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2025 Audi A6 e-tron Avant S line quattro Review

November 23, 2025

The latest Audi A6 is battery powered. That will immediately rule it out for some, but those after refinement, absolute effortlessness and sleek styling will like this. Do you find luxo SUVs all a bit common? As choice in the premium sedan/wagon space continues to dwindle, SUVs proliferate. But here is a new, low-riding five-door in the luxury mould; the Audi A6 e-tron Avant S-line quattro. The A6 e-tron is the second model on Audi’s Premium Platform Electric following on from the Q6. Available in Sportback and Avant overseas, it’s just the...

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Ford

2025 Ford Ranger Raptor Herrod Performance Edition Review

Even with something as potent as the Ranger Raptor, there’s always those that like a bit extra. And so the...

by Alex Schultz

November 22, 2025

IM Motors

First drive: IM6 brings MG’s tech joint venture to NZ roads

The IM6 is not the first electric SUV to reach New Zealand this year. It enters a market where buyers...

by Kyle Cassidy

November 17, 2025

BMW

1986 BMW M535i Review

BMW’s 5 Series from the early eighties wasn’t a common car in New Zealand at the time, especially the Motorsport...

by Alex Schultz

November 16, 2025

Ford

First drive: Ford Mustang Mach-E gains efficiency, polish and real performance bite

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has had an unusual run in New Zealand. Strong early sales were followed by a run-out...

by Andrew Sluys

November 14, 2025

MG Motor

MGU9 tested: double-cab fun on a budget

For over a decade now, double-cab utes have been the best selling vehicle in New Zealand. The Ford Ranger dominated...

by Andrew Sluys

November 14, 2025

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2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Adventure Review

We don’t drive new diesels much any more, on account of increasingly stringent emissions regs overseas. And motive power tends...

by Alex Schultz

November 12, 2025

Dongfeng

First drive: Dongfeng Box signals a new chapter for affordable EVs

by Andrew Sluys

November 11, 2025

You’d be forgiven for not knowing the name Dongfeng. In New Zealand, it’s brand new, but in China this state-owned carmaker is a motoring giant, building more than two million vehicles a year, from micro vans to luxury Voyah SUVs to driverless port trucks. Now, through Armstrong’s Distribution, Dongfeng has officially arrived here, and it’s come armed with something the market hasn’t seen for a while: a genuinely affordable electric hatchback. At $29,990 + ORC, the Dongfeng Box is the only new EV in the country under thirty grand, and perhaps more significantly, the only light electric hatch ready for immediate...

Electric

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...

by Alex Schultz

November 9, 2025

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?...

by Alex Schultz

November 8, 2025

RAM

2025 Ram 2500 HD First Drive: The Most Luxurious way to Tow?

Luxurious towing. These are two words rarely paired together, but are the ethos behind Ram’s 2500 and 3500 heavy duty...

by Andrew Sluys

November 6, 2025

Audi

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...

by Alex Schultz

November 5, 2025

Morgan

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...

by Alex Schultz

November 2, 2025

Electric

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?...

by Alex Schultz

November 1, 2025

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