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MG HS Essence SUV in black, parked in an urban area

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2024 MG HS Essence review

by Peter Louisson

November 17, 2024

MG has renewed its popular HS five-seat family car for the second generation. This top-range Essence is bigger and smarter looking. It’s also more expensive. We rather liked the former MG HS in Excite mode when we tested it in 2020 and the latest second-generation model builds on that. It may be ‘all new’ but you’d not mistake it for anything other than the latest HS, for the look is relatively similar. Only better proportioned, smoother. Up front is more purposeful with an MG3-esque grille and slim-line headlights. At the rear is an LED...

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Volkswagen Golf GTI 2024 shot through trees, driving through a neighbourhood

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2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI review

For those who want a hot hatch that can cope with a day at the track and get you there...

by Peter Louisson

November 16, 2024

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2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Review

This is the concept that RE fans wanted as a production model and the firm duly obliged with its first...

by Peter Louisson

November 14, 2024

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2024 Triumph Daytona 660 (LAMS) review

Triumph returns with a pair of Daytona middleweight models, one learner legal, one full power. We ride the LAMS machine....

by Peter Louisson

November 13, 2024

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2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4Matic Coupe review

It’s easy to become a little confused over Mercedes models, and a good example is the differences between the two...

by Peter Louisson

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2024 Toyota C-HR GR Sport Hybrid E-Four review

After Toyota established its Gazoo Racing brand with little crackers like the GR Yaris and the Toyota GR86, it’s only...

by Kyle Cassidy

November 9, 2024

Mini Countryman JCW All4 Flavoured model in black and red. Parked in a park

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2024 Mini Countryman JCW All4 Flavoured review

Countryman Core is all about town and around duties while JCW is for the driving enthusiasts. Does it all come...

by Peter Louisson

November 3, 2024

Toyota Prius PHEV front quarter angle, in white, parked on Auckland rooftop

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2024 Toyota Prius PHEV review

by Kyle Cassidy

October 27, 2024

The Toyota Prius is no longer an official model for Toyota NZ but it’s not off the menu completely. It can be sourced via Toyota’s Signature Class and here we try the plug-in version. An American set a new record recently by driving his fifth-gen Prius from LA to New York, averaging just 2.5L/100km over the 5100km journey. That’s around 1700km to a tank. His feat was recognised by the folk at Guinness World Records for the coast-to-coast drive, beating the old mark of 3.1L/100km. No word on the average speed but it wouldn’t have been the fastest ever recorded, hypermiling...

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MG Cyberster First Drive with video

MG Motor New Zealand has finally landed the Cyberster all-electric convertible two-seater. For now, it seems there’s only one available,...

by Alex Schultz

October 26, 2024

BYD Sealion 6 Premium, in white, shown from the rear

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 Premium review

The Sealion 6 Premium is BYD’s PHEV model with two electric motors for an increase in output. Is it worth...

by Kyle Cassidy

October 26, 2024

Polestar 4 Long Range dual motor, parked in front of Auckland's city scape

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2024 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor review

Polestar adds a 4 to its range, which slots in between the 2 and 3. It’s not exactly conventional but...

by Peter Louisson

October 20, 2024

VW Tiguan R in green, parked at Cornwall Park Auckland

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2024 Volkwagen Tiguan R-Line review

The latest Tiguan, now into its third generation, has a more assertive look, and added tech. We drive the upmarket...

by Peter Louisson

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2024 Honda HR-V Sport review

It’s been a while between drinks, or drives more accurately, in the case of Honda’s HR-V but the new Gen...

by Peter Louisson

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Aaston Martin Vantage 2024, in orange, parked near Auckland's Harbour bridge

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2024 Aston Martin Vantage review

Aston Martin Vantage in its latest iteration, is wider, lower and features added power to take the fight to the...

by Peter Louisson

October 12, 2024

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