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Skoda Superb police vehicles run Volkswagen Golf GTi engines

November 26, 2020 by Alastair Sloane

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

Skoda Superb: time’s on its side for Car of the Year award

April 5, 2017 by Alastair Sloane

Time for the Car of the Year award – the 2016 gong, not 2017. I figured back in December that I would put off naming the 2016 winner until January. January sort of came and went. So did February and March. Now it’s April. So to honour the international procrastinators’ motto – ‘Never put off till tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow just as well’ – I’ll fall into … [Read more...] about Skoda Superb: time’s on its side for Car of the Year award

New Skoda Superb: it’s all about room with a view of the future

February 27, 2015 by Alastair Sloane

There is no car on the New Zealand market that can compete with the generous interior room of the Skoda Superb, certainly not for a starting price of $43,900. The sedan and wagon are all about space. Now comes the all-new Superb with even more room – and if Skoda NZ general manager Greg Leet gets his way, the price/roominess ratio will get even better. The … [Read more...] about New Skoda Superb: it’s all about room with a view of the future

Sleek with a slick new identity: the 2015 Skoda Superb

December 18, 2014 by Alastair Sloane

Skoda has given the third-generation Superb sedan a slick new identity, courtesy of the Volkswagen Group’s design department. And it starts with a major overhaul of the front end, for many years dominated by an in-your-face signature grille that has always dated the Skoda range. Camouflaged spy images of the new Superb – due in New Zealand late next year – have been … [Read more...] about Sleek with a slick new identity: the 2015 Skoda Superb

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French carmaker Renault has won the 2025 European Car of the Year award with the all-electric R5 supermini (pictured). It’s the brand’s second win in a row, following the new Scenic’s gong in 2024. The R5 led the vote count from start to finish from the 60 jurors in 23 countries. It received 353 points, beating the Kia EV3 (291 points) and the Citroen C3/e in third place with 215 points. It’s Renault’s eighth win in the 62-year history of the Coty award. The R5 goes on sale in the UK this month. There are two main drivetrains: a 90kW motor/40kWh battery model with a 300km range, and a 112kW/52kWh example with a 400km range. The R5 starts in price at £22.995, or $NZ50,000.

EU carmakers seek trade deal with Trump

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are among carmakers urging the European Union to get a favourable trade deal with US President Donald Trump. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) wants to keep open trade with both the US and China. It fears Trump, who promises heavy tariffs on Chinese imports to the US, will look unfavourably on countries that continue to trade freely with Beijing. Ola Kallenius, president of the group and chairman of the management board of MB, said in a letter to EU leaders:  “Overall, it is essential to recognise that trade with China and the US is most vital for the prosperity of the European economy.The EU should seek a grand bargain with the US and attempt to avoid a potential trade conflict.”

Diesel fuels EV concept for US military

A  go-anywhere EV concept for the US military uses an onboard 12kW diesel generator to top up the batteries on the move.  The all-wheel-drive has 800-volt technology and a 200kWh battery pack to power three electric motors, two in the rear and one up front. Claimed output is 745kW/15,590Nm, or 1000hp and 11,500 ft-lb of torque.  The four-seater was developed by the defence division of General Motors and is based on the platform of the Hummer SUV. It rides on Fox performance shock absorbers and 37-inch tyres and comes with “exceptional” approach and departure angles for off-road mobility. Maximum range using the generator to keep things ticking over is said to be around 500km.

We are the World

The outside temperature in Midland, Texas, was 40.5C when staff at the local office of the US National Weather Service set out to show the cabin of a closed car can literally get baking hot in summer. They mixed up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and laid them on the car’s dashboard – the surface of which showed a temperature of 87.7C. A little over four hours later the cookies were ready to eat. “Even though ours weren’t golden brown, we can confirm that they are done and delicious,” the staff wrote on Facebook.

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