The big ol’ Holden Colorado 7 is one of those increasingly rare vehicles – a full-size SUV on a proper ladder frame chassis. Meaning that, like the Colorado ute it is based on, it is remarkably capable off the sealed stuff. It also means that it is quite a way from being the best ON […]
Tag: New Cars
Jaguar’s new XE is here soon – can it go toe-to-toe with the BMW 3 Series? Is it at least better than the unfortunate X-Type? XCAR finds out!
Well, now you can! The little mental track day car from KTM has evolved (somewhat) into a (slightly) more usable road car with the appearance of the GT (basically an X-Bow with a windscreen) a few years back, and now they are available here in New Zealand! To be honest, it looks like they have […]
We have had along wait here in New Zealand for the new Ford Mondeo. The USA got it back in 2012 as the Fusion, while a change of manufacturing facilities has seen RHD production delayed by a number of years. But it is here now and it has some pretty big expectations that it needs […]
The Bugatti Veyron has ended its production run. That seems like a good enough reason for the boys at XCAR to get hold of one then!
Here’s a little something new we are trying – the latest info on a new car straight from its launch! Okay, so we have to admit this one isn’t quite “straight from the launch”, but we had a few teething issues to deal with. From now on though, they will be!
Around a year ago Volvo New Zealand quietly launched the first of the Drive-E engines into the local market nestling in the engine bay of the S60 and V60. Since that time two things have happened – more Volvos have been equipped with Drive-E engines and Volvo New Zealand has sold more cans in a […]
Episode 6 of the NZ Motoring Podcast is available now! In it Damien heads to California to drive the Jeep Renegade, while David heads to Spain to drive the Volvo XC90. We get excited about the fact that Australia’s Shitbox Rally is coming to New Zealand and our special guests Ed Finn and Lance Roskilly of […]
The Lexus RC F takes over from the IS F as the performance flagship in the Lexus line up (not counting the limited LF A, that is) and as such packs a revised version of the 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 that featured in the IS, but in an all-new two door coupe body that takes the Japanese […]
#Fiat Panda: maximum fun at the slowest speed possible. Tiny 2-cylinder engine and comedy trans are brilliant. Super cheap. 9/10 #TweetTest
You must be logged in to post a comment.