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Fred Alvrez

How an earth to start this? I've been car/bike/truck crazy since I was a teen. Like John, I had the obligatory Countach poster on the wall. I guess I'm more officially into classic cars than anything else - I currently have a '65 Sunbeam Tiger that left the factory the same day as I left the hospital as a newborn with my mother. How could I not buy that car? Recently my wife and I drove across the USA in a brand-new Dodge Challenger, and then shipped it home. You can read more on www.usa2nz.co.nz I'm also an Observer for the Institute of Advanced Motorists - trying to do my bit to make our roads safer.

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Automotive News

A quiet achiever in the small hatchback market, the Focus has been with us for decades. It’s one of those cars you don’t notice, until you start to actually look for them – then they appear in numbers. Ford did have the previous version of the Endura available in New Zealand since early 2018, but those who knew the new model was...
Advice

We recently tested the Kona EV – a small electric SUV with a substantial battery capacity. Lots of people ask questions when we have an EV on test, popular ones are ‘how do you charge them’? And, ‘what does it cost’?So then - what’s the skinny on charging your electric car, big battery or small?Just like charging...
SUV's & MPV's

The Big Daddy of the X range of BMWs, the X5 has undergone a facelift for 2019, and has received some more tech.The X5 has been a great seller for BMW New Zealand. With half of X5 sales the base X30d model, happily this is the one BMW sent us to review.After having just got out of the all-new Audi Q8, can the X5 continue to keep...
SUV's & MPV's

The Audi Q8 was one much-anticipated car last year. It looked stunning in the photos, and the specs seemed good. You sure get a lot for your money with the Q8.But really, what would it go like? Is it all bling with no substance? It’s been too long since we’ve had an Audi to review, and this was one I was really looking forward...
Lexus

Lexus New Zealand has launched a totally new model, the UX. While Lexus still has the smaller CT200 (which will continue production for the time being) the UX is an all-new model, based on the GA-C platform, with a low centre of gravity, alloy doors, bonnet and front fenders. The rear hatch is made of a mix of polymer resin and...
Reader's Rides

One of my most memorable drives on any road ever, is not in a $250,000 BMW M5, or a Honda Type R, or a Mercedes Benz AMG. The year was 1986, and I drove a Hertz rental front-wheel drive Toyota Corolla 1.3 manual – the base model – from Auckland to Wellington. The best part of that trip was the road from Kihikihi to Mangakino in south...
AMG

Tell me this design doesn't get your heart racing. Yet another two AMG models for New Zealand, both equally impressive in design and specifications - not to mention power trains.The first four-door sports coupé solely developed by Mercedes-AMG is set to arrive in New Zealand with the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ able to sprint from...
Skoda

The Kodiaq has gathered a strong following in New Zealand, due mainly to its sharp initial pricing and also of course taking out the 2017 Car of the Year award.For 2019, ŠKODA is bringing us an RS model - apparently the fastest 7-seater to go around Nürburgring’s Nordschleife track. That some claim to fame, and we are now looking...
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