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CONTENTS Cover Story 4 Mazda BT-50 COTY 2011 6 Compact business car of the year 8 Small business car of the year 10 Medium business car of the year 12 Large business car of the year 14 Executive business car of the year 16 4WD of the year 17 Utility of the year 18 Van of the year Briefings 20 Land Rover boss speaks out 21 MTA on fuel prices News 22 Ford Kuga now in NZ 24 Nissan redefines the van 25 Holden SUV duo shown New Models 26 BMW 1 Series 27 Citroen C4 and others 28 Holden Cruze hatchback 30 Toyota Yaris

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45 Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel

Workhorse 47 Ford Ranger 48Hino hybrid 50 Toyota Hilux 4x2 Road Reports 60 Ford Mondeo long term 61 Hyundai i40 wagon 62Holden Cruze long term 63 Kia Optima 64Skoda Yeti 65Skoda Yeti WAV 66Renault Fluence 67 Ford Territory RWD 68 Hyundai Accent

46 Porsche Panamera diesel

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38 Lowering fleet costs 51 Forklifts 54 Load carrying Eco 32 Kia Picanto 33 Eco news 36Honda Insight long term Executive 44 Range Rover Evoque launched

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Recent crash test results from EuroNCAP and the Australian New Car Assessment Programme (Ancap) are interesting, to say the least (see p23).

Generally the standard of new vehicles coming into New Zealand is improving, and drivers and passengers on average have more protection than ever before, along with the (electronic) ability to avoid crashes in the first place.

However this raises another question when we see the sort of findings emerging from Chinesemade vehicles. Some of these results are at a low level which many find unacceptable – and rightly so – with indignation levels commensurate with the commentator’s personal or corporate agenda.

But what they seem to conveniently overlook is that many brand new commercial vehicles score even worse than the two stars quoted for Chery’s latest SUV, or certainly as poorly, yet there is a deafening silence on this issue.

Does that mean our tradies, delivery drivers, farmers and construction workers are less valuable than a soccer mum? Are your employees not worthy of the decent protection OSH demands from a workplace environment just because they’re driving?

And what about the second-hand vehicles coming into the country by the shipload? Where do these stand in terms of safety? Do they have more than the most basic safety equipment?

How many of them would split open like sardine tins in an offset collision – which is the most common sort?

Fact is, it’s probably still safer to drive a two or 3-star new car than a 10-year-old one.

There seems to be no traction from either the Government or the road safety gurus to do anything about improving the standards of imported vehicles, save making the odd comment here and there.

I find it hard to fathom why, in a country where legislation is enacted for the most mundane of reasons, nothing is being done to improve vehicle standards.

You’re not allowed to smack your child, but it’s perfectly legal to strap him into a potential death trap!

The Government wants to restrict the emissions coming out of the tailpipes of imported vehicles, but where’s the insistence on decent safety ratings? Are your lungs more important than the rest of your body?

The answer, of course, is that to tackle this real safety issue would be a political hot potato, and even if there was the will to start it would quickly

be passed on from one authority to another until it was cool enough to be quietly dumped!

Is it that emissions has become a great buzzword, something everybody wants to be seen to be tackling, while safety once more takes the back seat?

Or is it just that there’s money to made from emissions taxation, but none from improving vehicle safety standards?

Here are some examples from Ancap and Euro NCAP: 1-star Hyundai Accent (tested 1998) Isuzu D-Max/Holden Rodeo/Colorado (tested 2008) Mitsubishi Express SWB van 2003 on Mitsubishi Lancer (tested 1998) Nissan Almera (1999-2001) Nissan Urvan 2001 on Rover 100 (tested 1997) Saab 900 (tested 1997) 2-star Chery J11 2011 on Chrysler Voyager 2006-2007 Great Wall SA 220 2009 on Great Wall V240 2009 on Ford Courier 4x4 1999- 2006 Ford Mondeo 1997-2001 Ford Ranger 2008-2011 Holden Barina 2005-2007 Honda Civic 1998-2000 Hyundai Sonata 1998-2000 Kia Carnival/Sedona 2003-2006 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 1997-2002 Mitsubishi Triton 4x2 1999-2006 Nissan Micra 1997-2003 Peugeot 406 1997-2006 Merry Christmas.

On that sobering thought I’d like to take another moment or two to wish you a happy Christmas and New Year break on behalf of the Company Vehicle team.

Have a great festive season, and remember, if you’re going out and having a drink, make sure you’ve got one of your party as a designated driver. That way you’ll ensure all your memories of this Christmas season are fond ones.

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We all know that excellent fuel efficiency and the highest possible 5-star ANCAP safety rating are important factors to consider when choosing fleet vehicles. Now, Holden can add another very attractive feature. A ‘Large Business Car of the Year’ award for Commodore and ‘Small Business Car of the Year’ award for Cruze.

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A ute for all reasons Mazda wants customers to know that the new Mazda BT-50 isn’t a clone of the Ford Ranger, even though both have similar underpinnings. Robert Barry reports.

Mazda has launched its new BT-50, and although it has most of the underpinnings of the recently released Ford Ranger, Mazda says it has taken its own route when it comes to the details with three specification grades now available to fleet buyers.

The biggest change from the previous BT-50 line-up is the addition of a new Limited grade double cab 4x4 wellside ute that is solely available with a 6-speed automatic transmission.

Unlike the Ford Ranger, Mazda has decided that cruise-control, Bluetooth, airconditioning, power windows and mirrors and keyless entry will be standard across the entire range of GLX single cab and freestyle cab models, as well as the double cab GSX and Limited models.

This means that council employees and road construction gangs will enjoy the safety benefits of hands-free telephone operation as well as the improved passenger space that the work-a-day BT-50 GLX offers.

But it’s still a work-focussed vehicle on steel wheels without the cosmetic fripperies of the GSX and Limited. The GLX retains the

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vinyl flooring that copes with dirty boots and tools and equipment thrown into the cabin. All GLX models are specified with a 6-speed manual transmission.

The GSX specification adds 17-inch alloy wheels, a leather-wrapped gear shift knob and steering wheel, fog lamps, chrome mirrors, chrome door handles, aluminium finish side steps, carpet, chrome rear step bumper, and a height-adjustable driver's seat to the package. GSX models offer the option of a 6-speed automatic transmission in both 4x2 and 4x4 variants.

The automatic only Limited BT-50 4x4 mimics its Mazda passenger car siblings with leather upholstery, dual zone climate controlled air conditioning, rear parking sensors, auto dipping mirrors, auto-headlamps, rain-sensing wipers, power fold mirrors and integrated side markers.

Programme manager for the BT-50, Takasuke Kobayashi, says he wanted to create a completely different kind of ute, one with the

personality of a passenger car.

An engineer in utility development at Mazda for more than 30 years, he says in that time he has probably heard more

customer feedback on utilities than any other Mazda employee.

“My team developed dynamic styling and equipment levels that match high specification C/D segment cars,” he says.

“We aimed the new BT-50 at people who actively use their utility for business, family activities and outdoor leisure.”

The development of the new vehicle was shared between Mazda in Japan and Ford in Australia. Mazda led the development of the rolling chassis in addition to producing all prototype vehicles, with more than 50 fulltime engineers based in Australia as long as four years on the project.

The design team says it gave the new BT-50 dynamic proportions based on a wedge shape, and adopted styling features that make it immediately recognisable as a Mazda from any angle.

We think it’s a quite a different look for a light commercial vehicle and although the company says it has been well received by its dealer network and current customers, we feel there may be some buyer resistance to the new shape.

The BT-50 2WD models are equipped with dynamic stability control (DSC), anti-lock brakes (ABS), electronic brake distribution (EBD), traction control (TCS), load adaptive control (LAC) hill launch control (HLC) and electronic brake assist (EBA).

Other electronic features that are shared with the Ford Ranger include roll stability control (RSC) which monitors vehicle behaviour and brakes individual wheels as necessary to prevent rollover. Trailer sway assist (TSA) senses when a trailer begins to sway and varies the vehicle’s left and right wheel speeds in response.

Every 4WD Mazda BT-50 (regardless of whether its transmission is automatic or manual) has an electronically controlled, shift-on-the-fly transfer case that allows the driver to shift between 2WD and 4WD at any time using a switch located on the floor console.

The driver can shift between 2H and 4H with the vehicle moving at speeds up to 120km/h and the accelerator pedal released.

For shifting between 4H and 4L the driver must stop the vehicle and press the clutch pedal (with a manual transmission) or place the shift lever in the neutral position (with an automatic transmission).

Hill descent control and an electric locking rear differential are standard on all 4WD versions. The driver can activate and deactivate the locking rear differential using an easy-to-reach switch on the centre console.

This is an important differentiating feature for Mazda as the locking differential

is only available as standard on Ford’s top Wildtrak Ranger, and is an option on some other models.

When not laden and shod with 265 tyres, the Dual Cab has ground clearance of 237mm, an approach angle of 28.2deg, a departure angle of 26.4deg, and a breakover angle of 25.0deg.

