NZ Autocar December/January 2025 issue is on sale now
We wrap 2024 up in style – with the latest Porsche Macan 4, Toyota’s newest Land Cruiser Prados, an Alfa Romeo festival, and a gull-wing doored Kei car, among other things! Check it out below.
Porsche Macan 4
Macan is Porsche’s smaller sib to Cayenne but we think it’s even spicier. The firm has just changed up to Gen II and it’s radically different. How so?
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado
Toyota’s Land Cruiser Prado is a favourite in New Zealand, loved by city and country folk alike. A new one has hatched. So what’s it like?
KIA EV5 Light+
Kia delayed the launch of the EV5 here in New Zealand but it’s ready to go again. Does the new EV still live up to the hype?
Mitsubishi Triton VRX 4×4
Not all utes are destined for a life of hard yakka. Some are intended for a mixed role of light duties and play, like the top Triton, the VRX. Is it worthy?
Leapmotor C10
A few months back we’d not heard of Leapmotor. Now the sizeable C10 is about to go on sale here. We drive a pre-production example.
MG ZS Hybrid+
Last year EVs were hot to trot but now hybrids are must have wheels. MG has a good one in its new ZS Hybrid+ and it’s well priced.
Subaru WRX Todoroki
The WRX has been dishing out dynamic goodness for more than three decades now. We take a spin in another special edition model, the Todoroki, a quasi-STI with a manual ‘box.
Alfa Romeo Tonale Ti
In October, the Alfa Romeo Owners Club New Zealand celebrated its 50th birthday. We made the trip down to Wellington to celebrate this milestone and check out some fine Milanese metal.
Fuso Canter 616T City Tipper
As work loads increase, is your ute still up to the task? We check out the capability of the Fuso Canter 616T City Tipper.
BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic
The combined range of the plug-in hybrid Sealion 6 is 1070km. We put this to the test by driving to Timaru on one tank!
BYD Atto 3 Extended
BYD has upgraded its popular Atto 3 machine. So how have they improved this already sound electric offering?
Mahindra XUV700 AX7L
Mahindra’s AX7L is the range topper of the XUV700 line-up. What’s it got going for it?
Ford Ranger Tremor
Ford has many variants in its Ranger line-up, the Tremor a relative newcomer. What’s it all about then?
T-Bird Haven
Birds flock together, and on a once rural property in South Auckland, we check out a colony of Ford Thunderbirds nestled amongst hot rods.
1993 Mazda Autozam AZ-1
A tiny mid-engined kei car wouldn’t be our first choice for a commuter but that doesn’t stop the owner of this Autozam AZ-1 using it on the daily. We try it on for size.
BSA 650 Gold Star
BSA is back, baby. Its first product is the Gold Star, a 650 single LAMS retromodern standard bike. At $11k, this has gold written all over it.
CFMoto 800NK
CFMOTO is coming ahead in leaps and bounds, advancing its motorcycle making skills with each new model, aided by partner KTM. This generalist 800 NK is a value-laden riot.
