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Toyota ends year on a high with No. 1 selling car

Friday, 16 January 2026

While many of Toyota’s new vehicle nameplates, such as Hilux, Hiace and Corolla continued to sell well across the country, it was the RAV4 that stole the show

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2026 Toyota RAV4 Pricing Announced

Friday, 16 January 2026

Undeniably New Zealand’s most popular car in both sales and customer acclaim, the sixth-generation RAV4 will arrive in the first half of the year with advanced safety technology, two electrified po

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RAM TRUCKS NZ Claims 10-Years as #1

Friday, 16 January 2026

RAM Trucks NZ is proud to announce a decade of dominance, securing the position of New Zealand’s number one-selling large pickup truck for the tenth consecutive year.

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Dirt Nation with Bryan Chang and Giti Radials - January

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

It’s all kicking off Put down that Christmas ham, it’s time to get back into action.

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On Patrol

Saturday, 27 December 2025

It’s come a long way, and done a lot of work. The Nissan Patrol has been on the road (and off the road) since 1951.

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Pathfinding at Port Waikato

Sunday, 21 December 2025

The first-generation Pathfinder was unveiled in May 1985 and was introduced in July 1986 as a ‘three-door’ body-on-frame SUV.

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Super Duty on the descent of Mount Terrible. Image by Mark Baker.

Things to look forward to - Ford launches the toughest Ranger of all

Sunday, 14 December 2025

The 4WD landscape is changing fast.

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Hitting the trail

Saturday, 13 December 2025

A week in a modern SUV is quite revelatory after spending a lot of time in 4WD utes.

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Hilux development engineers get to grips with New Zealand conditions

Friday, 12 December 2025

Two of Toyota Motor Corporation’s leading engineers behind the new-gen

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Yamaha YXZ UTVs like Carl Ruiterman's will run in a new open class in 2026

Dirt Nation with Bryan Chang and Giti Radials - December

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

A question of class Anything goes – an open UTV class will run next year in New Zealand.

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Ford resets its best seller

Friday, 05 December 2025

There's big change for Ford's Ranger family.

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Redarc expands Tow-Pro Link with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration

Thursday, 04 December 2025

Redarc Electronics is expanding the capabilities of its Tow-Pro Link electric brake controller with the addition of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration.

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Defender goes to Dakar

Friday, 28 November 2025

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Bendix explains workings of electric trailer brakes

Wednesday, 26 November 2025

When it comes to trailer or caravan brakes, there are several different options available, namely hydraulic, mechanical and electric actuation – the system you select will depend on several variabl

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Aimed at urban and family users, the U9 remains happy out in the mud

A leap forward: MGU9 launched in New Zealand

Friday, 14 November 2025

The MG brand has revealed its U9 midsize-plus ute for New Zealand in three models.

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New Nissan Navara on its way

Thursday, 13 November 2025

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Suzuki e VITARA set to arrive in New Zealand

Thursday, 13 November 2025

From the second quarter 2026, the fan-favourite Vitara is turning electric with the arrival of the Suzuki e VITARA.

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Ford farewells the Bi-Turbo Ranger engine

Thursday, 13 November 2025

Ford has announced significant updates to its powertrain offerings for the award-winning Ranger and Everest, enhancing the proven 2.0L turbo-diesel engine and expanding the availability of the pow

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