Maximum wading depth is 800mm for 4WD vehicles (up from the current 750mm).

The BT-50 range will be available solely with a new inline five-cylinder 20-valve 3196cc diesel engine which gives maximum power of 147kW/3,000rpm and maximum torque of 470Nm at 1,750– 2,500rpm (EEC). This engine is sourced from Ford and is not part of the Mazda Skyactive technologies programme.

The all-new six-speed automatic transmission replaces the previous five-speed automatic transmission, the closely spaced gear ratios giving excellent torque from low engine speeds with low emissions and improved fuel efficiency. The transmission has its own control unit, which allows high-speed gearshift control while communicating with the engine control module to enable smooth, precise shifting and respond to the driver’s demands.

Behind the wheel the new BT-50 is quite simply so much more refined on-road and so much easier to drive off-road than its predecessor, thanks to the huge leaps in engine refinement, the reduction of noise vibration and harshness, the much enlarged cabin, and the ease in which the electronics cut-in and assist the driver to cross muddy terrain and traverse safely downhill.

For the media launch Mazda set up an off-road test which included wet grass and forestry tracks at Poronui Station near Taupo.

We came away impressed, and it’s a

testament to the vehicle’s locking diff and hill descent control that a group of people who don’t regularly drive off-road were able to pilot the BT-50 through some very challenging conditions.

While the purists may not be in favour of the electronics, I can’t help but think that Mazda has succeeded in building a better truck that will certainly appeal to a new and different audience.

One final point of difference for the potential BT-50 owner is the new Mazda commercial care servicing package.

During the three-year, 150,000km warranty period any new BT-50 owner can book a fixed price service for their vehicle safe in the knowledge that it will only cost $200 including GST. Scheduled service intervals are six monthly or every 10,000km (whichever occurs first) and Mazda will pick up the balance of any scheduled service cost from the dealer. Mazda also offers a three year unlimited km/24 hour on-call roadside assistance package.

Prices GLX single cab 4x2 cab/chassis, manual $35,295 GLX single cab 4x2 wellside, manual $37,395 GLX Freestyle cab 4x2 cab/chassis, manual $38,395 GLX Freestyle cab 4x2 GLX wellside, manual$40,295 GLX double cab 4x2 wellside, manual $42,695 GSX double cab 4x2 wellside, manual $45,495 GSX double cab 4x2 wellside, auto $47,495 GLX single cab cab/chassis manual $46,795 GLX Freestyle cab cab/chassis manual $49,795 GLX Freestyle cab wellside manual $51,795 GLX Plus Freestyle cab/chassis manual $50,995 GLX double cab cab/chassis manual $51,295 GLX double cab wellside manual $52,995 GSX double cab wellside manual $56,895 GSX double cab wellside auto $58,895 Limited double cab wellside auto $61,895

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Ford Fiesta Not that many years ago readers would have scoffed at the idea of compact cars topping the sales figures. But that’s what has happened as fuel economy and lower running costs take centre stage and companies downsize their fleets.

The Suzuki Swift has been a market leader in this regard, but inroads are also being made by European cars such as the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo, not to mention Japan’s Toyota Yaris and the Mazda2 or the new Korean-sourced Holden Barina Spark.

Tested this year: • Audi A1 • Abarth 500 • Alfa-Romeo MiTo TCT • Citroen C3 • Citroen DS3 • Ford Fiesta MY11 petrol and diesel • Honda Jazz and Jazz Sport • Holden Barina Spark • Hyundai i20 • Suzuki Swift • Skoda Fabia • Mazda2 Sport • MINI Cooper petrol and diesel • Nissan Micra • VW Polo 1.4 The Ford Fiesta range won our hearts and minds this year with its blend of large car features packed into a small and economical 6

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package that’s also fun to drive.

There are no fewer than six different variants in the lineup, all fitted with 1.6-litre motors — four 98kW petrol versions delivering 6.1L/100km or 146g/km and two different turbo-diesels, a 66kW “standard” unit averaging in at 4.4L/100km and 117g/km, and the 70kW version found in the EcoNetic model, Ford’s superstar at 3.7L/100km or 98g/km.

There are also three distinct models — the LX, available in petrol and diesel, manual and automatic; the Zetec, with a higher spec and more sporty image, also in manual and auto, but petrol only; and the EcoNetic, with manual only.

We particularly liked the Zetec. As the de facto top-of-the-range it comes with lots of bells and whistles including funky 16 inch alloy wheels, a rear window spoiler, and great sports seats, as well as front fog lights, a sports body kit and a slightly stiffer suspension.

More to the point, it’s also the first Ford Fiesta available with a 6-speed automatic gearbox — or, to be startling accurate, Ford’s Powershift double clutch ‘box.

It also gets a leather-rimmed steering wheel, a fully integrated Bluetooth handsfree connection as well as full iPod and MP3 integration, front, side curtain, thorax and driver’s knee (which along with a stability

programme gives it a 5-star Ancap safety rating) power windows, air conditioning and cruise control.

The Fiesta is a brilliantly-handling car and really lends itself to sporty driving.

Yet on the daily commute it’s superb, smooth and relaxed, leaving you to concentrate on what’s happening around you.

Although the suspension on the Zetec has been firmed up a little to give a sportier dynamic, it at no times felt harsh, again unlike VW’s approach, which often ends up making its sporty car suspension as stiff as a racing car’s!

Ford has given the Fiesta a nice interior, with a different approach to the layout of the controls than the usual, and it’s a refreshing and easy-to-follow layout that includes some clever thinking – such as the mouselike controller for setting up the menu (and which makes it dead easy to pair your mobile to the Bluetooth system) as well as welllabelled pushbuttons for all the audio and phone functions, plus a full keyboard so you can punch in phone numbers without having to get your phone out.

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Holden Cruze Series II What the motor industry calls the C-segment, and what we prefer to describe as small cars, are the Toyota Corolla-sized vehicles that make up the bulk of the new car market — and if truth be known, probably the bulk of the New Zealand market per se, new and used cars.

In Europe this has always been the strongest sector, and now, as more and more fleets abandon large Aussie cars in favour of more frugal offerings, it’s the most important sector here, too.

The contenders for our award in this class, as you can see below, were many and varied.

• Alfa-Romeo Giulietta • Holden Cruze Series II • Honda Insight • Hyundai Elantra sedan • Kia Cerato sedan and hatch • Mitsubishi ASX petrol and diesel • Mitsubishi Lancer • Mini Countryman • Nissan Qashqai Ti • Peugeot 308/3008 • Renault Megane • Renault Fluence • Subaru Impreza WRX • Skoda Yeti 1.2 TSI • Toyota Blade (Signature class) A couple stand out as close podium finishers.

These include the Hyundai Elantra, which has become so stylish it makes your eyes water, although it’s let down somewhat by its noisy diesel engine, and the Kia Cerato, especially since it is now 8

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available in both sedan and hatch.

However yet another Korean product was the one that got the nod — just.

It wouldn’t have happened 18 months ago. Although we liked the look of the Cruze, and its vast array of fixtures and fittings, the car was badly let down by two things. First of all, engines that quite frankly should never have been fitted into a modern car. And secondly, ride and handling qualities that ditto the last sentence.

But all that has now changed. There seems to have been a metamorphosis at Holden’s Korean division — or maybe it’s the fact that former Holden boss Mark Reuss is now able to call the shots at head office in Detroit.

Both its products, the Cruze and the Capitiva, have come in for mid-life makeovers that transform them, and the net result is that the Cruze is a vehicle we’d recommend even to our closest friends.

Another factor that influenced the judges was that the Cruze is now available in hatchback. Although this hadn’t been launched at the time the decision was made, it was close enough for us to be able to factor into the result — and in fact you can read about it on page 30.

So what made us change our minds?

Firstly, it’s the engine line-up. Yes, the asthmatic 1.8-litre engines are still available in the line-up, but they’re not given any star billing. Both CD 1.8-litre models are your basic workaday Cruzes, although they do have a fair amount of kit, with both manual and automatic

transmission, while the higher-specced CDX only comes with an auto shifter.

But it’s the new 1.4-litre turbo units that put the twinkle back into the Cruze’s metaphorical eye. These are thoroughly modern units, producing 103kW and 200Nm to give them sparkling performance thanks to their ability to rev and make the best of a fat slug of midrange torque.

At the same time as the new 1.4-litre motors were introduced, Holden swapped over to a vastly improved 2-litre diesel unit with more power and torque — at 120kW/360Nm it’s easily the most powerful offering in the Cruze range.

The other big change, of course, is to the ride and handling. Although the Series ICruze is built on the same platform as the Series II, it’s now been given a much more sophisticated Watts linkage rear suspension, more in line with that on the Opel Astra.

The net result is that you can drive with the Cruze, not against it, enjoying a more precise feel, a more surefooted response.

A modern offering.

Our favourite (of course) is the top-end SRiV automatic reviewed on page 64.

