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Wheelchair vehicles: High Court rejects NZTA attempt to kill case

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A High Court judge has thrown out a New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) attempt to quash a claim for damages expected to exceed $5 million. Lawyers for the NZTA and its offshoot the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA) wanted a lawsuit brought by vehicle conversion company Drive NZ Classic Ltd (DNZC) dismissed because it “discloses no reasonably arguable cause of … [Read more...] about Wheelchair vehicles: High Court rejects NZTA attempt to kill case

Skoda Superb police vehicles run Volkswagen Golf GTi engines

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Skoda NZ general manager Rodney Gillard will next week meet with senior police officials over the choice of the Superb station wagon as the force’s main patrol vehicle. “They haven’t told me exactly what the meeting is about, only that they want to get together,” said Gillard. The Superb, the Czech carmaker’s premium model, will replace the long-time Holden Commodore range … [Read more...] about Skoda Superb police vehicles run Volkswagen Golf GTi engines

EVs in the future, when the car itself WILL BE the battery

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Let’s take a couple of upcoming electric vans to New Zealand as an example, the Ford Transit and LDV’s eDeliver 3, if only because they are square shaped with lots of sheet metal and serve a visual purpose. One day, the battery pack that sits under the floor of each van won’t be there. The battery will be the van itself – chassis, bodyshell, floor, doors, mudguards, tailgate … [Read more...] about EVs in the future, when the car itself WILL BE the battery

Ute leader Ford back in car race with new SUVs

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It had gnawed away at Ford New Zealand managing director Simon Rutherford and his team for a few years – the company was becoming a victim of its best selling model, the Ranger ute. Pretty much everything about Ford was about the Ranger. It was front and centre on every dealer’s forecourt. Ranger consistently accounted for two of every three new Fords registered with the NZ … [Read more...] about Ute leader Ford back in car race with new SUVs

Sir Stirling Moss’ watch and its signature ‘SM’ band for sale

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The popular story was that Sir Stirling Moss didn’t like wearing a leather or linked strap on a watch because it invariably got soiled by grime, either when he was at the wheel in a race or mucking about in the pits. His watch strap of choice was a solid-gold, twin-bar bracelet (pictured here and below on his wrist) that was easy to clean. It was interchangeable, too, so it … [Read more...] about Sir Stirling Moss’ watch and its signature ‘SM’ band for sale