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2024 Honda HR-V Sport review

Jaguar

Nov 17, 2024

2024 Honda HR-V Sport review

Jeep

Nov 17, 2024

2024 Suzuki Swift RSC review

The new Swift line-up is one with far fewer variants than those of previous generations. Just two in fact, differing in spec alone. With tightening emissions legislation around the world, even brands like Suzuki need to work hard to meet upcoming targets. Though NZ’s CO2 goals have been loosened,

Chrysler

Nov 17, 2024

2024 Aston Martin Vantage review

Aston Martin Vantage in its latest iteration, is wider, lower and features added power to take the fight to the feisty 911s. Back in the day the Vantages by Aston Martin weren’t really in the hunt against their natural foe, the 911, lacking in sheer acceleration and with odd

MG3

Nov 17, 2024

2024 MG3 Hybrid+ Essence review

MG’s new MG3 Hybrid+ ups the ante for a city car, with plenty of EV potential. Think of it as a wannabe electric city car, one you don’t have to recharge when going further afield. It was good sampling the MG3 Hybrid+ so soon after driving the petrol-only

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News

New BMW 1 Series Now On Sale With Two Variants

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 Is Cutting EV Production In Europe

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

2024 MG HS Essence review

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.

2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI review

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

Honda

2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI review

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

2024 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor review

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

2024 Honda HR-V Sport review

Jaguar

Nov 17, 2024

2024 Honda HR-V Sport review

It’s been a while between drinks, or drives more accurately, in the case of Honda’s HR-V but the new Gen III model is now here, in hybrid guise only. HR-V, Honda’s compact SUV, first arrived in 1998. This latest model that’s just launched isn’t brand

2017 Honda S660 Mugen RA

Honda

Nov 17, 2024

2017 Honda S660 Mugen RA

The S660 channels Honda’s commitment to its sporting heritage. It’s from a long line of dynamic heroes, and is one that proves you don’t need a big donk to thrill. Honda’s first car was a sports machine, the concept Sports 360 debuting in 1962. This small

Toyota

2024 Toyota C-HR GR Sport Hybrid E-Four review

Toyota

Nov 19, 2024

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2024 Toyota C-HR GR Sport Hybrid E-Four review

2024 Toyota Prius PHEV review

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

2017 Honda S660 Mugen RA

Honda

Nov 17, 2024

2017 Honda S660 Mugen RA

The S660 channels Honda’s commitment to its sporting heritage. It’s from a long line of dynamic heroes, and is one that proves you don’t need a big donk to thrill. Honda’s first car was a sports machine, the concept Sports 360 debuting in 1962. This small

2024 Audi SQ7 TFSI review

Audi

Nov 17, 2024

2024 Audi SQ7 TFSI review

Audi gives its big Q7 another freshen up, its second in nine years. Is the beast getting long in the tooth? There used to be quite a few Q7 models to choose from, as it was one of Audi’s best sellers here. However, things change and the Audi Q5

2024 Volkswagen Golf GTE review

Chevrolet

Nov 17, 2024

2024 Volkswagen Golf GTE review

It might not look as angry as a GTI but VW’s GTE is all but as quick and is also capable of seriously low fuel use. Sometimes vehicles happen along and you wonder why you’re driving them. So it was with Volkswagen Golf’s GTE, a plug-in hybrid.

2017 Honda S660 Mugen RA

Honda

Nov 17, 2024

2017 Honda S660 Mugen RA

The S660 channels Honda’s commitment to its sporting heritage. It’s from a long line of dynamic heroes, and is one that proves you don’t need a big donk to thrill. Honda’s first car was a sports machine, the concept Sports 360 debuting in 1962. This small

2024 Audi SQ7 TFSI review

Audi

Nov 17, 2024

2024 Audi SQ7 TFSI review

Audi gives its big Q7 another freshen up, its second in nine years. Is the beast getting long in the tooth? There used to be quite a few Q7 models to choose from, as it was one of Audi’s best sellers here. However, things change and the Audi Q5

2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4MATIC review

Mazda

Nov 17, 2024

2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4MATIC review

Mercedes-Benz had too many coupes on offer, and decided one would do. The CLE is that two-door, one with unique charms in this market. The Mercedes-Benz line-up was once chock full of coupes. Some of them might have had four doors but there were plenty to choose from. It seems