This comes with lots and lots of standard features, including such “big-car” items as a 10GB hard disc for recording music and pausing live radio and heated front seats.

The cherry on top is all the safety equipment, including ESP, enough to give all Cruze models a 5-star Ancap rating.

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Volkswagen Passat As last year, the medium category was bigger than expected — although as you can see from the list below there were a number of repeat performers from the Volkswagen Passat range.

However it wasn’t the company’s perseverance in sending us test vehicles that won our testers over, for there were some pretty formidable competitors to sort through before we made our final choices.

Here is the mid-size line-up: • Alfa-Romeo 159 Ti • Citroen C5 2.0 TDi • Ford Mondeo diesel • Hyundai i45 Elite • Holden Captiva 5 • Kia Optima • Kia Sportage 2.0 Urban • Mazda CX-7 • Peugeot 508 GT • Skoda Octavia 118 TSi • Suzuki Kizashi • Volvo S60 D5 • VW Passat TSI sedan • VW Passat TDI sedan • VW Passat 4M Variant Interestingly there’s a heady offering from Europe this year, with three from Korea and only two from Japan. Of the Koreans, the Holden Captiva and Kia Sportage, being SUVs, don’t really possess the refinement this demanding sector of the market requires, especially these particular models which fall at the bottom of their respective ranges.

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particularly in terms of refinement. The very short supply on the great-looking Kia Optima was a decisive tipping point.

Looking to Japan, the Mazda CX-7 is a good-looking and capable vehicle, but it’s getting a bit old now. It’s thirsty, and a bit too niched for the fleet segment.

The Suzuki Kizashi has come storming into the market on the back of a lot of hype, but whereas the Swift is almost a no-brainer when it comes to sales in the compact segment, the Kizashi has a lot more opposition in the mid-size sector.

If anything the things that make it great to drive — its slightly smaller dimensions compared to the opposition, and its great handling — aren’t what will appeal to an astute fleet manager.

Of the Europeans only three stand out. The Ford Mondeo is still going strong, but really it needs a bit of mid-life oomph. The Peugeot 508 is great on paper, but it’s perhaps too early to properly judge where it’s going as it tries to bridge two market segments, medium and large.

Volvo continues to present great cars, but price, as always with a car aimed more towards the luxury segment, could put off fleet buyers.

Which leads us to the Passat. We tried both petrol and diesel sedans, plus an allwheel-drive wagon, and each time we were delighted.

The new B7 Passat is essentially a highlyrevised version of the previous B6 model with new sheet metal at the front and rear

which brings it into line with the new VW “family look” ff. It’s an evolution rather than a revolution which is a good thing as the Passat accounts for 25 percent of all local VW sales.

The Passat sees a new instrument cluster and the console between the front seats has been redesigned, but as with most things VW, it’s the technology that takes the cake.

Things such as fatigue detection, LED daytime running lights, dynamic light assist, regenerative braking, stop/start system and low rolling resistance tyres to name but a few.

The Passat TSI Trendline is the sole petrol-powered model and right in the heart of the mid-size fleet sedan market.

It might be an entry level car but it doesn’t feel like it, nor does it drive like one and it’s got lots of spec.

And then there’s those basic elements that set it aside from the rest — ride quality, cabin serenity, engine response, and overall refinement. Add in competitive running costs and rock solid residuals and you would be foolish not to place this vehicle on your fleet shortlist.

VW was one of the first carmakers to introduce direct injection across the range, and the turbocharged 1.8-litre in the Passat is combined with a seven-speed DSG transmission to give class- leading economy yet great get-up-and go.

And then we get to the 2-litre TDI turbodiesels. Powerful, refined, super-economical.

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Holden Commodore Series II Although we tested nine vehicles in this category this year, a couple of them were doubled-up so to speak – or in the case of the Holden Commodore, tripled-up!

Here’s what we tested this year in the large car sector: • Ford Falcon XR6 • Holden Commodore SV6 • Holden Commodore SS-V • Holden Commodore Omega Sportwagon SIDI V6 • Honda Accord V6 • Mazda CX-9 • Skoda Superb 118 TSI Combi • Skoda Superb 103 TDi Combi 4x4 • Toyota Highlander Interestingly it was the Skoda which took the kudos last year, and there have been a few improvements this time around too, which made it hard to pass up. The combination of high-tech direct injections in the petrol model and the superb Volkswagen Group TDI motor in the turbo-diesels make this a frugal yet lively performer.

The Falcon continues to be one of our favourite large cars, but there wasn’t a lot “new” about the XR6 we tested – not enough, thought our test panel, to make it the ultimate winner.

The Toyota Highlander came in for a few tweeks in its latest iteration, and although it’s a great vehicle if you’ve a big family, it’s a thirsty beast thanks to that 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine. As a 4WD it has extremely limited abilities, and towing capacity is limited to 2000kg with a braked trailer.

The Mazda is a newcomer to our market.

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Essentially a bigger CX-7, like its smaller brother the CX-9 suffers from an identity crisis, and we feel as such will never really be a mainstream contender.

Which pretty much left the field open to the Commodore. As we noted with the Cruze, Holden seems to have upped its ante in the engineering department, and the latest Commodore is light years ahead of the Series I version thanks to the introduction of high-tech direct injection petrol engines that are flex-fuel capable, as well as other drive train and body panel technologies to increase fuel efficiency.

Although it’s no longer right at the top of the sales tree, either here on in its native Australia, the Commodore still has enough going for it to harass the smaller econoboxes which have taken over leadership.

Interestingly, it was the fuel-sipping qualities of the Commodore V6s with the 3-litre direction injection motor that impressed us most. Although many companies and individuals are switching over to SUVs to give the sort of space the Commodore gives, but with better economy, we question the wisdom of this, especially if one does the maths properly.

According to the official www.rightcar. co.nz website, in Holden’s own compact wagon range, we have a brace of petrol Captivas, the 2.4 and the 3.2, with figures of 10.7 litres/100 km and 11.5 litres/100 km. Holden doesn’t have a people mover, but the Dodge Journey returns 10.3 litres/100 km.

But the Commodore SIDI engine sedan and wagon do 9.3 litres/100 km!

Other factors which impressed included the Holden-iQ system which brings music, telephone and satellite navigation features to Series II models in one clear, package, with Bluetooth, USB, iPod and MP3 player integration, controlled through a 6.5-inch full colour multifunction touch screen mounted in the centre stack.

And we’re still talking excellent ride and handling, as well as good on-road presence, and lots of power, especially for overtaking.

With 190kW and 290Nm of torque you still feel a push in your back when you put your foot down, assisted by a smooth six-speed automatic transmission (with manual sequential option).

The Series II Commodore has styling and aerodynamic improvements which make the vehicle not only look fresher, but help reduce fuel consumption, as do the low rolling resistance tyres.

At the front there’s a squarer front bib, a larger grille with chrome surround and hexagonal mesh inner, plus new headlamps.

Inside, the dash and centre console surround have been improved, with new full width trim and heating and ventilation controls, as well as more soft-touch, less hard plastic.

Up the ante to the SV-6 and you add in a muscular 210kW direct injection 3.6-litre V6 allied with a 6-speed auto ‘gearbox yet still a claimed 9.8 litres/100 km overall consumption figure.

Not bad for a car which comfortably seats five, carries all their luggage, and will dash from zero to 100 km/h in around seven seconds!

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BMW 5 Series We qualify an Executive vehicle as one which retails from $70,000 and more.

This year’s bunch was a diverse group of luxury, sporting, and all-wheel-drive lifestyle vehicles.

Tested: • Audi A6,A7,A8 • BMW 535i,535d 550i • BMW X6, 650i Cabriolet • FPV GS,GT,GT E • Holden Calais Redline • Holden Caprice • Jeep Grand Cherokee • Lexus IS350 Ltd, F-Sport, CT200h F Sport • Mercedes-Benz C200 CGI, C220 CDI There’s a lot to choose between them.

When it comes to direct comparisons, the Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series cars are in the same size and price class. The BMW X6 and 650i Cabriolet are very niched.

The X6 always begs the question “Why” to us, as it’s neither a 4WD nor a sports car, but tries to be both while offering its own version of impracticality.

The Cabriolet? Beautiful, but not many company executives are going to qualify!

The Ford (FPV) and Holden products are all comfortable and in the case of the FPVs, exciting, but they’re also thirsty and, dare we say it, not quite in the same class as the German cars.

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cars doesn’t quite cross the class barrier, although it might appeal to a few executives who like to mix business with leisure.

The Lexus IS350 Ltd and F-Sport, are, like the Mercedes C-Class competitors, just a bit smaller than one would expect in this bracket, while the Audi A7 has awkward styling and some degree of impracticality, and the A8 moves into a high price bracket that limits its appeal.

So that brings us back to the Audi versus the BMW, and in the end the latter won most votes from our panel.

The 5 Series impressed us with its blend of performance, luxury, amenity and technology.

