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Time for TT
Monday, 03 March 2014
A new Audi TT will be making its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show. For the third generation of the compact sports car, the designers have re-interpreted a host of ideas from the first TT...
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Mazda3 gets five stars
Monday, 03 March 2014
The 2014 Mazda 3 sedan and hatch has ticked all the boxes to earn the top Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) safety rating, but there is still room for improvement.
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Video Road report Nissan Altima Ti
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
The Altima is a very important addition to Nissan’s lineup in New Zealand, a solid medium car offering that combines all the virtues fleet managers are looking for: good performance and economy, lots...
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Nissan Altima aimed at fleets
Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Nissan’s stylish all-new mid-sized sedan makes its New Zealand showroom debut one year after it was unveiled “down under” in race-car form for this year’s Australian V8 Supercars Championship.
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Low profile LED lights
Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Hella is complementing its comprehensive Jumbo and Designline ranges by launching a completely redesigned addition, the Jumbo-S LED. This new innovative product features a low profile design for easy...
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Road Report
Maxi Mini
Wednesday, 05 February 2014
What is a Mini Paceman, we hear you ask? That’s a very good question. Where does it fit within the Mini line up? That’s an even more pertinent question.
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General
Video Road Report - Holden Malibu
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
The Malibu is an important weapon in Holden’s fleet arsenal, offering big car space combined with four-cylinder diesel economy. It replaces the Epica and it is definitely a horse of a different...
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Skoda’s city car
Wednesday, 04 December 2013
Skoda New Zealand has just introduced the new Citigo subcompact as the latest addition to the model range. It is the Skoda’s first city car and slots in below the Fabia, representing  and represents...
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General
Sales continue to climb
Wednesday, 04 December 2013
November new commercial vehicle registrations at 2,935, the highest November new commercial registrations since the MIA began collecting records in 1981.  It’s the third month in a row that records...
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Road Report
What’s in an R-Line?
Thursday, 05 December 2013
Volkswagen NZ has added yet more model variants to the Polo light car range, and Robert Barry sampled the sporty flavour of the 1.4-litre TSI R-Line.
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Road Report
Sensational Citroen
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Just to state the obvious to begin with; the Citroen DS5 looks sensational, writes Damien O’Carroll.
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Executive Cars, Road Report
Getting the power down
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Damien O’Carroll likes the fact that you can’t tell the difference, from the outside at least, between an ordinary BMW 3 Series Touring and the four-wheel-drive version.
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Road Report
One flavour for all
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Subaru have sensibly launched just one variant of its BRZ coupe locally, Robert Barry spent a week getting happily acquainted at the wheel of the GT.
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Road Report
Achtung baby!
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Robert Barry finds the new VW Beetle has a lot more in common with the original people’s car of the 1940s than first thought.
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Executive Cars, Road Report
Performance Edition
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
BMW has added around $40,000 worth of special equipment to a 530d sedan at no extra cost and called it a Performance Edition. Robert Barry checked out the results.
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Executive Cars, Road Report, SUV
Ultimate 4x4
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
As an alternative to a BMW 7 series or a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the new Range Rover SDV8 Vogue  has a great deal to offer an executive buyer  as Robert Barry found out.
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Road Report
Compact hatch group test
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Group tests are always a great deal of fun.
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Road Report
Convincing Accord
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
With the new Accord Honda has taken the best parts of both previous Accords - the Accord V6's plush ride and the Accord Euro's sharp handling - and combined them to make a thoroughly convincing pac
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General
New Pathfinder and X-Trail details
Monday, 28 October 2013
Nissan has revealed pricing and specification for its all-new monocoque Pathfinder – which now moves over from the “tough truck” segment into SUV format, and is released this month – as well as...
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Outback Diesel doubled
Monday, 28 October 2013
Subaru has doubled its number of Outback Diesel models with the introduction of a higher specification Premium model to complement the existing car.
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New X-Trail
Tuesday, 01 October 2013
Muscular, modern and packed with technology, the new Nissan X-Trail has made its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. As a high-volume global growth product built on the new jointly-developed...
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New models
Ford goes further
Monday, 16 September 2013
Ford is accelerating its product and technology led transformation with a completely refreshed line-up and several all-new models in showrooms between now and 2017.
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New models
Stavic back in NZ
Monday, 16 September 2013
SsangYong NZ has just released the re-styled Stavic eight-seater, with both 2WD and 4WD versions available, and an entry price just under $40,000.
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New models
GSR nameplate is back
Monday, 16 September 2013
It was the 1973 launch of the very first Lancer range that hurtled the name into the limelight, as the sporty (yet only 1600cc) GSR model laid the foundations of Mitsubishi’s legendary motorsport...
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The lion’s claws are out
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
The claws have come out as Peugeot launches a diesel-electric hybrid into the premium crossover segment frequented by German and Japanese marques. Robert Barry reports on the 508 RXH.
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Fleet safety - Navman MiVue safety camera
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
Accidents are an occupational hazards for fleets – especially with high mileage around-town vehicles such as delivery vans and reps’ cars.
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New Commodore best yet
Wednesday, 05 June 2013
John Oxley went to Holden’s high-speed proving ground at Lang Lang, outside Melbourne, to drive the new Commodore VF – and came away convinced there’s still lots of life left in the big rear-wheel-...
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Fleet Management, General
AfMA national conference and exhibition
Wednesday, 05 June 2013
This year’s Australasian Fleet Management Association annual conference and exhibition had a change of format from recent years, and more changes are in the wind. Cathy Parker reports.
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General
Can you afford to gamble?
Wednesday, 05 June 2013
Which part or accessory should you buy for your vehicle? Is the Internet a good option, or too risky? Should you stick with the “big name” brands, or buy local? John Oxley comments.
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Sexy six from Mazda
Wednesday, 03 April 2013
The Mazda6 has been a wild success in the New Zealand market, essentially reviving the flagging mid-size segment each time a new version is released. Damien O’Carroll reports on the newest iteration...
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