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The Good Oil: Off road abomination

Every week Damien writes The Good Oil column for the NZ Herald’s DRIVEN Saturday magazine – each day we will bring you one story from the latest one, with a link to the entire thing! From a cool-looking off-roader (the Rhino XT) to a truly hideous one – look what Red Bull did to a LWB Land Rover […]

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The Good Oil: Classic communist coupe

Every week Damien writes The Good Oil column for the NZ Herald’s DRIVEN Saturday magazine – each day we will bring you one story from the latest one, with a link to the entire thing! Fancy a bit of Communist-era Soviet bling in your daily commute, but prefer a more modern driving experience? Well then, Russian company Bilenkin […]

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The Good Oil: Hummer Lives! (Sort of)

Every week Damien writes The Good Oil column for the NZ Herald’s DRIVEN Saturday magazine – each day we will bring you one story from the latest one, with a link to the entire thing! Remember Hummer? Well, it seems that the single awesome car that they never built is back. Sort of. In 2008 Hummer unveiled the […]

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The Good Oil: Big Bentley Bash

Every week Damien writes The Good Oil column for the NZ Herald’s DRIVEN Saturday magazine – each day we will bring you one story from the latest one, with a link to the entire thing! One of the greatest racing cars to ever turn a wheel in anger is the mighty 4 1/2-litre “Blower” Bentley run by Sir […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Mercedes-Benz GLC

The luxury vehicle segment in New Zealand has always been a two-way fight between BMW and Audi — but not this year. In 2015 Mercedes has stormed to the top of the sales charts, leaping over both the other Germans. Why? While the magnificent new C-Class sedan will have made up a significant part of […]

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