It offers an executive buyer a complete range of luxury vehicles with economical four-cylinder diesel engines as well as direct injection turbo-charged six-cylinder engines offering super performance with better emissions.

The latest models have also finally thrown off the yoke (or should it be joke) of the Bangle era designs, and gone back to the clean and handsome looks that took the BMW brand to its latest heights as a world leader in the luxury car market.

All the engines, including the V8 found in the 500i are mated to an 8-speed automatic ZF transmission as standard across the range, a first for the 5 Series.

The new transmission sports smooth and intuitive gear changes.

The 535i’s profile has been raised

and the model now hits the 0-100km/h mark in 6.1 sec. Though power has been increased, fuel consumption is lower by 1.3L/100km compared to the previous generation, tallying 8.4L/100km in the combined cycle.

Suspension has been altered in the form of a double wishbone configuration at the front, replacing the torsion beam used in the previous model.

BMW also introduced its full arsenal of EfficientDynamics technologies, including features such as brake energy regeneration.

Intelligent lightweight construction is ensured by features such as the doors, engine compartment lid, front side panels and suspension components made of aluminium.

Inside, everything is as you’d come to expect from the 5 Series with plush leather and wood finishes giving off a sense of elegance. The new satnav system is easier to use with the addition of driver-enabled “weighpoints”.

Controls are ergonomically placed and the 5 Series features BMW’s heads-up display allowing you to read controls such as speed and satnav directions without having to take your eyes off the road.

Much of the technology within the new BMW 5 Series has been carried over from the 7 Series. The EPS (electric power steering) used to control the front and rear wheels create a virtual wheelbase increase.

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Volkswagen Touareg As last year, the Four-Wheel-Drive of the Year award saw numerous entrants as the SUV sector continues to get a firmer grip on the overall market — possibly to the detriment of the large car segment.

• BMW X3 • Ford Territory • Hyundai ix35 • Hyundai Santa Fe • Holden Captiva 5 • Holden Captiva 7 • Jeep Patriot • Jeep Grand Cherokee • Kia Sportage • Land Rover Freelander • Mitsubishi Outlander • Nissan X-Trail • Nissan Pathfinder • Peugeot 4007 • Range Rover Vogue • Renault Koleos • Ssangyong Korando • Ssangyong Kyron • Toyota FJ Cruiser • Toyota Highlander • Toyota Prado V6 Limited • Volkswagen Touareg Amazingly this was our biggest selection and although it included some old favourites which had been upgraded, there were a couple of total newcomers, such as the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Toyota FJ Cruiser, and the Volkswagen Touareg.

And quite frankly, the final choice was made from these three.

The latest Grand Cherokee is a fine vehicle, but in some respects it has softened up a bit as it makes a push towards the luxury market.

The most notable nod towards on-road

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refinement and handling, as opposed to ultimate rock-climbing abilities, is the fact that the new Grand Cherokee has made the shift to independent suspension all round.

And there is the ultimate conundrum with the latest model Grand Cherokee - despite that obvious move towards improving onroad behaviour, it actually manages to feel slightly less convincing on the road than the model it replaces!

The FJ Cruiser is a horse of another colour entirely, and if anything moves into a slot the Grand Cherokee used to belong in, a no-compromise off-road performer. It’s fitted with Toyota’s lusty 3.5-litre V6, it’s got a separate ladder chassis, and it looks like it’s going to bash your head in if you look askew at it.

Which is where it is failing start and end.

It’s just a little too “tough” a truck, so that company fleets and even user choosers are not going to get it past the policymakers.

And then there’s the Touareg. Volkswagen changed direction with the latest version, offering a full low ratio 4WD off-road package as an extra-cost option only, and instead concentrating on improving the vehicle’s refinement and its appeal to a wider cross-section.

As a result of ditching the transfer case on most models the range is lighter, which makes it more agile and more fuel-efficient while performance from the V6 and V8 turbo-diesels is, well, just amazing.

The vehicle is more comfortable, too, and in fact covers several bases – it could have easily have been a contender in our Executive sector, too!

The standard Touareg gets the 4Motion

on-demand 4WD with a torque sensing centre diff. However to give it better off-road ability even without the low ratio ‘gearbox it has an off-road driving programme which — at the press of a button — tunes the centre diff, ABS brakes and stability programme for off-road duty, activates hill descent assist, and adjusts the automatic gearshift points.

At the same time the new Touareg is more versatile. The interior is more functional, with more comfortable seats and increased legroom in the rear, with the rear bench seat getting 160 mm of longitudinal adjustment, and an adjustable backrest.

As always, it is the engines which are the heart of the new Touareg.

Three TDI turbo-diesels with the latest common rail injection systems are on offer, two 3-litre V6s (150 kW/400Nm and 176kW/550Nm) and a 250kW/800Nm 4.2-litre V8, the latter the replacement for the V10 available with the previous model.

The new Touareg's optional Area View‟ camera system, which consists of four cameras positioned around the exterior of the vehicle, mean you get a clear aerial view of your vehicle. Makes for much easier parking in crowded city streets and enables you to see cross traffic at intersections, as well as the terrain directly in front of the vehicle, the latter ideal when cresting a hill or about to make a steep descent off-road.

Air suspension is standard on the V8, optional on the V6 models and there’s an available Dynamic Driving package.

All models can tow 3,500 kg (braked) and there’s a trailer stability system built into the electronic stability programme.

Ford Ranger Gone are the days when a ute was only owned by either a tradie or a farmer. Utes have entered a different era, and they’re being bought by fleets for use in the field as well as by user-choosers who can use their leisure potential over weekends.

As a result they have become more road-capable, even the 4WD models, and comfort has come to the fore. Some, in fact, are as comfortable as a car, more in fact than some cars aimed at the economy end of the market.

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Mazda BT-50 (old model) Mitsubishi Triton Nissan Navara ST-X Ford Ranger XLT (old model) Holden Colorado Ssangyong Actyon Sport Toyota Hilux Isuzu D-Max New Ford Ranger XLT Volkswagen Amarok Although there are 10 cars on the list, only two of them are new, and those are the Volkswagen Amarok and the new Ford Ranger, the others all being long in the tooth and scheduled for new models — although one, the Hilux, has already had a minor facelift that hasn’t changed much at all.

In fact next year is going to be very much the Year of the Ute, with a new SsangYong Actyon Sport, a new Holden Colorado, a more powerful V6 Nissan Navara, and a new Isuzu D-Max. So it came down to a straight fight between the new Ranger and the Amarok.

Both are larger than the others — albeit only slightly more than the Navara – and carry significantly more load. At the same time on-road refinement has been taken to new levels, while safety is also at a new high, particularly the Ranger, which became the first ute range to qualify for a full EuroNCAP 5-star rating, and a highlevel one at that.

The Amarok range received 4-stars in EuroNCAP but the top-end Highline model with ESP and six airbags gained 5-stars in the Aussie Ancap tests So what did it come down to in the end?

The Amarok at the moment comes with two 2-litre TDI turbo-charged engines, a 90kW version for 2WD models, and a twin-turbo 120kW in the 4WD. At the moment only double cabs are on offer, but a 2WD has been launched in overseas markets and should find its way here soon.

The engines have prodigious torque from really low down the rev range, in typical Volkswagen fashion, and generally they are great to drive. With one provisio.

There’s only a 6-speed manual gearbox available at the moment. And in a market where automatic gearboxes are slowly taking over as the preferred option, that’s a big limiting factor for many buyers.

There’s a 7-speed automatic on the way – it’ll be here around March, along with the single cab Amarok – and that should make a big difference to sales.

However the Ranger has no such problems, and from launch gets both manual and automatic 6-speed ‘boxes.

It also gets a bigger engine than the Amarok, a 3.2-litre inline 5-cylinder that

puts out no less than 147kW and torque of 470Nm – the latter easily bettering the top Amarok’s 400Nm — and let’s face it, in the ute market, as far as engines are concerned “big is good”.

There’s also a 4-cylinder 2.2-litre 110kW/375Nm turbo-diesel for the lowest priced XL single cab/chassis, while a 122kW/226Nm 2.5-litre petrol can be had on special order — if there’s enough demand.

Otherwise the rest of the range, which includes single and Supercab versions as well as the double cabs, gets the 5-cylinder, and each variant comes with a choice of the manual or auto boxes.

Off-road work is aided by its 237mm ground clearance and 800mm wading ability, and it’s also got stability control, traction control, an ABS braking system that compensates for off-road driving, and there’s also a system to stop trailer sway, there’s rollover mitigation, plus no fewer than six airbags.

Top features include Bluetooth with voice control, cruise control with steering-wheel-mounted controls, and air-con as standard on all variants, plus 17-inch alloy wheels and rear park sensors from XLT up.

It’s roomy both inside and outside the cab. The Super Cab has the biggest box volume in its class at 1.45 cu m while the Double Cab is among the best with 1.21 cu m. Tow rating is 3,350kg braked.

