The sports liftback that Kia will unveil at the Detroit motor show this week will be available in New Zealand towards the end of this year, perhaps with a choice of powertrains. The four-door Stinger has been designed and engineered in Germany to redefine the Kia brand globally and challenge European luxury badges for performance and refinement. It rides on a longer … [Read more...] about Kia Stinger, a 270km/h missile that’s on its way to NZ
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Subaru gives WRX and STi a fiesty new front end
The Subaru WRX and WRX STi have picked up mid-life revisions inside and out, including a more aggressive front-end design and a larger multi-function display in the centre of the instrument cluster. The updated models were unveiled in the United States and are expected in New Zealand later this year. Central to the new-look front end (above) is the lower grille. It has been … [Read more...] about Subaru gives WRX and STi a fiesty new front end
Ford move back Stateside a “vote of confidence” in Trump
Ford has abandoned its planned US$1.6 billion car plant in Mexico, preferring instead to pump hundreds of million of dollars into the development in hometown Detroit of electric vehicles, including a hybrid Mustang. The reversal comes a year after Ford announced construction of what would have been its second plant in Mexico and after US President-elect Donald Trump … [Read more...] about Ford move back Stateside a “vote of confidence” in Trump
Peugeot lines up three new SUVs for NZ market
Peugeot will search for more sales traction in the dominant SUV segment in New Zealand when it lands the compact 2008 next month, the first of three SUVs for the year. The five-seat 2008 (above) will be followed by a bigger five-seater, the 3008, and later by the seven-seat 5008. The 2008 will be available in two models, the Allure from $34,990 and the GT-Line from $36,990, … [Read more...] about Peugeot lines up three new SUVs for NZ market
Q8 SUV to join A8 sedan as Audi’s luxury flagships
Audi has released teaser sketches of the range-topping Q8 it will unveil at the Detroit motor show early next month – and the carmaker’s CEO Rupert Stadler has high hopes for it. Stadler told reporters in Europe: “The way the market is going, we see the Q8 sitting alongside the A8 as our two luxury flagships.” Select European motoring publications were given a sneak … [Read more...] about Q8 SUV to join A8 sedan as Audi’s luxury flagships