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ROAD TEST: Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited The latest incarnation of the Toyota Land Cruiser VX Limited maintains the model’s formidable off road ability, while adding to its ever-increasing on road prowess. “I know what this is!” cried the smart-arsed blonde as she walked past the massive white Toyota Land Cruiser I was climbing […]

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Mercedes unveils CSC

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the new Concept Style Coupe (CSC) it will show at next week’s Beijing motor show. The mini-CLS four-door “coupe” shown here previews the new CLA, the A-class based sedan that will go on sale sometime next year, confirming that Mercedes is taking the shift of its smallest car away from the model’s […]

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Subaru BRZ selling fast,despite not being on sale yet…

When Subaru NZ announced that its version of the result of the joint venture between Subaru and Toyota – the BRZ/GT86 twins – would go on sale in New Zealand, head man Wallis Dumper also announced a limited run of 12 special launch models, that would be available on the 12th of December (12 cars […]

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LONG TERM TEST: Hyundai i40 Elite

Spending a few days motoring around Auckland in the Hyundai i40 may not be the best way to get an idea of how economical its 1.7-litre four-cylinder diesel engine actually is. It is still relatively decent, returning mid-to-high 8’s in terms of litres per 100km, but after a bit of typically shit Auckland traffic and […]

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Oversteer’s Big Adventure!

Next week Oversteer will be off on a massive road trip of thoroughly epic proportions! Well… going on holiday in the South Island with my mum… Anyway, our ride will be a Hyundai i40 Elite wagon, filled with bells and whistles and a 1.7-litre turbo diesel engine. We will be posting regular updates on the […]

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ROAD TEST: Honda CR-Z

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Honda CR-Z Honda has looked back to its past for the new CR-Z, resurrecting the spirit of the classic CR-X for what could potentially be the most exciting Honda in years. Hondas used to be exciting. Even the boring ones like the Civic. Honda gave us VTEC engines that revved up to […]

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Top Ten Movie Cars

Let’s face it, as awesome as television is movies are even better. Bigger screens, bigger budgets and more explosions, movies are just great. So with that in mind we go one better than last week’s TV car Top Ten and bring you the Ten Best Movie Cars EVER! 10. Eleanor ― “Gone in 60 Seconds” […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: BMW 3 Series

The new F30 BMW 3 Series is bigger, faster and better looking than the old E90, but is it better? We head to a wet and windy Taupo for the New Zealand launch to find out. What is it? The Ultimate Driving Machine again, apparently. The “Joy” line has been quietly dropped from BMW’s marketing […]

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Top Ten TV Cars

Television has provided us with some great moments; ALF pretending to be Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise going mental on Oprah, the Star Wars Christmas Special and that episode of Blackadder with Tom Baker in it. So to celebrate how awesome TV is, here are the ten best cars to ever appear in a television series… […]

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