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Mercedes-Benz Vito Like last year the van market didn’t throw a lot at us, but the testers happily took to their roles as “white van men”.

And once again one stood out for its blend of safety features, driving comfort and economy.

Tested this year: • Hyundai iLoad • Mercedes-Benz Vito • Mercedes-Benz Vito Shuttle • Toyota Hiace ZX • VW Caddy Maxi • VW T5 Seikel 4Motion The Hyundai has a lot going for it, not least being styling that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Vito’s!

It has a 2.5-litre turbo-diesel pumping out 125kW/392Nm, coupled to a choice of manual or automatic transmission, both 5-speed units.

It has a tight turning radius and it swallows a big load in a handy-sized package. It has a 4-star Ancap crash test rating.

The Hiace, on the other hand, like so much product from Toyota, prefers the low-tech route, and quite frankly our testers found it quite uncomfortable and especially difficult to get in and out of.

The Caddy Maxi, based as it is on the Golf platform, is a great vehicle to drive, but is limited by its size, and more akin to small delivery jobs, while its big brother the T5 Seikel 4Motion is a big and lusty van that’s been modified to take it to out-of-the way places, limiting its practicality in normal situations somewhat.

The Mercedes-Benzs, however, take van driving to another level, and the company

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is more than proud of selling the first commercial van with a 5-star crash test rating.

The Vito got a fresh face, too, with smaller mirrors that deliver a greater field of vision, plus a range of new Euro V-compliant engines that deliver more power for less fuel, and use particle filters to help cut noxious emissions.

Transmissions come from the bigger Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with stop-start for the 6-speed manual. It saves fuel by 8-12 percent in New Zealand conditions.

Underpinning all this is a new chassis, with the same independent front and a revised rear suspension supporting a smarter, more car-like cabin with harder-wearing fabric upholstery designed for better breathability, an upgraded audio, and Bluetooth hands-free plus steering wheel audio controls fitted as standard to the Vito 116 and 122, or an optional extra on the Vito 113.

All models get dual front airbags, ABS brakes and stability control incorporating trailer stability assist as standard.

These vans employ super-efficient technology, so for example the alternator only charges when necessary.

Of course, we also tested the Vito Shuttle, and while this isn’t strictly speaking a “van”, it would be in American parlance, and with a little bit of switching around can easily be used as one.

The 113CDI Shuttle is the 8-seater version of the Vito van that sits somewhere between the basic commercial van version and the fully-pimped luxury Viano version. It's a lot closer to its seat-less namesake than the leather-lined Viano.

Inside, the design of the Vito’s dashboard is largely unchanged from the previous generation, but there is more stuff to play with. A multi-function steering wheel is standard on the 113, as is a trip computer and cruise control.

The same 2,143cc four-cylinder turbodiesel engine is used in three of the Vito van variants, and it’s available in three different states of tune.

The engines are impressive, ranging from an entry-level 100kW/310Nm on the Vito 113 through the Vito 116’s 120kW/360Nm and on to 165kW/440Nm in the Vito 122. The 113’s claimed average combined fuel consumption is 7.2L/100km and after a week of running around town in the Vito this figure looked easily achievable.

The 5-speed automatic transmission really does get the best from the engine and with the flexibility of the torquey diesel engine makes for effortless transport around town and out on the open road.

The steering is well-weighted and precise with surprising feel. Indeed, coming back to that whole car-like business, for a commercial vehicle the steering feels more like that of a premium passenger car. Body control is excellent and not just for a van.

The Vito 113CDI Shuttle really is that good and, as such, Mercedes will no doubt be hoping that it will do some real damage to the competition. It is certainly priced to do just that and it is just so damned good to drive that it surely has to be the new benchmark by which all other commercial vans will be judged.

The new 2011 Vito.

Less fuel consumption, more of everything else.

Usually, when you hear less fuel consumption, you think less performance. The new 2011 Vito puts paid to that. It’s more economical and kinder on the enviroment, yet more practical and dynamic. It combines the latest Euro Five engine with new Mercedes-Benz developed BlueEFFICIENCY technology, to reduce your fuel consumption by as much as 15%. The innovative ECO stopstart function automatically switches off the engine when idling and back on again when the clutch is engaged, further reducing your carbon footprint and saving you even more fuel.

When it comes to the business end of things, adaptive ESPÂŽ, sixspeed ECO gear transition and Bluetooth capabilities mean the Vito makes light work of any job, while a new comfort suspension and all-disc braking system increase its payload by up to 100kg. And, longer service intervals mean fewer unnecessary expenses and less downtime, so you can both spend more time working. With lower fuel consumption and better over-all performance, the new 2011 Vito just goes to show, sometimes less really is more.

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Land Rover boss on Defender

By Damien O’Carroll The next Land Rover Defender will be designed and built for a new class of owner, and although the views of current owners will be taken into account, they won’t override everything.

That’s the view of Land Rover global brand director John Edwards, who says the company is looking forward to the next decade with optimism and excitement.

Edwards, who was in Auckland recently for the final of the Rugby World Cup, said Land Rover’s worldwide sales were up 15 percent this year on last year’s record 25 percent increase.

The increasing numbers are expected to be added to by the demand for the just-launched Range Rover Evoque, which has far exceeded expectations with 35,000 pre orders.

Going on to talk about the Defender, he said that at the recent Frankfurt motor show Land Rover unveiled the DC100 concept, hinting at what a replacement for the iconic Defender might look like, and prompting howls of outrage from the Defender faithful.

Speaking about the DC100, Edwards said: “Some of the enthusiasts have not been very pleased by the design we showed at Frankfurt and we absolutely predicted that!

“The Defender enthusiasts have been huge advocates for us, so we take their views seriously. But we have to remember that some of them are driving a 25-year-old car they bought second-hand as a 15-year-old car, and we’re addressing a different area of the market.

“But DC stands for ‘Defender

Concept’. It is a concept.

The production car will be a workhorse. It will be versatile, it will be capable, it will be durable, it will be dependable, it will be abusable, it will be usable."

“It will really be a vehicle that goes back to the heart of what Defender stood for all those years ago.

With the current Defender expected to stay in production until at least 2015 – possibly even longer – Edwards admits there is still a lot of work to do on its eventual replacement.

But while there may still be some uncertainty surrounding the finer details, an eventual replacement is a certainty.

New Pirelli distributor Pirelli Tyres has announced the establishment of a new national distribution partner in New Zealand.

Effective January 1, Tyres 4 U Limited will distribute Pirelli products in both Passenger

and SUV-4X4 segments.

This new partnership is accompanied by the appointment of Mark Rodney as Pirelli Tyres New Zealand’s new national sales manager.

Omnigraphics wins major award Contra Vision has announced the winners of its Contra Vision third international wrap artists competition at the 2011 SGIA expo in New Orleans.

The awards honour the best examples of window graphics worldwide in categories that include building wraps, vehicle wraps, point-of-purchase and interior design (internal application).

The Auckland-based company won for its building wrap of an office block in the Auckland city centre. The mega billboard promoted the Rugby World Cup with the slogan “The world’s here to play”.

The overall campaign, which also features a large scale wrap showing New Zealand rugby players on the KMPG building and matching images on train windows, was a spectacular example of how see-through graphics can extend a campaign over a whole range of eye-catching media.

“Winning the award is huge for New Zealand,” said Steve Spear of Omnigraphics. “We rarely get to compete on a world stage but we do like to punch above our weight. For us this is something we can really show off in New Zealand.

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Don’t hike fuel prices – MTA The Motor Trade Association has decided against calling for fuel prices to be increased to “preserve the precious commodity for the future.”

This was debated at the MTA’s annual conference in Rotorua, and although no agreement was reached, there was some support from MTA members for several ideas discussed.

This debate originated in response to earlier suggestions that the price of petrol was too cheap and increasing the price would force New Zealanders to

treat it carefully and preserve it for the future.

On the panel was Green Party MP Gareth Hughes, NZ Bus and Coach chief executive Raewyn Bleakley, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief executive Ken Shirley, and former Wellington mayoral candidate and creator of Autocade Jack Yan. Shirley commented: “There’s no justification for abandoning basic market principles of supply and demand, setting price, responding to innovation technology. What we’ve seen

Latest safety ratings The NZ Transport Agency and the Automobile Association have released Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (Ancap) crash test results for three new vehicle models in New Zealand — a top 5-star rating for the Skoda Yeti sports utility vehicle (see road report p67), a 4-star result for the 2011 Toyota HiAce van, but only a 2-star rating for the Chery J11 compact sports utility vehicle.

is the market responding very rapidly in a global sense with smaller, more fuel efficient cars.

“That trend is going to continue and there’s no place for Government to intervene.”

Added Hughes: “The Green Party doesn’t support raising petrol prices but we want to raise some questions around global declining fuel stocks and volatility of price markets, but also the need for a balanced transport budget and investing across all the modes, road safety, right through to public transport.

“We also support investigating an oil reduction strategy to lessen our dependence on imported fossil fuels.

