Peugeot 4007: SUV with shove

Nov 6 9:36 am

Here's something I haven't heard from a car distributor since the market went into freefall - an admission that demand for a new product has been underestimated.Although October has proven to be a reasonable month for car sales, expectation overall is... Read more...

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Ferrari fun park every big kid's dream

Thu, November 5, 2009, 7:43 am EST

Forget Rainbow's End and your Gold Coast funparks. Disneyland? Pah, not even comparable. They're kids' stuff.No, the only theme park that'll matter is the only one that the little tikes mightn't even get to see, due to the crush of adult fans - it's... Read more...

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Driven to desire

Wed, November 4, 2009, 7:54 am EST

Two hours into our five-day adventure and things are starting to go wrong.The drive to Wellington from our Manawatu home has gone smoothly. The forecast poor weather seems to have blown through the previous night. When we arrive at the quayside, the... Read more...

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'New' Jeep already set for chop?

Tue, November 3, 2009, 9:01 am EST

Like the look of the freshened Jeep Patriot soft-roader that's presently relaunching here?If so, best not to muck about with your deliberations. In a strange twist that could only befall a US brand, the car that has just been given a new lease of life... Read more...

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Cadenza not on NZ songsheet ... yet

Mon, November 2, 2009, 7:41 am EST

An Italian musical term used to describe an elaborate, ornamental flourish - and also the name of a heavily-ornamented, V6-engined luxury large car, revealed with a flourish by Kia.That's the Cadenza, and while this 3.5-litre sedan not on Kia New... Read more...

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Third choice from Chinese brand

Fri, October 30, 2009, 10:02 am EST

Recently slated for the poor safety standard of its utes, the sole Chinese car brand available in New Zealand has forged on with a New Zealand invasion plan by introducing a third vehicle.The X240 from Great Wall Motors is a medium-sized... Read more...

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Smarter Sorento on new track

Thu, October 29, 2009, 8:12 am EST

Prefer your Sorento hard or soft; rough or smooth? If your allegiances are for a slightly rough-edged but dependable big toughie, then the previous version of Kia's off-roader will hold more appeal.Such was the view of my lunch partner at the launch of... Read more...

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To boldly go

Wed, October 28, 2009, 8:37 am EST

Page 242 of the Bible-sized handbook for the Lexus RX450h could not outline the car's mud-plugging status more plainly: "Your vehicle is not designed to be driven off-road."Which is odd. Because the next few pages of the guide are given over... Read more...

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Suzuki returns to small time

Tue, October 27, 2009, 8:37 am EST

How to make a buck from particularly small cars? The blunt assessment from most makers is that they cannot. The general consensus is that the New Zealand new car environment is fatally hostile to tiddlers.Basically, anything above 1.2-litres has a... Read more...

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Koup joins Kia style drive

Fri, October 23, 2009, 9:56 am EST

Slip into the Kia Cerato Koup expecting it to be a Korean Celica equivalent and you're going to be disappointed, the brand concedes."Cerato Koup has not been designed as a a tarmac burner," Kia New Zealand boss Tod McDonald warned yesterday... Read more...

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