Charging ahead
An Australian-based global electric vehicle charging company JOLT is to roll out free and fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers around New Zealand, from next month. The first chargers will be installed at Mitre 10 stores and retail locations in Christchurch, Auckland, and Wellington this year, to be followed by hundreds more during the […]
Semi silent & SUV
The Toyota Highlander has been a firm favourite for SUV buyers both in the private and fleet sectors for many moons now. The latest generation is the first to incorporate the semi-silent running of hybrid powertrains. My test car was the range topping ZR Limited Hybrid at $74,990. All Highlanders share the same […]
Torque talk
Which do you prefer? A car with an automatic, or manual transmission? There was once a time when both the option of shifting gears yourself or letting the car do it for you equally shared the stage across the New Zealand automotive landscape. Today, things are very different. Like the Sumatran Tiger, the […]
A classy Italian
Unveiling a new sports car, such as the Maserati MC20 (above) is always an event. The Italian trident’s newest mid-engine flagship supercar has arrived in Christchurch and was recently unveiled by local Maserati agents Euromarque at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The vehicle marks the start of an important new chapter for the Maserati […]
Torque talk
The “Road to Zero” is already well underway. It has been a couple of years since the Government made the announcement of achieving a “zero” road death toll by 2050. The spearhead of this goal is the country’s speed limits. While I do agree some technical and off camber rural 100km/h roads with […]
Zero emissions from fully electric
Available foR the fiRst time, the fully electRic BMW 7 Series sedan will arrive in New Zealand later this year. The fully electric i7 which is based on the seventh-generation 7 Series flagship sedan joins BMW’s rapidly expanding line-up of forward-thinking, zero emissions mobility solutions. The combination of efficient electric drive optimised adaptive […]
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