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ROAD TEST: Subaru WRX manual

Like most living things, cars also grow up. Some “evolve”, some “mature” and some just get old and useless. The Subaru WRX has grown up a lot with its latest incarnation and the best word to use would probably be “mature”. But don’t take that to mean it has come over all serious and sober […]

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FIRST DRIVE: Mercedes-Benz GLA 200 CDI

Small and Medium SUVs are where it is at, in an automotive sense, with the demand for tall hatchbacks the little guys going through the roof. This has been a problem for Mercedes-Benz, especially in New Zealand. While they are on a roll in the luxury passenger car segment, they are lagging behind Audi and […]

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VXR returns!

Holden has announced the return of one of our favourite-ever hot hatches – the Astra VXR – along with a number of other European-sourced Opel/Vauxhall vehicles to wear the Holden badge in the down-under markets. While no doubt a bid to appear “a bit less Korean” following the imminent demise of the Commodore, the return […]

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Auf Wiedersehen Schweinefleischtorte?

It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it in German, but Mini New Zealand is planning a remake of a famous scene from one of New Zealand’s most loved movies – the Lake Hawea chase scene from ‘Goodbye Pork Pie’ The scene will be re-cast with the winner from an online competition and a […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Nissan X-Trail

Curves, it seems, are currently in at Nissan. This is not to say that they didn’t have curves before, it’s just that now they are everywhere. Everything is sprouting the distinctive, curvy styling that was largely the domain of the big Murano, with even the big, butch Pathfinder recently falling victim to the current trend. […]

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