, most of our readers will have worked out that Holden has a massive  campaign underway to promote the brand’s comprehensive line-up of SUVs. 
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New models
Toyota’s little RAVer – a 4’ce to be reckoned with
Thursday, 06 June 2019
The new Toyota RAV4 has some big wheeltracks to fill. Nearly 40,000 RAV4’s  have been sold since the original model launch back in 1995.
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Video Road Report
2019 Mitsubishi Triton 2WD GLX-R - Video Road Report
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
We video test the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton 2WD GLX-R
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Road Report
How hard could this be? Three-way comparison SUV test
Tuesday, 07 May 2019
We are looking at the medium SUV segment – arguably the most fiercely contested segment in the automotive market so getting hold of some media demonstrators should be a doddle, right? Wrong! 
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New models
Suzuki Vitara Turbo. All that glisters...
Tuesday, 07 May 2019
For 2019, Suzuki is on a roll, with two hero products being launched in the first quarter – the first being the vehicle you see before you.
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Road Report
Renault Trafic Trader
Tuesday, 07 May 2019
With an extensive light commercial range offering tipped to make up 55 percent of its business plan going forward, Renault’s Trafic Trader is a vital element of the mix.
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Road Report
Toyota Corolla
Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Toyota is the unquestionable market leader in the small car sector owning 51 percent of the market for the year that was 2018.
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General, SUV
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. 
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New models
Renault back to kick RS and take fleet names
Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Something a little unusual for our readers this month, something more than a little cheeky and playful and something a little fanciful perhaps, but certainly a powerful demonstration of intent. 
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Video Road Report
2019 Suzuki Vitara - Video Road Report
Monday, 15 April 2019
We video test the 2019 Suzuki Vitara
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EV
EV’s are in play
Friday, 05 April 2019
They’re turning up all over the place and the general public are as excited as kids at Christmas whenever a new model rolls out – of course, it’s immediately compared to a Tesla… Seems ‘everyone’s’
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New models
Land Rover Discovery Sport
Friday, 05 April 2019
‘’Disco is a major influence in the world of fashion’’ according to Neil Bogart, the record executive responsible for Donna Summer.
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New models
Holden Acadia LTZ-V
Friday, 05 April 2019
So, first impressions of Holden’s Acadia large SUV – it’s bigger than Texas! S
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New models
Ford focused on an endura-ing propostion
Friday, 05 April 2019
It may not be the last thing we hear from Ford New Zealand this year, but the launch of the critically-acclaimed Focus and the reimagined Endura is big enough news to keep the Blue Oval at the fore
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Video Road Report
2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX - Video Road Report
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
We video test the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX
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General
Navman MiVue 860DC DASHCAM ON STEROIDS
Thursday, 07 March 2019
I am still undecided if this is an amazing bit of tech or tech overkill, in reality – it is probably both.
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Road Report
Citroen C4 Cactus. No pain points here.
Thursday, 07 March 2019
Hands up all those who have sat in a cactus? Not “on” a Cactus, sat “in” a Cactus, AKA a Citroen C4? 
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Road Report
Kia Picanto X-Line X muscles up the mild child
Thursday, 07 March 2019
I’m old enough to remember the first-generation Kia Picanto – and it didn’t exactly thrill me back in the early 2000’s. 
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New models
Ready for the Rhino?
Thursday, 07 March 2019
Being a specialist supplier of utility vehicles, which has successfully run out its existing model range to make way for new product and then having the replacement product delayed, is not
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Vehicle Fitout
Fitting the right stuff
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
It doesn’t really matter how far we advance with automotive vehicles, there will always be a place for accessories. 
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Road Report
A Class of its own
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class has won the crème de la crème of awards this year, including ANCAP’s safest car award, an accolade which – on its own – is noteworthy of comment. 
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EV, Road Report
A Prius for your fleet? Go Prime
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
In 2018, Toyota’s Prius (literally translated from the Latin ‘first’) was joined by ‘the best’ – the Prius Prime.
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Road Report, SUV
Mazda math 2 = CX-3
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
It is a source of amazement to many drivers as to how much ‘stuff’ a car manufacturer can jam into the smallest of vehicle bodies. 
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Video Road Report
2019 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS 4WD - Video Road Report
Friday, 25 January 2019
We video test the 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS 4WD
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Fleet Management
Mission critical maintenance
Monday, 14 January 2019
This month, we’re following up from our previous articles with TR Group because it was felt that something was missing from the truck leasing puzzle – the ongoing issues of maintenance.
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Road Report
Hyundai Ioniq PHEV Elite 
Monday, 14 January 2019
Sean discovers that you don’t have to work at Westpac to enjoy fuel savings afforded by a plug in electric hybrid from Korea.
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Road Report
Mazda CX-5 Ltd
Monday, 14 January 2019
Amid the release of the latest incarnation of the award-winning Mazda6, the launch of the CX-8 and the refresh of the CX-3, the fleet fave CX-5 almost faded into the background… almost…
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Road Report
Kia Sportage GT-Line Urban
Monday, 14 January 2019
The Kia Sportage – now in its fourth generation – has certainly seen a massive raft of changes over its time, and for 2018/19, the ‘Korean SUV that could’ has come a long way…
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Road Report, Video Road Report, Workhorse
2019 Volkswagen Crafter Video Road Review
Monday, 10 December 2018
Volkswagen’s mega-van – the Crafter, a name which literally translates from German to ‘worker’ – has come of age.
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News
And the winner is - 2018 Car of the Year announced
Thursday, 06 December 2018
Company Vehicle overall Car of the Year
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