2025 Audi A5 e-hybrid Avant Review
By now, you’re over the fact Audi called its A4 replacement the A5, and the local line up has expanded to offer a hybrid alternative. While we didn’t get the previous A4 as a hybrid here (at least I think we didn’t), this new A5 e-hybrid has been given a bigger battery for improved EV mileage. As Audi says ‘the increased electric range…enables our customers to cover the majority of their daily journeys using only electric power’. And that’s a good thing. It will enable buyers to complete most, if not all, of their...
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2025 Morgan Super 3 Review
Not often do we drive something with just three wheels and so any outing in the Morgan Super 3 is...
MG S5 Essence 62 Review
The new MG S5 feels like a high-rise MG4 with extra space and LFP battery tech. What’s not to like?...
Cupra Tavascan: Saving the best for last
Cupra has never been shy about standing apart from the mainstream, and its first all-electric SUV, the Tavascan, is perhaps...
2025 Triumph Speed Twin 1200 RS Review
There are now three Speed Twins on offer, the lone 900 and a pair of 1200s. We fire up the...
2025 Ford Ranger Stormtrak PHEV Review
Ford’s Ranger is now available with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. We put it to work and play to see how...
2025 Chery Tiggo 7 SHS Ultimate vs MG HS Essence hybrid+ Review
There is now genuine choice in the hybrid SUV space, with more affordable options too if you shop Chinese brands....
2025 Riddara RD6 Review
A new four-wheel drive fully-electric ute has landed in NZ. Is it the real deal though? Can an electric ute really be a proper ute? Ever since Jacinda suggested they were imminently arriving – some time before they actually did – that’s been the pub-talk question: can a BEV still tow, carry, and clamber like a diesel? Until now, most brands have played it safe with plug-in hybrids such as BYD’s Shark 6or Ford’s Ranger PHEV. https://youtu.be/ODRYlynHR_c?si=_VmxkrmD6Nw8UFPk Geely has skipped the halfway step and landed a fully electric double-cab: the Riddara RD6 Pro. The name may sound new, but the company...
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Here we try to explain the differences between the various types of hybrid because not all are created equal. ...
2025 Geely EX5 Inspire Review
Geely’s new EX5 isn’t perfect but for a (sort of) first effort, it really is quite good writes Richard Edwards....
Leapmotor B10 First Drive: A leap forward
Leapmotor isn’t wasting time. After the launch of its first model, the midsize C10 earlier this year, the Chinese brand...
2025 Omoda 9 SHS Review
Omoda expands its line-up with the introduction of a new super hybrid range topper. It has some big numbers attached...
Kia EV5: Korea’s version adds polish, but will it reach NZ?
Kia has launched a new version of its EV5 compact electric SUV, this time built in Korea and aimed at...
2025 Jaecoo J7 SHS EX Review
The Jaecoo J7 has been available locally in FWD or AWD variants, both using a 135kW/275Nm 1.5T engine under the...
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