Richard Bosselman

Motoring expert

Audi at sixes and sevens

Jun 16 7:04 am

Has a significant wad of ready cash, owns and runs a sizeable business, is most likely to live in our biggest city, is outgoing and very self-assured. If statistical probabilities count for anything, that's your atypical owner of a large, high-end... Read more...

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Renault kick RS

Wed, June 15, 2011, 7:07 am EST

So what’s to stop me calling the Megane RS250 Cup I’ve just been driving the best hot hatch of the moment?Er, mainly the maker, as it happens. See, this Renaultsport special comes in different strengths and, according to the grading scale,... Read more...

Special M for mums

Tue, June 14, 2011, 6:49 am EST

Coming soon to an exclusive playcentre and posh cafe near you – it’s the new Mercedes M-Class, firing strong on all cylinders. Just the four of them. Er, say again? Yup, it’s true. The headline powertrain at launch is a... Read more...

Get a load off at Fieldays

Mon, June 13, 2011, 7:29 am EST

When’s the best time to bag a bonza deal on that new utility? The best place to see the latest in motoring? It’s no mystery...Fieldays is now much more than an annual gathering for grass-chewing gumboot-wearers checking out the last in grass... Read more...

Race against the clock

Fri, June 10, 2011, 2:23 pm EST

For most New Zealand race fans, even the ardent petrolheads, the 24 hours of Le Mans is possibly something of a sketchy subject. The greatest long-distance motor race of them all really only has one solid Kiwi connection, in that it was once won by a... Read more...

Munich in the family way

Thu, June 9, 2011, 8:40 am EST

BMW’s latest baby boom - the second generation 1-Series and yet another addition to the Mini clan, a coupe – will impact on New Zealand in the last quarter of this year.Auckland-based BMW New Zealand is keeping mum about releasing too many... Read more...

Quiet achiever

Wed, June 8, 2011, 7:53 am EST

Wherever Skoda goes, be assured a flattering survey result is never far behind.So it went during my time with the cheapest Czech – actually, the least expensive VW Group car - here, the $28,000 Fabia TSi 77.Hardly had this baby five-door been... Read more...

Re-enter the dragon

Tue, June 7, 2011, 11:23 am EST

What has driven a Taupo father and son whose past success in the motor industry has been largely in association with a global giant to shift allegiance to another Korean marquee, a fringe maker battling back from the brink of... Read more...

ABs okay, but not the RWC

Fri, June 3, 2011, 6:56 am EST

A major international sports tournament that starts here in 98 days and a new small car, ‘designed’ by our national side that everyone hopes will find glory in that big global event.The connection appears to be obvious.Yet Ford, the car... Read more...

FJ’s fantastic journey completed

Thu, June 2, 2011, 6:52 am EST

“After about eight minutes on the water I couldn’t feel anything in my legs or arms. It seemed about the right time to quit.”Marc Ellis is recounting one of the more extreme personal challenges he faced earlier in the week.... Read more...

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