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ROAD TEST: Ford Kuga Titanium EcoBoost

Ford’s fantastic range of EcoBoost small capacity/big power turbo-boosted engines has expanded lately with the newer 1.6-litre version appearing in both the wonderfully entertaining Fiesta ST and the attractive and practical Kuga. In one application it is every bit as brilliant as its 2.0-litre cousin, while in the other it actually leaves a bit to […]

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The Rubicon Trail: Day Three

The start of Day Three of our Rubicon adventure blurs rather fuzzily into the end of Day Two, thanks largely to a feisty little Canadian beverage called “Fireball”. A cinnamon whisky that just keeps on giving, it proves rather too easy to drink and the common sense that suggests an early night is soon consumed […]

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The Rubicon Trail: Day Two (part 2)

The first thing that surprises you about the Rubicon Trail is the fact that, during the weekend it is like a main highway, with a simply staggering amount of traffic going in both directions. These are without exception highly modified beasts and they range from beaten, rusting hulks on massively hiked suspension through to completely […]

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The Rubicon Trail: Day Two (part 1)

  Sweet Jesus, Cletus, for people who consume so much coffee, they really do struggle to make a halfway decent cup of the stuff in America. Quantity is no problem, but quality is a rare commodity in the US of A. While requesting “a bucket of your finest coffee-flavoured swill” may not seem like the […]

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The Rubicon Trail: Day One

The first day of our great off-road adventure was almost the exact opposite of what you would think of when you tell people you are heading into the wilds of the Sierra Nevada in Jeeps to traverse the most legendary off-road track of them all. There was no dust, no rocks, no bears. The sounds […]

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FIRST DRIVE: Hyundai Santa Fe

The Hyundai Santa Fe has proven itself to be a very popular model in New Zealand, particularly in the last year of the last model – can the new one continue the sales success?We go on a stunning drive from Queenstown to Aoraki Mount Cook and back to find out… What is it? Pretty much […]

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