Drivesouth News Roadtests Reviews
Since the current-generation Toyota Hilux was launched back in 2005, its rivals have become variously faster, fitter, larger and more generally car-like.
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Small hatchbacks are bread-and-butter models for volume car-makers in the modern age, which is why the third-generation Rio is such an important car for Kia on the international stage.
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Small to medium-sized cars are selling well at the moment, so the Hyundai Accent may prove a handy additional sales tool for a brand that is
setting the pace for New Zealand sales growth.
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Small to medium-sized cars are selling well at the moment, so the Hyundai Accent may prove a handy additional sales tool for a brand that is
setting the pace for New Zealand sales growth.
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You could be forgiven for feeling confused by the current naming protocols for Hyundai's burgeoning product line: a couple of years back, names started to give way to an alphanumerical naming system that clearly defined each model's place in the company's hierarchy.
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Holden will join the hybrid pack later this year when it launches the Volt in New Zealand. Richard Bosselman takes a first look at the new machine, which differs significantly from the current hybrid crop.
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Ford has revived a name best remembered from the days of the old Laser, and before that the Escort, by using the Sport moniker for the new Focus.
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Four years after the original broke cover in New Zealand, Jeep has given its Patriot mid-sized SUV a major refit.
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"This car should have launched in September," the managing director of Subaru New Zealand, Wallis Dumper, says about the new XV, which, like its predecessor, is an elevated edition of the Impreza wagon.
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It's an invented descriptive that encapsulates Mazda's push toward downsized, more efficient (petrol and diesel) engines, redeveloped transmissions, exotic exhaust designs and a greater use of lightweight construction materials for improved safety, agility and, above all else, economy.
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Weird days. Just as other makers of small cars are starting to become adventurous with their designs, the brand that has already "been there, done that" has gone straight again.
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The "light-car" segment is booming in 2011, with sales up by some 25% on 2010. For much of the year Kia lacked the new metal in its line-up to cash in, but that changed with the recent addition of the all-new Picanto to its range.
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Ford has plugged an obvious gap in its otherwise comprehensive New Zealand range by introducing the European-designed and built Kuga crossover SUV.
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Officially, it's not even a Fiat, but the hottest member of the new 500 range the Abarth Esseesse does its parent company proud. David Thomson reports on life behind the wheel of an imperfect delight.
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The arrival of the BT-50, Mazda's sister to Ford's recently launched Ranger, raises an obvious question: beyond taking the Ranger to a different tailor, how much input did Mazda have into the vehicle's design?
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Take the blueprint for the outgoing 1-Series, place in copier and hit "enlarge to 120%" : a quick visual assessment would suggest this is how Munich developed the second generation of its smallest BMW-badged model.
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The DS, XM, CX, Traction Avant and Deux Chevaux - there's no shortage of examples to remind that creative and/or quirky cars are what Citroen does.
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Mercedes-Benz has just given its C-Class a midlife update. David Thomson checks out the changes.
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