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German-built V6 Amarok has special appeal in ute segment

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Volkswagen’s V6 Amarok ute will hit the ground running in New Zealand in November, if only because it is being built at the company’s plant in Hanover, Germany. The updated Amarok V6 will come from Germany until towards the middle of next year, when production shifts to VW’s South American plant, in Pacheco, Argentine, alongside the facelifted 2.0-litre variant. Until … [Read more...] about German-built V6 Amarok has special appeal in ute segment

Honda Civic hatchback – the first pictures

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Honda headquarters in Japan has released official images of its Civic hatchback, more than six months out from the car’s arrival in New Zealand. The company let go the limited line-up of exterior pictures after unofficial images of an undisguised Civic hatch appeared online last week. They show that the production version is pretty much identical to the concept unveiled … [Read more...] about Honda Civic hatchback – the first pictures

Will new Toyota Supra be as ‘popular’ as Previa?

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A Toyota Supra will take on the Honda NSX and Nissan GT-R in a battle for supercar supremacy between the Japanese carmakers. Toyota has moved to resurrect the Supra name, last used in 2002. Its headquarters in Japan has applied for trademark protection for the moniker from intellectual property offices in Australia and Europe. The applications were lodged in June, … [Read more...] about Will new Toyota Supra be as ‘popular’ as Previa?

Amon drives down memory lane … Shelby’s there, too

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• NZ Autocar magazine pays tribute to Chris Amon in its next edition, due August 25. This story will be part of the special feature. Chris Amon laughed at the yarn about Carroll Shelby, the larger-than-life American motorsport legend, who helped Amon and fellow Kiwi Bruce McLaren win the 1966 Le Mans 24-hour race. Shelby was from Texas. He told Texas-big stories and … [Read more...] about Amon drives down memory lane … Shelby’s there, too

Honda Civic: biggest small sedan in world of SUVs

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At the end of June, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) had registered 1865 new Honda vehicles, an average for the carmaker of 310 a month for the first six months of 2016. The total was made up as follows: Jazz 830, HRV 611, CRV 260, Civic range 83, Odyssey 47, others 34. The small Jazz hatchback and medium CRV and compact HRV crossover/SUVs therefore accounted for 1701 … [Read more...] about Honda Civic: biggest small sedan in world of SUVs