“Oil prices going forward are going to be a critical issue and it would be responsible to take a balanced view to transport funding and to develop

alternatives to petrol.”

Jack Yan commented: “Innovation is the life force of our economy and cannot be threatened by high fuel prices.

Past behaviour proves that increasing fuel prices won’t mean that it will go toward a tax take to fund innovation or public transport.

“The majority of it will go towards lining the pockets of multinational fuel companies.”

Bleakley added: “We see public transport playing a vital component in the future of New Zealand’s transport environment. In the future public transport will be critical in delivering environmental and economic benefits for New Zealand and will also help deal with critical issues such as congestion, productivity and health risks.”

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Kuga now in NZ

Ford has announced the Kuga SUV has arrived at dealers throughout New Zealand.

The European-built Ford Kuga, available in the range-topping Titanium edition, has an RRP of $53,990.

The Kuga is based on Ford’s C-car architecture; well-proven in the Ford Focus, and is available with a proven powertrain and full-time AWD system, while driver

safety features include ESP with rollover mitigation and ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution. Six airbags are provided and it has a 5-star EuroNCAP safety rating.

Attractions include a high seating position, the intelligent AWD option and large stowage while the tailgate allows separate access to either the upper section only or both sections simultaneously.

Inside there’s fine Napoli leather and gloss finishes. Seating for up to five adults includes a second row with 60/40 split and which folds completely flat when needed.

Other features include front and rear fog lamps, power heated side mirrors with side indicators and puddle lamps, roof rails, rear privacy glass, 19 inch alloy wheels with 235/45 tyres, rain sensing wipers and rear parking sensors.

There are also heated front seats, cruise control, power windows, dual zone climate air conditioning, Bluetooth voice control with connectivity module for USB/iPod/audio streaming and keyless start/stop.

A luggage compartment sill height of 758mm aids the loading of heavy items into the car. The Kuga has luggage capacity of 360 litres enlarging to1,355 litres.

The Kuga Titanium is available in New Zealand with aVolvo-derived 2.5-litre turbocharged 5-cylinder petrol engine (147kW/320Nm) mated to a 5-speed automatic transmission. Claimed combined consumption is 10.3L/100km, or 244 g/km of CO2.

Extra Mitsubishi features Mitsubishi has announced a raft of extra features across its model range for 2012.

It starts with the Lancer, which now gets the electronic SmartBrake system, which prevents you hitting the accelerator instead of the brakes in an emergency. This feature in fact is added right across the Mitsubishi passenger car and light commercial line-up.

There’s also a Bluetooth hands-free system plus USB connectivity as well as extra control of the electric-assist power steering, softtouch surfacing on the front doors, and

improvements to the 2-litre engines reducing consumption by 10-13 percent.

The new top-end SEi model is also better value (reports suggest the sedan will initially sell at under $30k plus on road costs) and better-looking than ever, with leather seats (front ones powered and heated), side skirts and 16 inch low-noise soft-ride alloys.

It also has a rear-mounted view camera.

The six-model Outlander range now has a 5-star Ancap safety rating, and extra touches, depending on the mode

The 2012 2WD/4WD Outlander range starts at $38,990.

There’s also a new Triton, a double cab 2WD GLS Sport auto, cousin of its 4WD equivalent, with the same 133kW engine with 3-ton braked towing, and the same high spec features such as sport seats, fog lamps, privacy glass, electric centre rear window, side steps, cruise control, auto air and 16 inch alloys.

The 2012 Tritons, distinguished by flared guards and wide wheels on most models, start at $34,790 for 2WD and $44,190 for 4WD.

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Nissan ‘redefines’ the light commercial van After having been one of the first to raise the standards for styling, handling, safety and innovation in the ute segment with the Navara, Nissan now seems to be turning its attention to the van segment with the debut of the new NV350 at the Tokyo motorshow.

The Japanese company claims the new van will feature segment-leading fuel economy in both gasoline and diesel models, along with segmentleading cargo capacity, with the ability to handle items three metres in length.

Boasting clean, modern styling that Nissan says expresses “dynamic confidence”, the NV350 also features keyless pushbutton ignition, a world’s first in a commercial vehicle.

Thanks to an extended wheelbase, the cargo area is now longer and more spacious, and allows varied seating arrangements in people-carrier or minibus applications. Nissan says the NV350 leads the segment in cargo capacity and can carry items up to three metres in length, approximately twenty centimetres more than the current model. Interior side panels have embedded mounting nuts for attaching hooks, shelves or other fittings that can be used to hold tools,

equipment or merchandise.

The NV350 achieves improved fuel economy, thanks to efficient and advanced engine and automatic transmission technology, including clean diesel technology in “some markets”, according to Nissan.

“The NV350 offers a variety of amenities that are unusual in this vehicle class, including the world’s first keyless pushbutton start function in a commercial vehicle,” said Hideto Murakami, Corporate Vice President of LCV Business Unit, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. “Superior fuel economy projects the NV350 to be the segment leader and the customisable cargo area

can be adapted to different needs. I am confident, whether for business and personal use, the NV350 will exceed expectations.”

Inside, the instrument panel is color coordinated with black upper and grey lower surfaces to give the front seat a wide and spacious feel. The two-tone color scheme extends to the interior, featuring a textured, patterned seat center with soft, suede-like fabric on the sides.

Convenience starts with the keyless pushbutton ignition, which allows the driver to lock or unlock the car without needing to take the key out of a pocket or bag, while

drivers will also appreciate the new location of the gear shift lever, which has been moved to the dashboard, and the parking brake, which has been moved onto the floor.

The multifunction display presents information in a central location with indicators and gauges arranged for high visibility. With the addition of a camera, this multifunction display can also show the area behind the vehicle when backing up.

The Japanese market launch of the NV350 is scheduled for the summer of 2012. No word yet on a possible local launch.

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New Holden SUV revealed in Dubai

Unveiled as the Chevrolet Trailblazer at the Dubai International Motor Show, the new SUV will arrive on this side of the planet as the Holden Colorado 7 and will be the first heavy-duty off-road SUV to wear a Holden badge in close to a decade.

Due in Australia (and most likely New Zealand, although this hasn’t been confirmed yet) in the first quarter of 2013, Holden says the production version of the Colorado 7 will bear a “close resemblance” to the show car

when it enters production next year.

The Trailblazer has been developed alongside the new-generation Colorado ute — recently previewed at the Melbourne International Motor Show — with which it shares its architecture and underpinnings.

Holden claims the Trailblazer’s chassis will be tuned for the dual requirements of heavyduty off-road performance and ride comfort in urban and city driving.

With accommodation for up to seven

passengers, the Trailblazer is powered by a new-generation 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine, with a variable-geometry turbocharger.

Holden Executive Director Marketing, Sales and Aftersales John Elsworth said the Colorado 7 would build on the reputation of Holden’s much-loved Colorado workhorse.

“The Trailblazer show car is an impressivelooking vehicle, and it’s pretty close to what customers will see when the Holden Colorado 7 arrives in Australia in 2013,” he said.

“Colorado 7 will also offer excellent interior flexibility and comfort for up to seven passengers across a third row of seats.

“It will have the fuel-efficiency and interior comfort of a modern family SUV, along with the towing ability of a working vehicle and the off-road capability of a true 4X4. We’re confident it will have all bases well and truly covered.”

Holden says that the vehicle’s “body in-wheels out” design ensures “excellent” approach and departure angles.

Inside, the Trailblazer gets a digital climate control system as well as USB and Bluetooth connectivity.

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Small BMW still no. 1

BMW adds value and ups the fun with its new baby 1 Series, says Damien O’Carroll.

undoubtedly remains the most With the introduction of the fun car to drive in its segment. second-generation 1 Series, This is an accolade that is the retention of RWD (for only reinforced by the second now — the next car will share generation car’s slick 8-speed a FWD platform with the next automatic transmission, perfect Mini) means that the 1 Series ownload the construction files from the Suzuki New Zealand dealer intranet.

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50/50 weight distribution, punchy new engines and a new feature known as Driver Experience Control which allows the driver to select normal, sport or “Eco Pro” options.

On the standard cars this changes the shift points of the automatic transmission and alters the throttle response, while the optional sports steering and adaptive suspension are also altered, if equipped.

At launch the 1 Series will be available with a choice of three engines: a pair of 1.6-litre twin-scroll turbo-charged petrol engines or a 2-litre turbo diesel.

The 116i gets the 100kW/220Nm version, while the 118i gets the boosted-up version that packs 125kW/250Nm. The 118d is the sole diesel option at this stage, with its 105kW and 320Nm. The 116i will accelerate to 100km/h in 8.5 seconds (almost a second quicker than the previous 118i) with a claimed fuel consumption of just 5.7L/100km. The 118i scampers to 100km/h in 7.4 seconds, consuming a claimed 5.9L/100km, while the 118d gets there in 8.9 seconds and sips just 4.5L/100km, according to BMW. Bluetooth, USB and MP3 compatibility, start/stop, keyless entry and ignition, rain-sensing wipers, cruise control with braking function and 16-inch alloy wheels are all standard

across the range, along with the 6.5-inch screen and iDrive, with the latter now proving to be an intuitive and simple interface for the many audio, HVAC and car settings.

