2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country Review
While most things have gone up in price recently, Volvo’s EX30 range has enjoyed a ‘realignment’. That means it’s now cheaper, making the new Cross Country variant more worthy of consideration. Now this is a crazy little machine from the otherwise sensible people at Volvo. The EX30 Cross Country follows the usual CC formula, slapping plastic cladding about the place to give it a more adventurous look, while cranking the ride up a notch. There’s not much of the latter to be honest, just 19mm...
Read moreDetails2025 Audi A6 e-tron Avant S line quattro Review
The latest Audi A6 is battery powered. That will immediately rule it out for some, but those after refinement, absolute...
2025 Xiaomi YU7 Max Review
While there are no plans for the Xiaomi SU7 Max to make its way to New Zealand, it’s an interestintg...
Auckland to Wellington in a Tesla Model 3 FSD-S Review
We take Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) tech suite for a long drive down the North Island. How did it do?...
Efficiency gains for updated Mustang Mach-E
Ford New Zealand has confirmed updates to the Mustang Mach-E for the 2025 model year, bringing sharper performance, greater efficiency,...
BYD claims price parity with $29,990 Atto 1
BYD has announced pricing for three new models bound for New Zealand, with the compact Atto 1 Essential achieving what...
Honda Super-ONE EV coming to NZ in 2026
Honda New Zealand has confirmed it will launch the new Honda Super-ONE—a compact electric city car derived from the Honda Super EV...
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? MG’s new MGS5 EV slotted quietly into the firm’s growing electric portfolio recently. This practical and family-friendly crossover features modern styling, competitive pricing, and a feature-rich spec sheet, says MG. It can be thought of in two ways. This is the potential successor to the long-running ZS EV. But it should also be seen as an elevated version of the MG4 hatchback, because that’s essentially what it is…only with some key diffettrences. While it is built on MG’s modular...
Read moreDetailsUpdated BMW iX SUV confirmed for NZ with improved electric range
BMW New Zealand has released pricing and specifications for the updated iX electric SUV, which will be launched “at the...
Details revealed for GAC’s New Zealand-bound vehicles
Specification details have been published on the New Zealand website for Chinese state-owned automaker GAC’s upcoming vehicles. While no information...
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 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...
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...
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