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

Singapore’s $316,000 Toyotas fuel angst over wealth gap
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Singapore’s $316,000 Toyotas fuel angst over wealth gap

Car ownership is a status symbol in a city-state where people can’t drive far.

Bloomberg 03 Feb 2024
EVs now plugged into $140m worth of road tax
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EVs now plugged into $140m worth of road tax

Road-user charges forecast to exceed $2 billion in the coming financial year.

Brent Melville 26 Jan 2024
Electric vehicles to pay for roads from April 1
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Electric vehicles to pay for roads from April 1

The free ride is coming to an end.

Staff reporters 16 Jan 2024
EV sales jump, utes stall as feebate scrapped
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EV sales jump, utes stall as feebate scrapped

Commercial vehicle sales 'significantly impacted' as ute buyers hold off.

Brent Melville 10 Jan 2024
I visited over 120 EV chargers. Dozens of them were broken
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I visited over 120 EV chargers. Dozens of them were broken

The Wall Street Journal 23 Dec 2023
EV feebate better for rich people - Transport Ministry
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EV feebate better for rich people - Transport Ministry

Brent Melville 22 Dec 2023
Review: the BMW i5 M60 xDrive – sophistication on steroids
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Review: the BMW i5 M60 xDrive – sophistication on steroids

Brent Melville 10 Dec 2023
Rental market helps boost pedestrian car sales
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Rental market helps boost pedestrian car sales

Staff reporters 05 Dec 2023
Born to be wild – Cupra’s sporty new hatchback
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Born to be wild – Cupra’s sporty new hatchback

Matt Martel 03 Dec 2023
A Jeep built for the luxurious future
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A Jeep built for the luxurious future

Matt Martel 12 Nov 2023
EV makers turn to discounts to combat waning demand
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EV makers turn to discounts to combat waning demand

The Wall Street Journal 08 Nov 2023
Building a dream, one car sale at a time
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Building a dream, one car sale at a time

Matt Martel 05 Nov 2023
Petrol car sales plummet as EVs soar
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Petrol car sales plummet as EVs soar

Staff reporters 03 Nov 2023
The empire (Toyota) strikes back
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The empire (Toyota) strikes back

Matt Martel 29 Oct 2023
BMW NZ numbers ramped up by battery-powered sales
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BMW NZ numbers ramped up by battery-powered sales

Staff reporters 16 Oct 2023
Car dealers brace for EV surge, ute slump
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Car dealers brace for EV surge, ute slump

Oliver Lewis 10 Oct 2023
VW’s electric flagship, frankly, lacks a little spark
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VW’s electric flagship, frankly, lacks a little spark

Matt Martel 08 Oct 2023
Toyota adds Ezi to its rental car pool
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Toyota adds Ezi to its rental car pool

Brent Melville 03 Oct 2023
The MG4 – another low-cost EV from China with lots to like
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The MG4 – another low-cost EV from China with lots to like

Matt Martel 17 Sep 2023
The story of a Skoda and the long and winding road
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The story of a Skoda and the long and winding road

Brenda Ward 03 Sep 2023
Ferrari owners converge to play with $700k supercar
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Ferrari owners converge to play with $700k supercar

Brent Melville 24 Aug 2023
In China, it’s already cheaper to buy EVs than petrol cars
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In China, it’s already cheaper to buy EVs than petrol cars

Bloomberg 13 Aug 2023
Anxiety over taking long EV trips becoming a thing of the past
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Anxiety over taking long EV trips becoming a thing of the past

Brent Melville 06 Aug 2023
A mighty wind: The Maserati Grecale is a renaissance car
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A mighty wind: The Maserati Grecale is a renaissance car

Matt Martel 16 Jul 2023
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