Previously, the BMW option list has always been a fairly daunting affair, with screeds of options available to personalise the car. While the huge number of options are still available, BMW has introduced a new styling personalisation package known as BMW Lines that simplifies things a bit.

On top of the standard car the customer can now select either the urban line or sport line, with each offering its own character by way of specific finishes and design features.

Sport line includes sports seats with special trim, a leather steering wheel with red stitching, high-gloss black interior trim and matt red accent strips, while on the outside it adds 16-inch star-spoke alloys on the 116i (17s on the 118i and 118d), high-gloss black trim to the grille and rear highlights and “black chrome” tailpipe trim.

The urban line comes with mixed fabric and leather seats, a leather steering wheel and acrylic glass interior trim, available in white or black with matt silver accent strips. There are 16-inch V-spoke alloy wheels or optional 17-inch high-gloss white wheels, as well as white rear bumper trim and a white grill with chrome-plated bars.

The arrival of the new 1 Series also sees the start of a new transparent pricing model for BMW which now includes all on-road costs included with the retail price. The drive-away pricing starts at $49,700 for the 116i, with the 118i priced at $55,500 and the 118d coming in at $56,600.

All models come with 8-speed automatic transmission as standard, although a 6-speed manual is available for $3,100 less, while the urban and sport lines add $2,000.

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New super-eco Citroen C4

Citroen has launched its new C4 range – and it includes a super-eco range-topper model complete with more safety features, stop-start technology and a super-booster restart system that works in the blink of an eye. John Oxley reports.

With completely restyled bodywork and interiors, and upgraded features, the new Citroens come in at extremely keen price points, with both normally-aspirated and turbo petrol, super-economical diesel engines, and automatic and electro-manual semiautomatic gearboxes.

At the same time Citroen has shown its model plans for next year, which include changes to the Picasso, C3, the DS3, C5, and Berlingo, plus new models in the DS range including two larger 5-door versions, and a crossover version of the C4, the Aircross, the latter available in both two and four-wheel-drive.

However it’s the C4, competing in the mid-size C-segment against vehicles such as the Toyota Corolla and Ford Focus, that is probably the most important model in the Citroen range, especially for company fleets.

Fractionally larger than its predecessor at 4.33m long, 1.79m wide and 1.49m high, the new C4 offers more interior room than before, as well as a class-leading 380 litres boot which enlarges to 1,183 litres

with the rear seats folded.

Interior quality is upgraded, too, with tactile soft-touch material on the top of the onepiece dashboard and trim, plus includes lots of chrome around the dials and vents.

In addition owners can adjust the colour of the instrument display, select their own “polyphonic” sound alerts, and set the intensity of the automatic air conditioning to one of three different settings.

The top-end Exclusive versions even get massaging front seats.

Other features not generally seen in this segment include a new blind-spot monitoring system, a cornering lights function, and cruise control and speed-limiter with favourite speed settings.

Selected models also get a new raised centre console which houses a cooled and illuminated storage area that can take four 500cc bottles. Other available equipment includes Bluetooth and a USB socket and front and rear parking sensors.

We drove the lower-powered petrol versions on the launch around the suburbs and outskirts of Sydney and we were

impressed by the low sound levels filtering into the car, as well as the smooth 88kW petrol engine. Performance, though, was very average.

Unfortunately only manual versions were available at the launch — and we’re not getting that version in New Zealand.

Instead we’ll be getting that engine linked with a 4-speed auto ‘gearbox, in the middlelevel Seduction trim.

However the two models we would have liked to have driven are the 115kW 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol version, which comes with the EGS electromanual, and the top-end e-HDI which is fitted with an 82kW turbo-diesel, EGS, and microhybrid technology.

This incorporates a incorporates a superfast stopstart system with regenerative braking and a dual function reversible starter-alternator that’s belt-driven to reduce power losses, and has a power-boosting capacitor to assist it to restart the engine within 400 milliseconds – coincidentally, about the time it takes a side airbag to inflate, or literally, the average speed

of the blink of an eye.

The system even stops the engine before the car comes to a complete halt — from 6 km/h during deceleration.

Net result is fuel economy as low as 3.8L/100km.

On top of all that the C4 has been awarded the maximum 5-star Euro NCAP rating, including a 97 percent score in the “Safety Assist” category.

The final game changer is that because it’s a “normal” hatchback, without heavy batteries or electric motors, it rides, handles and LOOKS like one!

Range and prices C4 Seduction 1.6 petrol auto $32,990; Exclusive 1.6 turbo petrol EGS $39,990; Exclusive e-HDI turbo-diesel EGS $39,990.

Other 2012 model revisions C3: New Seduction trim level, Zenith windscreen standard, Bluetooth standard, 88kW 1.6-litre petrol auto and 82kW 1.6-litre turbo-diesel manual.

DS3: Dstyle with 70kW petrol engine and EGS gearbox, Bluetooth standard.

C4 Picasso: New 120kW Euro 5 engine, new badges, grille and front bumper, LED running lights.

C5 sedan: New 1.6-litre 115 turbo petrol engine with 6-speed auto, Attraction, Seduction and Exclusive trim levels. The 2.0 and 3.0 HDI engines continue.

C5 Tourer: Same trim levels as sedan.

Berlingo: Gets cargo mat, Bluetooth. Short (petrol) and long (diesel) body.

DS4: New 5-door hatchback bigger than DS3 and C4 3-door, a potential replacement for the C4 Coupe, with sporty appeal, arriving first quarter next year.

DS5: Citroen says this will be unique in the marketplace, a large luxury car but tall, with aggressive styling and a new drivetrain. It will become available in the middle of next year.

C4 Aircross: a crossover available in both 2WD and 4WD, available in the third quarter of next year.

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Cruze hatch ups the ante Holden adds a hatch-shaped weapon to its small car arsenal in the form of the Aussie-made Cruze hatch. Should Toyota be worried?

With the launch of the Cruze hatch Holden has nicely filled a hole in its model line up. A conspicuously hatch—shaped hole.

Although with the sedan already proving to be an exception to the “small sedans don’t sell in New Zealand” rule, the hole wasn’t that massively glaring. Which leads you to presume one of two things about the introduction of the hatch: either most Cruze customers don’t really care about the body style, meaning the hatch won’t make a massive difference.

Or the introduction of the hatch will propel sales of the Cruze to segment-leadership

challenging levels.

Holden is asking a $500 premium over the sedan version for equivalent models in New Zealand and the company is justifiably confident that the hatch will add to sales on this side of the Tasman.

But the company is playing conservative with the numbers, forecasting the hatch to add around 150 units to annual Cruze sales, with the spilt between hatch sitting somewhere between 50/50 and 70/30 in favour of the hatch.

Which ever way the split falls, it is a safe bet

to assume that hatch will be a sales success, especially given that it is essentially identical to the sedan, which is already a very good thing thanks to the recent Series II updates.

Keep in mind, of course, that the updates the sedan received to make it a Series II were a direct result of the extensive localisation programme the Cruze went through as part of the development of the hatch, when the decision was made to build both in Australia.

Holden engineers admit that the hatch is actually quieter than the sedan – largely thanks to the intensive local development of

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the hatch – but this situation won’t last long, as they are working on getting the sedan down to the same levels as the hatch.

With both sedan and hatch models in the lineup, the Cruze is now a significant player in Holden’s local operations, accounting for 185 of the 480 vehicles being manufactured every day at Holden Vehicle Operations in Adelaide.

But aside from filling a hatch-shaped hole in Holden’s lineup the new addition is also significant to the Aussie company’s design operations, as Holden not only builds the car in Adelaide for the Australian and New Zealand markets, but also styled and engineered the hatch in Australia.

Given that the Cruze is also a global car, and is sold elsewhere as a Chevrolet, the fact that Holden was picked out of the General Motors empire to lead the project is especially significant for the Aussie operation.

As with the sedan, the Cruze hatch is based on the GM Delta platform also used for the European-market Opel Astra. The new variant was created by Holden in collaboration with the “engineering homeroom” in South Korea. Retuning of the Delta underpinnings – especially suspension – was also carried out

by Holden.

Holden NZ has taken the launch of the hatch as an opportunity to trim the model line up a bit, dropping the SRi sedan and making it a hatch-only model. Manual versions of the 1.4-litre petrol and 2.0-litre diesel CD model quietly disappear, as does the CDX diesel.

Apart form the hatchy bit a the back, everything else is business as usual with the new addition to the Cruze range, with engines, transmissions and spec levels carrying over from the sedan equivalents. This means, depending on the model, customers get a choice of 1.8-litre petrol, 1.4-litre petrol turbo and 2.0-litre diesel engines hooked up to a choice of either five-speed manual or sixspeed automatic transmissions.

