Is it a hatchback, a crossover or a compact SUV? However you cut it, Kia believes the second-generation Soul can be all things to all people, despite its carried-over oddball looks that limited its appeal in NZ in the first place. It’s an all-round far better package than the original Soul, which arrived in New Zealand in 2009 to a buying public that saw it as a square peg in a … [Read more...] about Kia gives its boxy newcomer a new body and Soul
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VW tees up even more Golf variants in bid to become No.1 carmaker
Volkswagen is cashing in on the award-winning Golf by spinning off one new variant after another, all in a bid to help replace Toyota as the world’s biggest carmaker by 2018. The standard front-drive, seventh-generation Golf hatchback of 2012 was followed in 2013 by the front-drive GTi, followed this year by the front-drive Golf station wagon and a Performance-badged version … [Read more...] about VW tees up even more Golf variants in bid to become No.1 carmaker
2014 European car of year on sale in NZ in October
The Peugeot 308, Europe’s car of the year for 2014, will land in New Zealand in October complete with LED lights front and rear. Importers Sime Darby will have petrol and diesel versions of the five-door hatchback and load-carrying SW wagon. “We expect to have the full range but we haven’t settled on pricing yet; we are still working through that with the factory in France,” … [Read more...] about 2014 European car of year on sale in NZ in October
Ford sets its sights high with the Everest SUV
Ford has yet to officially confirm that the Australian-designed Everest off-roader will from next year join rather than replace the Territory SUV range in New Zealand and across the Ditch. But it’s widely accepted that will be the case, at least until 2016 when Ford Australia closes its assembly plant near Melbourne, where the Territory and Falcon range are built. The … [Read more...] about Ford sets its sights high with the Everest SUV
VW’s 60th birthday bonus begins with go-fast Golf R
Volkswagen is calling it ‘anniversary pricing’, where it has cut the prices of some models and added equipment to others to mark the German carmaker’s 60 years in New Zealand. It used the launch at the Hampton Downs race track of the Golf R to kick off the birthday bonus scheme. VW promises savings on selected models of up to 18 per cent. First for the anniversary treatment … [Read more...] about VW’s 60th birthday bonus begins with go-fast Golf R