BMW Nov 19, 2024 New BMW 1 Series Now On Sale With Two Variants BMW’s heavily updated third-generation 1 Series hatch we previewed midyear. It has now arrived in New Zealand, available in FWD and AWD versions. The baby Bimmer brings fresh styling, powertrains, advanced driving functions, digital solutions and an expanded specification list. The company is calling it a fourth-generation model, the
Ford Nov 19, 2024 Ford Is Cutting EV Production In Europe Ford of Europe is another to car maker caught out by the slowing demand for new EVs. It is having to cut production on models like Explorer and Capri, despite them only being on the market for a short while. The company blames the “rapidly deteriorating market conditions for electric
MG Nov 19, 2024 2024 MG HS Essence review MG has renewed its popular HS five-seat family car for the second generation. This top-range Essence is bigger and smarter looking. It’s also more expensive. We rather liked the former MG HS in Excite mode when we tested it in 2020 and the latest second-generation model builds on that.
Volkswagen Nov 19, 2024 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI review For those who want a hot hatch that can cope with a day at the track and get you there and back in comfort, look no further than the latest Golf GTI. Volkswagen’s Golf GTI has long been a favourite hot hatch of not just NZ Autocar’s but
Mercedes-Benz Nov 19, 2024 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4Matic Coupe review It’s easy to become a little confused over Mercedes models, and a good example is the differences between the two GLE 450s. The SUV version of the Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 has a ‘d’ suffix, and makes 270kW and 750Nm. A diesel then. Meantime, the Coupe version of the GLE
Toyota Nov 19, 2024 2024 Toyota Prius PHEV review The Toyota Prius is no longer an official model for Toyota NZ but it’s not off the menu completely. It can be sourced via Toyota’s Signature Class and here we try the plug-in version. An American set a new record recently by driving his fifth-gen Prius from LA
Ferrari Nov 19, 2024 2024 Mini Countryman JCW All4 Flavoured review Countryman Core is all about town and around duties while JCW is for the driving enthusiasts. Does it all come at a cost? So it was a case of out of the Mini Countryman Core and into the JCW Countryman All4. Now this is what I’m talking about, although
Fiat Nov 19, 2024 2024 BYD Sealion 6 Premium review The Sealion 6 Premium is BYD’s PHEV model with two electric motors for an increase in output. Is it worth the premium? While BYD is better known for its EV models like the Atto3, it makes plug-in hybrids too. The Sealion 6, BYD’s bigger SUV offering, is just
Honda Nov 17, 2024 2024 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor review Polestar adds a 4 to its range, which slots in between the 2 and 3. It’s not exactly conventional but it has its moments. It’s brutal out there for EV makers at present, and has been for most of 2024, with sales tanking. Most governments removed EV incentives
Hyundai Nov 17, 2024 2024 Volkwagen Tiguan R-Line review The latest Tiguan, now into its third generation, has a more assertive look, and added tech. We drive the upmarket R-Line. Driving home around the city-fringe precinct in the latest Tiguan, admittedly just after school’s out, I passed three others in one street, and another parked just around the
