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Mazda MX-5: The automatic choice

opportunities that arose. (Mazda, Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe Auto, Roadster Coupe Auto, 1998, 6-Speed ... the Mazda MX-5 gain more than it loses when fitted with a folding metal roof and automatic transmission ... with a folding metal roof, and - even more so - with an automatic gearbox. I certainly sympathise with those ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 5 Dec 2009 - 7:00am - 0 comments

Peugeot diesels an automatic choice

, Sedan, 2006, 1501 - 2000cc, 4 doors, 6-Speed Manual, Otago Daily Times) ... for diesel sales: the absence of diesel automatics from its best-selling 307 range. That has just changed with the introduction of six-speed diesel automatic variants across the 307 range. The new automatic arrives ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 30 Sep 2006 - 6:47pm - 0 comments

Ford FIESTA LX 1.6L 5 Door Automatic 2012

with 6-speed powershift automatic transmission. With Features Including: - 15 Alloys - 7x Airbags ... Ford, Fiesta, Lx 1.6l 5 Door Automatic, 2012, 1600cc , 600 ... Location: Dunedin Doors: 5 doors Transmission: Automatic ...

Car Ad - DC Motors - 10 Jan 2013 - 10:41am - 0 comments

Mazda6 of the best

and far between, and generally carry a six-figure price tag.   (Mazda, Station Wagon, 2200, 6-Speed Automatic) ... -speed SKYACTIV automatic transmission that includes paddleshift controls on the steering wheel. Along ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 8 Jun 2013 - 5:14am - 0 comments

VF Commodore - Holden's hope to stay in the game

-cylinders.''     (Holden, Commodore, Sedan, 3000, 6-Speed Automatic) ... savings that an automatic stop/start system and the use of global rather than local electronic ...

Vehicle Review - Richard Bosselman - 1 Jun 2013 - 5:08am - 0 comments

Ford delivers with new Kuga

-ordinates, in a serious accident in which airbags are deployed. (Ford, 4x4 / SUV, Kuga, 1600, 6-Speed Automatic) ...

Vehicle Review - Richard Bosselman - 18 May 2013 - 5:04am - 0 comments

Upgrades reduce Sorento's off-road appeal

the rest of the time. (Kia, 4x4 / SUV, Sorento, 5 doors, 6-Speed Automatic) ... to steering angle and speed. Leather trim, keyless entry and start, parking sensors, an automatic self ... over winding stretches of tarmac. Add into the equation a fine six-speed automatic gearbox ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 4 May 2013 - 5:30am - 0 comments

New Holden Cruze Sportwagon let down by engine

to be offered with one of those engines here too.   (Holden, Cruze, Station Wagon, 6-Speed Automatic) ... petrol engine and features a six-speed automatic gearbox. The two versions on offer are the fleet ...

Vehicle Review - David Thomson - 27 Apr 2013 - 5:09am - 0 comments

Refined new Mazda 6 diesels not making up the numbers

, but not imperative from this initial experience. (Mazda, 6, 6-Speed Automatic, Otago Daily Times) ...

Vehicle Review - Richard Bosselman - 23 Mar 2013 - 4:30am - 0 comments

Hyundai adopts a confident approach with i30

, or elsewhere. (Hyundai, Hatchback, i30 Elite Auto, 2012, 2000, 5 doors, 6-Speed Automatic, 4, Otago Daily ... the 105kW/186Nm 2.0-litre of old - and a six-speed automatic in place of the previous four. The most ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 2 Feb 2013 - 4:07am - 0 comments

Old-school design brings old-school tough

covers the basics. (Holden, 4x4 / SUV, Colorado 7, 2012, 2776cc, 6-Speed Automatic, Otago Daily ... -cylinder turbo-diesel married to a six-speed automatic is a direct lift, body panels forward of the centre door ...

Vehicle Review - Richard Bosselman - 12 Jan 2013 - 4:30am - 0 comments

More MX-5 magic from Mazda

indeed, especially on a warm, sunny day.   (Mazda, MX-5, 2000, 6-Speed Manual) ... , including a choice of six-speed manual (as tested) or six-speed automatic transmission. What's new ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 9 Mar 2013 - 4:11am - 0 comments

Good sport - Toyota 86 lives up to the hype

, for assessment as soon as it is able.     (Toyota, 86, Coupe, 2000, 6-Speed Automatic) ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 15 Dec 2012 - 4:03am - 0 comments

Sorento facelift more than skin-deep

/ SUV, Sorento, 2200, 6-Speed Automatic) ...

Vehicle Review - Richard Bosselman - 17 Nov 2012 - 4:06am - 0 comments

Volvo V40 delivers in diesel

,990 V40 D4 6-speed manual, not the $64,990 V40 T5 R-Design. While a long way shy of the T5 in power ... to be matched.       (Volvo, Hatchback, V40, 2000, 6-Speed Manual) ... such advanced active safety features as City Safe automatic braking and a pedestrian airbag. Mercifully ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 16 Feb 2013 - 4:11am - 0 comments

Toyota delivers with new Aurion

, Aurion, Sedan, Sportivio SX6, 3500, 6-Speed Automatic) ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 22 Sep 2012 - 5:04am - 0 comments

Dodge takes Journey to new level of comfort

-natured, decently appointed family carry-all of the modern kind. (Dodge, 4x4 / SUV, Journey, 2012, 3600, 6-Speed Automatic, 3, Otago Daily Times) ... the front wheels via a slick-shifting six-speed automatic transmission, it transforms both the performance ...

Vehicle Review - David Thomson - 25 Aug 2012 - 5:28am - 0 comments

Mazda makes an impact with new CX-5

within. (Mazda, 4x4 / SUV, CX-5, 2200, 6-Speed Automatic) ... of the 129kW/420Nm diesel motor and six-speed automatic being superior to the adequate match of 114kW/200Nm 2 ... control, electronic brake-force distribution, brake assist and the automatic activation of the vehicle ...

Vehicle Roadtest - David Thomson - 11 Aug 2012 - 5:08am - 0 comments

ISG a classy touch to Kia's Rio

-star European NCAP rating.   (Kia, Hatchback, 1400, 6-Speed Manual) ... automatics as well as manuals. ISG-type technology is now so commonly deployed at the premium upper end ... automatic. A standard-cycle fuel economy return of 5.3 litres per 100km gives it a substantial 17 ...

Vehicle Review - David Thomson - 20 Oct 2012 - 4:05am - 0 comments

European touch to new Hyundai i30

-conditioning efficiency and shortens gear-changing to provide better fuel-burn potential. (Hyundai, Hatchback, 6-Speed Automatic) ... .8-litre petrol in purely automatic form plus a revised version of the 1.6-litre turbo-diesel, in manual ...

Vehicle Review - Richard Bosselman - 21 Jul 2012 - 5:09am - 0 comments