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2025 Geely Starray EM-i Inspire vs MG HS Essence Super Hybrid Review

November 30, 2025

Newly arrived Chinese Super Hybrids promise a ‘best of both worlds’ scenario with their impressive ranges in both EV and HEV modes. But which to choose between the MG HS and the new Geely Starray? It seems a bit like groundhog day around here, we find ourselves again driving a brace of new hybrid SUVs originating from China. Such is the blitz from these new brands. This month we have the Geely Starray, the PHEV cousin of the electric EX5, while we have yet another MG HS variant, and it’s another plug-in ‘super hybrid’....

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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...

by Alex Schultz

November 29, 2025

Ford

Ford Ranger Super Duty first drive: the most capable ute of all time?

As the name suggests, Ford’s ‘Super Duty’ badge is serious business. It’s a moniker that has only ever been used...

by Andrew Sluys

November 27, 2025

Nissan

First drive: updated Nissan Navara tested off the beaten track

In 2026, the humble Nissan Navara will be celebrating its 40th birthday. In those forty years, we have seen four...

by Andrew Sluys

November 26, 2025

Audi

2025 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...

by Alex Schultz

November 23, 2025

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

by Alex Schultz

November 16, 2025

BMW’s 5 Series from the early eighties wasn’t a common car in New Zealand at the time, especially the Motorsport variants of the 535i model. Here we detail a NZ new example with strong family ties. The BMW E28, built from 1981 to 1988, marked the second generation of the 5 Series and a step forward for the brand. It was the first BMW designed with the aid of a computer, extraordinary really given the company only possessed one at the time. Engineers apparently borrowed it from its usual duties in the payroll department, using it to run calculations for the...

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

You’d be forgiven for not knowing the name Dongfeng. In New Zealand, it’s brand new, but in China this state-owned...

by Andrew Sluys

November 11, 2025

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

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