New Cars

TWEET TEST!

#Toyota #Hilux V6: more power than the elderly chassis would ever need. Vaguely terrifying. Otherwise a mild update of the old girl. 5/10 — Understeer (@UndersteerNZ) March 5, 2014  

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New Cars

TWEET TEST!

#Toyota #86 RC: stripped-out track-day special has black bumpers, tiny wheels and a cheap interior, but is staggeringly cheap and fun! 10/10 — Understeer (@UndersteerNZ) March 5, 2014

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Audi A3 Sedan

As we mentioned in yesterday’s Hyundai Elantra First Drive, small sedans seem to be the done thing this year. Our second launch this week was also a small sedan – the new sedan version of the Audi A3. Are small sedans the new black? Well, we drove a red on at the Audi launch, so […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Maserati Quattroporte

Sometimes car companies don’t put much thought into their car names. Take, for example, the Maserati Quattroporte. The name translates literally into “Four Door” in English. This may be a revelation to anyone who hasn’t actually noticed that the car has four doors, but to the rest of us it is blindingly obvious. But Maserati […]

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Holden Trax LTZ

Holden is one of the early entrants into the new “Baby SUV” segment that will shortly become more populated as other manufacturer’s clamour to turn their compact cars into jacked-up faux off roaders (usually with virtually no off road ability) and the Trax is that entrant. Based on the Barina, the Trax is small but […]

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Skoda Octavia RS wagon

Quite frankly, ever since Skoda New Zealand launched the new Octavia here, this is the version we have been hanging out for. The Octavia RS has always been a brilliant steer and we had no doubt this one would continue that tradition, especially when we found out it would have the same engine as the […]

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New Cars Road Tests

Holden Volt: the final update

We have now finished our time with the Holden Volt, so it is time for a wrap up of our final thoughts on it. The first thing you notice when you hop back into an “ordinary” car after just driving a Volt for almost a month is how smooth the Volt actually is. With no […]

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD Limited

The Grand Cherokee has always been one of those vehicles that was just plain likeable, even when it was a poorly built, soggy, big American cruiser. Now it is much more than that. Much, much more. One of our favourites – aside from the monstrous SRT8 version – has always been the brawny diesel-engined variants. […]

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