The flagship of Skoda’s Kodiaq SUV range has had a heart transplant.David Thomson finds out if life has been added to the patient. What’s new?Skoda has ditched diesel in favour of petrol at the head of its Kodiaq SUV; Read More
Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is already New Zealand’s Car of the Year, now the arrival of its cousin, the Kia EV6, has provided a high point of the 2022 automotive year. David Thomson checks in after time behind the wheel on local roads. What; Read More
Mazda’s most popular new car has been updated. David Thomson has been spending time behind the wheel. WHAT’S NEW?After several especially strong years, Mazda seem to be doing it tougher for sales in 2022; seventh amo; Read More
Sales success has led Toyota to extend the numbers of variants available within its RAV4 range. David Thomson has been checking out the new offerings. What’s new?When Toyota launched the current fifth generation RAV4; Read More
Once were the days when a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol motor seemed barely enough for a car of this kind. Now, of course, that’s a ‘‘big’’ capacity reserved for the C300 badge in pure petrol configuration or others — even AMG’s venerated; Read More
While Hayden Paddon was getting to grips with his new Hyundai i20 WRC2 rally car in Europe a couple of weeks back, David Thomson slipped behind its road-going equivalent on local roads. What’s new?Until now, if you h; Read More
An eagerly awaited plug-in hybrid has joined the conventional pure petrol variant in the latest Mitsubishi Outlander range. David Thomson checks it out. What’s new?It is boom time for Mitsubishi in New Zealand, the b; Read More
The new fifth-generation WRX is likely to be the last of the line, at least as we know it. David Thomson assesses a sporty legend taking its final bow. WHAT’S NEW?For close to 30 years, Subaru’s WRX has been a four-w; Read More
Keeping relevant barometers in mind is always appropriate, yet with BMW’s iX, does that just confine us to the Audi e-tron, Mercedes-Benz EQC, Jaguar i-Pace and Tesla Model X? Look at the i3, Munich’s urban-centric electric, about to be re; Read More
Richard Bosselman puts the versatile Isuzu MU-X workhorse through its paces. Diesel seven-seater family four-wheel drives that can adeptly take on big kilo towing are something of a rare breed these days. Those that can do that, and are al; Read More
