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3 September 2020

BMW gives X5 and 3 Series a mid-life update

BMW New Zealand has released details of the new X5 Sport Activity Vehicle and two new 3 Series models, all of which have received mid-life updates
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3 September 2020
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James Bond’s submarine Lotus sells for over million dollars

The Lotus Esprit submarine car driven by James Bond in the 1977 film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ has sold at auction, in best James Bond tradition, to...
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3 September 2020
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Top 10 Championship Result For Valvoline Ford

The Tasman Motorsports Group (TMG) Valvoline Ford has finished the 2013 V8 Supertourer Series inside the Top 10 of the teams championship following the last and final round...
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3 September 2020
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Launch of the Kia Soul

Think of the new Kia Soul as a reboot of a franchise that failed to live up to its early promise – at least in New Zealand....
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3 September 2020
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Mitsubishi posts biggest improvement in exhaust emissions

Mitsubishi’s commitment to lessening the environmental impact of its fleet is translating directly onto New Zealand’s roads, with the company recording the biggest improvement in CO2 exhaust emissions...
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3 September 2020
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S and RS vehicles make up nearly a quarter of Audi NZ sales

New Zealanders’ love for high-performance vehicles has been proven with Audi New Zealand’s latest sales figures showing S and RS vehicles make up 24% of the purchasing mix...
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3 September 2020
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Hyundai hints at the style of the all-new i20

Hyundai has revealed design renderings of the All-New i20, which was designed at Hyundai Motor’s Design Centre Europe in Rüsselsheim, Germany....
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3 September 2020
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BMW launches striking virtual reality race car

BMW has unveiled new a race car of a very different kind – a virtual one for the upcoming video game Gran Turismo 6....
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3 September 2020
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Subaru launches new car dealership in New Plymouth

Subaru has a new fully authorised sales and service dealership in New Plymouth....
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3 September 2020
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Rollinson dives into the deep end with BNT NZ SuperTourers

Auckland racing driver Gene Rollinson is being thrown in the deep end – once again – in the BNT NZ SuperTourers races at Hampton Downs this weekend....
3 September 2020
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Lyons Wins But Only After Ross Grabs Early Race Lead

For two tumultuous laps series points leader Steve Ross (McRae GM1) led quickest qualifier Michael Lyons (Lola T400) in the first MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series race on the first day of competition at the big Skope Classic motor racing meeting in Christchurch.
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3 September 2020
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Volvo Presents the All-New Volvo V40:

Scandinavian luxury look and feel with class-leading safety and driving dynamics.
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3 September 2020
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Subaru Outback 2.5i

Big news about Subaru in the past few months has been its shift from conventional automatic gearboxes to Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT).
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3 September 2020
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Freight handlers pull together to keep Brother Rally New Zealand on track

Ensuring precious cargo shipped for next week’s Brother Rally of New Zealand arrives safely and in plenty of time, numerous agencies have pulled together to have the sea-freighted containers wharf-side long before the 21-24 June event.
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