Electric

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? As one of New Zealand’s first 1400km tests of the Full Self‑Driving (Supervised) from Auckland’s sprawl to Wellington’s tight streets, Tesla’s semi‑autonomous system faced everything from flooded rural roads to city congestion — with a human ready to step in when Kiwi conditions proved a bit much. Setting off My Model 3 Long Range had the latest software update and FSD Supervised subscription switched on. I...

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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 its most confident expression yet. It’s the final piece in the brand’s current lineup, a coupe-profiled EV SUV that aims to merge its brand of Spanish design with probably the most appliance-like of vehicle classes: the electric midsize SUV. It is arguably a little late to the party. It sits on Volkswagen's MEB electric platform, and so far everyone else in the group has had a taste of this segment: Volkswagen with the ID4 and ID5, Skoda with the Enyaq,...

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