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ROAD TEST: Mazda6 Limited

The Mazda6 is one damn fine looking automobile. That is a fact It has always been a good-looking car, but just lately it had started to look a bit dated – not on the outside, mind you, but on the inside, where its interior didn’t quite stand up to the new generation of Mazda’s like […]

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FIRST DRIVE: Volvo XC90

“I don’t think there has ever been a more important vehicle in Volvo’s history,” That is how Volvo’s New Zealand boss, Steve Kenchington, described the XC90 at its recent media launch. In fact, he thinks the big SUV is so important to Volvo in New Zealand that he saw the launch as not just a […]

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ROAD TEST: Skoda Fabia

The new Skoda Fabia landed in New Zealand a month or so back and instantly impressed us with its looks, quality and eager engines. Now we get to spend a week in the top-of-the-range 81kW DSG car. At $24,990 the top Fabia gets uncomfortably close to the VW Polo (the GTi variant we had justlast week…), […]

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FIRST DRIVE: Land Rover Discovery Sport

What’s the difference between a Land Rover and a Range Rover? That is a question that used to be remarkably simple to answer – a Range Rover is a luxurious, big SUV that is remarkably capable off the road, while a Land Rover is a tried and tested design that is utterly incredible off the […]

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ROAD TEST: VW Polo GTi

Anyone who truly loves driving can appreciate a good Hot Hatch – a small car with big power (relatively speaking, of course) that is built with “enjoyment” being its sole purpose in life. So, of course, we here at OVERSTEER love them… While the current breed of traditional Hot Hatches have all grown in size, […]

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PHOTO GALLERY: The Ford GT

We are at the Further With Ford trend conference in California and today we got a chance to get up close and personal with the incredible new Ford GT at the company’s Research and Innovation Centre in Palo Alto! We weren’t allowed inside the GT, but we did get a bunch of pics and even a […]

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