The Suzuki Swift was the best-selling new passenger car in New Zealand in May, trumping long-time front-runner the Toyota Corolla. There wasn’t much in it, the Swift (above) and Corolla each sharing four per cent of the segment but Swift recording 272 registrations to Corolla’s 241. In third place was the Mazda CX-5 with 230 units, a continuing reflection of the strong SUV … [Read more...] about May sales: Suzuki Swift the most popular new car
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Volkswagen delivers another go-faster Golf hatchback
Volkswagen has continued its programme of building ever-faster concept cars based on the Golf GTi hatchback. This time it’s the Golf R400, a development of the Golf R which has just gone on sale in New Zealand. The R400 will be unveiled at the annual VW shindig in Worthersee, Austria, where the carmaker lets loose its whacky creations, none of which go into … [Read more...] about Volkswagen delivers another go-faster Golf hatchback
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
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
Wagons roll – new VW Golf boosts cargo space
Volkswagen brings its new-generation Golf wagon to the New Zealand market this week with two levels of trim and three Euro5 engines. The entry-level Comfortline is available with either a boosted 1.4-litre petrol unit or 1.6-litre diesel. The better equipped Highline gets a more potent version of the 1.4-litre engine. All three engines are mated to seven-speed, … [Read more...] about Wagons roll – new VW Golf boosts cargo space