Holden releases Equinox SUV, with segment-leading performance and value
Simon Watts/Holden Holden has shown its Equinox crossover to New Zealand media, at an event in the Taranaki, with an ambitious target to reclaim the C-segment SUV market. The Equinox—which our international readers may recognize with a Chevrolet badge—takes over from the Korean-sourced Holden Captiva, a car that débuted over a decade ago in […]
Volvo teases XC40 with discussion about interior, promises more choice and colour
Geely’s premium brand, Volvo, will soon launch its XC40 compact SUV, the first time the brand has created an entry for this market. The company has teased the new car by discussing its interior, but has kept the exterior under wraps. The new model completes a three-pronged approach to the SUV market, complementing […]
Prince William plays polo for charity at Maserati tour leg; La Martina designs commemorative shirts
Stuart Wilson After HRH Prince Harry played polo for his charity, his brother, HRH Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, played for the Maserati team as part of the company’s international polo tour, at the Beaufort Polo Club in Tetbury, Gloucestershire on Sunday. The match was in aid of Child Bereavement UK and Fields in […]
Renault releases first details of Koleos II, its most upscale SUV yet
We had anticipated this announcement since Salvatore Marti, operations’ manager of Renault New Zealand, told us to wait till April 21 to see photographs of the Koleos II, the company’s latest SUV. He never said Renault Maxthon, which was the name bandied about by the media for part of 2016. There’s a logic to […]
Land Rover Discovery Sport revealed—claimed to be most versatile, capable premium compact SUV
Tata’s Jaguar Land Rover unit has released the Land Rover Discovery Sport, the successor to the Freelander. Land Rover has abandoned the Freelander name, which mainly had support from the UK market, but was less known elsewhere. By using the Discovery name, the new model can trade off the larger, more established SUV’s goodwill […]
Volvo releases details of second-generation XC90
Volvo has released official information on the second-generation XC90, replacing the original SUV that first caught the public’s attention in 2002. The new XC90 is aimed at a more affluent audience while preserving traditional Volvo values, as the Swedish brand aims to increase its international sales as a prestige marque, especially in China. […]
Daniel Craig launches Range Rover Sport in New York: official images and videos
Updated March 28, 2013 at 10.56 a.m. GMT with The Delivery film and other highlights James Bond star Daniel Craig has helped launch the Range Rover Sport in New York City with a drive through Manhattan, revealing the car to a celebrity audience that included former American football player Michael Strahan, Yasmin Le Bon, Zara […]
Peugeot to release 2008 crossover, with international appeal
Peugeot has announced its 2008 crossover, a B-segment urban vehicle with off-road pretensions. As with most crossovers, it’s not the ideal vehicle with which to go mud-plugging, but it has the look of toughness and a raised ride height that buyers of the genre like. Surprisingly, they are doing well in many countries, including […]
New Zealand Fashion Week New Gen designers create four special BMW X1s
They’re not quite the famous BMW Art Cars, but they come close: four of the New Gen design labels at New Zealand Fashion Week have created their own BMW X1 vehicles, using inspiration from their collections to decorate the SUVs. Dmonic Intent, Silence Was, Daniel K and Arielle Mermin worked with BMW, Omnigraphics and […]
Peugeot hybrid and Volkswagen off-road estates ready for ordering
Top The Volkswagen Passat Alltrack, a raised off-road version of the Variant. Above Peugeot goes one better by making its estate-based off-roader a hybrid. With fuel still getting more expensive, it’s hard to believe that SUVs remain in fashion. In Europe, raised estate cars that think they’re SUVs are still coming from the manufacturers, with […]
