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2025 Audi RS Q8 Performance Review

June 29, 2025

We’ve driven two large V8-powered SUVs over the past 10 days that are aimed at rather different buyers. The GMC Yukon Denali is all about pampering and practicality. Its big, boxy body allows it to seat eight people in comfort, there’s room for almost 3500L of luggage and it has a braked towing capacity of 3620kg. Slightly smaller on key dimensions and with a more rounded coupe body style is the latest RS Q8 by Audi. It’s a five seater with about half as much luggage space, though towing capacity is almost as grand...

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2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium Long Term

We don’t usually hang onto vehicles as long-termers for more than a couple of months. Then it’s on to the...

by Alex Schultz

June 26, 2025

News

Your Buzz, Your Way: VW ID Buzz first drive

Volkswagen’s much-anticipated ID. Buzz has finally rolled into New Zealand showrooms, and it arrives with more than just its Kombi-inspired...

by Richard Edwards

June 25, 2025

Cupra

2025 Cupra Leon Sportstourer V Review

You’re looking at the least expensive Cupra you can buy nowadays, the Leon Sportstourer. The Leon hatch is no longer...

by Alex Schultz

June 24, 2025

Reviews

2025 Skoda Superb TSI 195kW 4×4 Review

The Skoda Superb is somewhat of a novelty in 2025. It’s one of the dwindling wagon choices in a sea...

by Alex Schultz

June 22, 2025

GWM

2025 GWM Haval H6 GT PHEV Review’

PHEVs are going gangbusters in some parts of the world where EV range is now well over 100km. How does...

by Alex Schultz

June 21, 2025

Electric

2025 Mini Cooper SE Review

Mini’s first electric Cooper went well enough but couldn’t roam that far out of town. The new SE remedies that....

by Alex Schultz

June 19, 2025

Reviews

2025 Volvo XC90 B5 Ultra Bright Review

by Alex Schultz

June 17, 2025

The Volvo XC90 undergoes another revision as it enters its second decade. Is it still a viable option for those after a premium seven-seat SUV? It was back in 2015 that the Volvo XC90 made quite the impression, taking away our overall Car of the Year award. And ten years later, the XC90 is still trucking along. Volvo’s seven seater has a reputation for longevity in the market. The original went 13 years before this second-generation offering arrived. And now as it enters its second decade, Volvo has given it a thorough freshening. However, that wasn’t the original plan. The XC90...

Porsche

2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Review

The 911 rallies yet again in its 992.2 generation, adding electrification to its bag of tricks. Is the Carrera GTS...

by Alex Schultz

June 15, 2025

Audi

2025 Audi S5 Avant Review

The latest Audi is the new S5. It’s the replacement for the old S4, which we quite liked. Is the...

by Alex Schultz

June 14, 2025

MG Motor

2025 MG HS Essence Long Term

“Hey, this is just like the one we have at home.” Yes, the kids were onto it. We went on...

by Alex Schultz

June 12, 2025

BYD

BYD Seagull first drive: Could a baby EV work in NZ?

https://youtu.be/fdDwj6wtVeA Sometimes a car surprises you not because of what it is—but what it isn’t. The BYD Seagull is a case...

by Richard Edwards

June 10, 2025

Electric

2025 KIA EV3 Light Review

Kia has yet another new electric vehicle on sale in the form of the EV3. It was recently crowned the...

by Alex Schultz

June 8, 2025

Lexus

2025 Lexus LBX Morizo RR Review

Racy is not how you’d describe your average Lexus. But now there’s a hot-shot AWD compact Lexus crossover that’s track...

by Alex Schultz

June 7, 2025

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