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ROAD TEST: Range Rover Evoque Dynamic SD4

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Range Rover Evoque Dynamic SD4 The smallest Range Rover ever (or should that be so far?) has recently worried the bearded, wooly knitted hat-wearing traditionalists by daring to be modern. Is it all style and no substance or can the Evoque give the boring gits something to stick in their pipes? We […]

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Jaguar: kicking the little guy

Tata has conclusively proven that it is getting into the swing of being a global car manufacturer with an act of colossal twattishness. The Indian giant’s Jaguar Land Rover arm has launched a trademark complaint against tiny East London-based arts collective/cafe bar/gallery JaguarShoes. Started in 2001, the JaguarShoes name was a leftover from a previous […]

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ROAD TEST: Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited The latest incarnation of the Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited maintains the model’s formidable off road ability, while adding to its ever-increasing on road prowess. “I know what this is!” cried the smart-arsed blonde as she walked past the massive white Toyota Land Cruiser I was climbing […]

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BMW causes erection. Man NOT happy about it…

Okay, not strictly car news, but too good to let slip by really… A man in – where else – the USA has filed a lawsuit against BMW North America and seat manufacturer Corbin-Pacific after he claimed that a four hour ride on his 1993 BMW motorbike left him with priaprism, or in other words […]

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Mercedes unveils CSC

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the new Concept Style Coupe (CSC) it will show at next week’s Beijing motor show. The mini-CLS four-door “coupe” shown here previews the new CLA, the A-class based sedan that will go on sale sometime next year, confirming that Mercedes is taking the shift of its smallest car away from the model’s […]

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Subaru BRZ selling fast,despite not being on sale yet…

When Subaru NZ announced that its version of the result of the joint venture between Subaru and Toyota – the BRZ/GT86 twins – would go on sale in New Zealand, head man Wallis Dumper also announced a limited run of 12 special launch models, that would be available on the 12th of December (12 cars […]

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LONG TERM TEST: Hyundai i40 Elite

Spending a few days motoring around Auckland in the Hyundai i40 may not be the best way to get an idea of how economical its 1.7-litre four-cylinder diesel engine actually is. It is still relatively decent, returning mid-to-high 8’s in terms of litres per 100km, but after a bit of typically shit Auckland traffic and […]

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Lotus: not mental, actually quite clever?

  Following on from our story this morning about the unusual press release from Lotus, we received an email from Edward Rowe, the Public Affairs Manager for Ateco Automotive, the importer and distributor of Lotus throughout Australia and New Zealand. Edward writes: “A nice proper press release that set out the Lotus case would have […]

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Lotus Has a Rant. Sounds a Bit Mad…

Lotus seems to have gone a bit mental, if the latest press release from the embattled sports car manufacturer is anything to go by. The rant, seemingly prompted by a piss-take (seen above) on the brilliant satirical Sniff Petrol website (which Lotus used as a picture in the press release), is, well, odd to say […]

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