Skoda Superb iV first drive review: Ohm land security
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Skoda is powering up on the introduction of readily-available plug-in hybrid versions of two popular cars.
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Audi A3 and S3 first drive review: Still in the ring
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The car claimed as the template for premium family hatchbacks achieves evolutionary looks and sharp technology in its 25th year.
Read MoreCupra Formentor first drive review: Hot cross fun
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WHAT a relief for Cupra to finally have a car that stands no chance of being mis-identified as a Volkswagen, a Skoda or anything else from the VW Group. Including its direct parent, actually.
Read MoreLand Cruiser 300 Series first drive review: New, still familiar
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Toyota’s latest all-conditions SUV made its global debut today. Here’s how it goes on New Zealand roads.
Read MoreToyota Highlander first drive review: From drinking chump to sipping champ
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The new hybrid doesn’t quite have the V6’s oomph, but you can’t help but be impressed by the other-worldly efficiency.
Read MoreHonda Jazz: Nothing wrong with a new play list
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CONVENTIONAL with a touch of sporty; quasi off-road themed; step-into-tomorrow electric-prioritised: The choice is yours.
After three generations that had full focus on the first, Honda has finally awoken to how much the world is changing and attuned one of its best sellers, here and internationally, to better meet today’s tastes.
Read MoreMazda MX-30: Zoom zoom gets zappy
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SO you imagine the MX-30 is Mazda’s first go at electric motoring?
Not so fast. Certainly, what we’ll see entering the showroom on July 1 in two formats, price-undisclosed mild hybrid and $74,990 full electric, is - in respect to the latter - the first purchasable battery-pure product.
Read MoreSkoda Octavia: Eyes on the load
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DOES it sound mean to suggest that Skoda New Zealand couldn’t have picked a better car to be in short supply than the one they’ve just landed?
Okay, maybe it does. So, some context.
Covid-19 is not making schedules it easy for car makers to keep to production. A world-wide shortage of computer semi-conductors has made a bad situation worse.
Read MoreVW Golf: Tech to a tee for a sweet score
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WITH Volkswagen putting so many eggs into the electric basket, where does that leave the brand’s most celebrated modern-era model?
Sitting pretty, actually. Timing neatly with the national launch of the Mark 8 Golf hatch, initially in mainstream petrol 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre turbocharged $37,990 Life and $47,990 R-Line formats with yet-to-be-priced 2.0-litre turbo 180kW/370Nm GTI and 235kW/420Nm Golf R hotshots arriving in May and November respectively, some good news.
World out of Wolfsburg, Germany, is that there will definitely be a Mark Nine line. And it will definitely continue with combustion engines.
Read MoreSubaru Outback: Sameness? It’s a strength
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“Subaru NZ doesn’t like being pushed around and this Outback experience suggests this car won’t be a pushover either.
“Slightly roomier, more tech and luxury within a cautious redesign: These factors will help but what’ll keep it sweet with the faithful are toughness, durability and all-round competence.”
Words penned six years ago on this page, about the previous generation Subaru Outback, really still ring equally true today, with arrival of a successor.
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