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The latest luxury car reviews from the BusinessDesk team and drivencarguide.co.nz

Review: The Land Rover Defender Series 110 First Edition - not just a city-slicker pretty boy
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Review: The Land Rover Defender Series 110 First Edition - not just a city-slicker pretty boy

This is not just a car… it’s a Defender. A lot of cliches get thrown around about the storeyed, rugged Land Rover Defender. Everyone seems to have had a parent-in-law or grandparent who had some treasured vehicle that could do anything and never missed a beat. My father-in-law Ro...

Matt Martel 20 Nov 2020
Review: Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR - the race-ready hatchback that will make you feel young again
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Review: Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR - the race-ready hatchback that will make you feel young again

I may have been corrupted by a hatchback. You can take your super-flash sports cars and luxury SUVs and park them where the sun don’t shine. I want a VW Golf GTI TCR. And I’m not a hatchback sort of guy. I’ve never owned one and never considered one when buying a car. But sometim...

Matt Martel 13 Nov 2020
Review: Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV - the tech wunderkind
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Review: Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV - the tech wunderkind

“If you do that again, I’ll shove this bacon-and-egg bap right into your face.”In sport mode, the Mercedes EQC has more acceleration power than is best for long-lasting marriages. But enough for a little bit of comedy gold. This is the first Merc I’ve driven since I sold (to a wr...

Matt Martel 06 Nov 2020
Review: Test driving the Audi RSQ3 – a Jekyll-and-Hyde SUV
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Review: Test driving the Audi RSQ3 – a Jekyll-and-Hyde SUV

The Audi RSQ3 is at first glance a fairly standard SUV. It does all the things an SUV should do.It is a bit sporty, but not dramatically so. Tows a respectable 1900kg (braked) and is all-wheel drive.It has the standard features you’d expect of Audi but seems a little, umm, safe.U...

Matt Martel 23 Oct 2020