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GT3 stunner for show, not go
Subaru Legacy X marks its spot
Drove a luxury sedan through mud, over rutted tracks and up a very big hill the other day. Didn't touch tarmac once. Didn't…
Volvo V40: Pedestrians stand better chance
It's a brand famous for producing the safest cars in the world and introducing such features as the as the safety cage in…
Volvo V40: Hatch, match...and dispatch
One of the "likes" on my Facebook page is a campaign to bring Ikea to New Zealand. I admit to "worshipping" at the Swedish…
Car buyers' guide: Mini, Kia or new 208?
Browse new-car showrooms for better-than-mates'-rates deals.
BMW: Mega bite from big coupe
Car designers love to use animal attributes when creating new models: there's Kia's famous tiger nose, Mazda's cheetah muse…
Holden Barina: Booted Barina foots it with rivals
Sedan version of middling supermini makes sense.
Hyundai ix35 fuel cell: From zero to here
World's greenest car ready to roll off assembly line.
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Paris Motor Show: It's ooh la la
The Paris Motor Show might have been short on stop-press headliners but it had its moments. For me…
Taxpayers pay for car import
New Te Papa museum chief executive Michael Houlihan has had his Audi shipped from England at taxpayers' expense. Houlihan…
Peugeot's 208 woos Gen Y
Revitalised hatchback aimed at younger buyer.
2013 Mazda6 first drive
We go to Paris to drive the new-generation Mazda and discover the sedan and wagon have '6' appeal.
Paris Motor Show: Broke but spoiled for choice
Europe's collective wallet may be bleeding, but you wouldn't have thought so when the doors were flung…
Tech Universe: Tuesday 2 October
ITTY BITTY BANG BANG: Cars that drive themselves are all very well, but what say you're a kid who needs to get around in…
Get ute to hurdle over Great Wall
What is it? Great Wall's X200 SUV, with a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine fielding 105kW at 4000rpm and 310Nm at 1800-2800rpm…
Lighter on its chassis
A UK drive of Peugeot's new 208 suggests it may erase poor impressions created by its immediate predecessors. What's new This…
Drivers intimidate patrons
Businesses are fed up with car enthusiasts congregating outside shops, intimidating customers and staff. Earlier this month…
Hyundai i20 hatchback: Gadgets and gizmos galore
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I'm sure you're aware of Hyundai's i20 hatchback: it replaced the Getz in early-2011 and has been quietly…
Motoring
The Good Oil: Scion shifts gear
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Scion, which a North American Toyota subsidiary, is most usually associated with elderly motorists or…
Automotive Industry
Modular marque making
To offset rising costs and diving sales carmakers are pooling resources
Motorsport
Motorsport: Stoner focusing on fitness as rivals tussle over title
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Casey Stoner faces a crucial test of his fitness ahead of his return to MotoGP racing at the Japanese…
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