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Kiwi ingenuity creates world first
Pick any topflight motorsport team anywhere in the world, and there's a good chance you'll find Kiwi engineering talent…
VW out to calm drivers
As Volkswagen New Zealand announces the recall of its seven-speed DSG gearbox this week, and it is also reassuring unaffected…
Car Buyers' Guide: Towing the line
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HSV Gen-F: Holden's latest power play
Keeping a lid on things when you're blasting around a difficult track like Australia's Phillip Island - which spaces out…
HSV: Gen F will love NZ roads
After a couple of days split between driving on public roads and the track, the HSV improvements couldn't have been more…
The Good Oil: Shining star
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This is like finding a designer handbag at The Warehouse. The contemporary retro little Fiat 500 has dropped to a rock-bottom…
Italian classics among US auction highlights
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VW brings forward recall of NZ cars
Volkswagen has brought forward a recall of more than 2500 cars in New Zealand after mounting pressure to address reliability…
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Ford: Kuga leaps nimbly around island
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VW likely to recall NZ cars
Volkswagen is expected to recall hundreds of cars in New Zealand this week after growing pressure to respond to customers'…
BRZ and Mini nose-to-nose in sport stakes
Let's talk sports cars. The Subaru BRZ GT is the real thing: quite literally, as Subaru has more of a claim to engineering…
Car Buyers' Guide: Comfortable performance cars
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NZ sales best in decades
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New Zealand's new car market has had its strongest May in 23 years, with both passenger and commercial…
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Car sales on rise in UK
Car sales in the UK returned to pre-recession levels last month as consumers took advantage of special offers and shifted…
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