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01/08/2025

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01/08/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: National comment and thought from Europe supports thought life expectancy for the Mercedes A-Class has extended.

National comment and thought from Europe supports thought Mercedes’ entry car’s life expectancy has extended.

31/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: A nameplate Honda shelved 24 years ago is coming back to NZ. Confirmation of the Prelude being on sale here around June 2026 has come today.

A nameplate Honda shelved 24 years ago is coming back to NZ.

30/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: Remember when Cupra sold itself as a sporty Spanish Skoda? The VW Group's new battery car, out of China, takes its maker's premium push - and pricing - to a new level.

Cupra’s new battery car takes make’s premium push to new level.

30/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: Subaru’s latest Forester has to be Green, yet grunty, and achieve as an off-road champ yet also deliver solid on-seal mannerisms, development team Takuya Fujii explains.

Subaru’s nuggety wagon has to be Green, yet grunty, and achieve as an off-road champ yet also deliver solid on-seal mannerisms, development team Takuya Fujii explains.

30/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: In giving the Cupra Terramar a five star score, the national crash test auditor has made special mention of the car's NZ specification being less fulsome than Australia's. What's the implication of this?

Terramar holds same five star ANCAP as in Australia, but with warning about child seat location.

29/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: MINI'S John Cooper Works cars have established as tot-sized titans. How well do they do with electric under the bonnet?

Can these tot-sized titans live up to historic reputation without a petrol engine under the bonnet?

29/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: As the Mercedes-Benz A-Class enters its 'special edition’ phase; speculation grows about its replacement, the electric-prioritised CLA.

Hatch enters 'special edition’ phase; CLA speculation grows.

25/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: We've been hoofing it in the hardcore Ford Mustang Dark Horse. The fuel burn unsurprisingly threatens to leave you saddle sore, but it's a heck of a ride.

There’s no mystery to why this latest generation of the famous pony express is so thunderous.

24/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: Tesla's Full Self Drive might soon no longer be hands-off for New Zealand.

Fan site suggests hands-free, eyes-on technology is set to start working on our roads - but only under supervision.

23/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: Kia’s Tasman ute has won a strong result from the national safety auditor, but it only stands for the four-wheel-drive dual cab. Other variants are unrated.

Kia’s ute has won a strong result from the national safety auditor, but it only stands for the four-wheel-drive dual cab. Other variants are unrated.

23/07/2025

ON MOTORINGNZ: With its price tag having skidded up to $95,000, will the performance flagship version of the Skoda Kodiaq maintain as the top-selling type here?

RS edition that has historically accounted for strongest buy-in now a $95k car.