CD, CDX, SRi and SRi-V spec levels are all carried over from the sedan, so no surprises there and air conditioning, stability control and front, side and curtain airbags are standard. Top-spec SRi-V variants get sat nav and leather, while Bluetooth finally makes an appearance, after being overlooked in the recently released Series II sedan. Wheel sizes range from 16 to 18 inches and the Cruze hatch recently received a 5-star ANCAP crash test rating, matching the sedan’s safety result.

As mentioned previously, Holden has priced

the Cruze hatch at $500 above the equivalent sedan across the range, meaning that the hatch lineup starts with the CD 1.8-litre petrol manual sedan at $30,400 and tops out at the SRi-V 1.4-litre petrol turbo auto at $40,400.

The addition of a hatch can only do good things for the Cruze, making what is already a very good car even more practical and appealing to a wider audience. Only time will tell if this is reflected in sales, but if you were a betting man it would be very tempting indeed to put a few dollars on the chances of the Cruze hatch being a local sales success.

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Yaris: mainly better, but…

David Linklater was at the launch of the new Yaris and discovered Toyota has been listening to its customers.

Toyota has been surprising and delighting us with quirky cabin design in the Yaris for well over a decade now.

It’s been a big part of the Japanese maker’s small car ethos through two complete generations.

But who’s to say a company can’t suddenly change tack? Especially when the company concerned is the biggest carmaker in the world.

The third-generation Yaris, just launched in New Zealand, has gone back to basics by adopting a totally traditional interior styling model. Why? Because, says Toyota, its customers asked for it.

They wanted instruments in front of the driver rather than in the middle of the dashboard, more space in the rear instead of trick sliding/folding seats, and so on.

So here it is: the new Yaris is sharper looking on the outside, more like a normal car on the inside and a lot more spacious, despite being just 3855mm long overall.

The wheelbase has been stretched 50mm, the cabin has been scooped out a bit to give 60mm extra elbow room and the boot has grown to 286 litres.

The extra practicality should appeal to fleet and private buyers alike, as will the revised pricing structure.

Yaris now opens at $23,290 for the entry YS three-door automatic. The YR 5-door can be purchased in both manual and automatic versions, at $23,790 and $25,290 respectively. The flagship YRS 30 New Zealand Company Vehicle December 2011

5-door automatic is $27,490.

All Yaris models now have stability control, nine airbags (including protection for the driver’s knee), a multi-information display, Bluetooth cellphone connectivity and steering wheel-mounted controls. The YRS adds cruise control, alloy wheels and upgraded audio. For $1,700 YRS buyers can also have a convenience package that features climate-control air conditioning, automatic headlights, two more speakers for the audio system and a 6.1-inch touch display screen.

There’s plenty that’s new in the third-gen Yaris - but not what’s under the bonnet. The previous model’s 63kW/121Nm 1.3-litre and 80kW/141Nm 1.5-litre engines are carried over, as are the five-speed manual and four-speed automatic gearboxes.

The latter is a disappointment, although

minor powertrain tweaks have resulted in some fuel economy improvements - six percent on average, depending on model. All versions are now under the 150g/km mark.

Dynamically, the new Yaris is streets ahead of the old. The steering is more direct and handling/ride have benefited enormously from the more rigid body construction.

Toyota New Zealand never misses an option opportunity with a new model these days, and accordingly a huge range of accessories are available.

These include a new body kit range consisting of front bumper spats, side skirts, rear bumper mudflaps and a rear door spoiler, teamed with a range of 15inch alloy wheels.

Other additions include front and rear ParkAssist corner sensors, vest type front seat covers with neoprene construction, bright stitching and a large Yaris logo.

There’s also a cargo liner, new floor mat retention security clip system, acrylic headlight, bonnet protectors and weathershields, and a towbar with a rating of 550kg unbraked and 900kg braked towing capacity.

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The new Kia Picanto drops the cute looks for stylish ones, but does this make it a better car? Damien O’Carroll finds out.

In its previous incarnation the Kia Picanto was a so cute you wanted to cuddle it.

Which would no doubt have led to much sniggering among the neighbours if you did it in the driveway. Its cute little face and generally perky attitude actually made it quite fun, despite the fact that it was, well, slow. That apart, the decent amount of kit you got for the money added to the whole general cuddliness of the Picanto.

But the cold-hearted neighbours will not be doing any more sniggering if you park the new Picanto up the driveway. Cute has gone out the window and the new Picanto is all grown-up and stylish. And high-tech gets a look-in as well.

The most obvious nod to the future is the Picanto’s ISG system. Standing for Idle Stop Go, the system shuts down the engine when the car is stationary to save fuel.

Come to a halt, shift into neutral and let your foot off the clutch and the Picanto’s 1,250cc 4-cylinder engine will stop. Depress the clutch to put it back into gear and it will start again. Simple really, except it has a bit of a mind of its own as to whether it will stop or not.

Other manufacturers’ stop-start systems will take into account engine temperature, air-con operation and other factors as to whether they will shut down, but there didn’t seem to be any real consistency to the operation in the Picanto.

Still, when it did want to work, it worked well, restarted quickly, and saves fuel, so we can’t complain there.

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We can complain about the clutch, however. A very abrupt take-up point made it difficult to drive smoothly for the first day or so behind the wheel. Things got smoother with familiarity, but you could never accuse the Picanto’s clutch of being particularly good.

Which is a shame, because the engine is a willing little unit that provides the Picanto with a bit more of the eager puppy dog spirit that resided in its predecessor.

With 63kW of power and 123Nm of torque you can’t exactly call it powerful, but with a base kerb weight of only 850kg (950kg max) to pull around it does a very respectable job of it.

In fact throwing the Picanto around a bit would almost be something that would approach fun, if it wasn’t for the fact that the suspension has clearly been tuned for comfort. In other words, it is surprisingly soft for a small Korean car.

Which only goes to show that Kia has been learning.

Compared to the teeth-shattering, spine-realigning ride of the first Kia Koup, the Picanto is a plush-riding revelation, especially around town, which is exactly where it will spend most of its time. It’s certainly not the last word in handling, but then it shouldn’t be. Add in the minuscule turning circle and the light and accurate (but essentially feel-free) steering and you have a wonderful little city dweller. Which is exactly what it should be.

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better car than its predecessor, but it just doesn’t have the cute and perky character anymore. Meaning there’ll be no hugs in the driveway for this one.

Frugal Jag shock

A British team has crossed North America from New York to Los Angeles in a Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel averaging an incredible 4.49 litres/100 km over 4,480 kms - making it the most efficient Jaguar ever built.

Finishing in Los Angeles, California, the journey - the equivalent of travelling from London to the Sahara - took in 11 states, three time zones and eight days. Yet the XF only required four stops for fuel - its peak economy of 4.21L/100 km being achieved on the penultimate day of the trip.

Paul Alcock, XF project manager, Jaguar Cars, who was present throughout the journey, commented: “This project was designed primarily to test the potential economy of the XF 2.2D. “The incredible figures achieved by the car were accomplished through making every element of the new XF as efficient as possible - from its aerodynamics to its fourcylinder 2.2-litre diesel engine linked to an eight-speed gearbox.

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of what’s been achieved and it is a graphic demonstration of the strength, engineering integrity and efficiency of the car.”

Driven by independent testers David and Alexander Madgwick, the XF 2.2D was a scrupulously standard UK registered righthand drive vehicle. In the course of the coastto-coast adventure, the car maintained an average speed of 85.2 km/h incorporating a multitude of real-life scenarios including the busy roads exiting New York and, towards the end of the trip, entering Los Angeles, road works, high winds and a climb to 2217 metres above sea level.

Despite such efficiency, the XF 2.2D maintains the levels of performance and efficiency expected of a Jaguar. Capable of seating five adults in comfort, it’s equipped with leather trim as standard as well as a touchscreen display and climate control.

The XF is capable of accelerating from rest to 100km/h in 8.4-seconds before reaching a top speed of 225 km/h.

The XF 2.2 Diesel, along with other 2012 Jaguar models will be launched in New Zealand early in the New Year.

Racer Murray sweeps eco challenge Former McLaren Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray’s T.27 electric city car achieved a clean sweep in the second running of the RAC Future Car Challenge in the UK recently.

The 3-seater T.27 competed against more than 65 entries, including the latest technology from 11 major car manufacturers. The lightweight city car won “Most Energy Efficient Small Car (Prototype)”, “Best Overall Pure Electric Vehicle” and “Best Overall Entry – RAC Future Car Challenge Winner”.

The T.27 covered the 92km from Brighton to London carrying two occupants inside the allocated time using less than the British equivalent of $1.3 worth of energy – corresponding to 0.81L/100 km) and only 37g/ km CO2. On a full charge, taking only four hours, the T.27 can do more than 160km.

The RAC Future Car Challenge is the most relevant event in the world to demonstrate new automotive green technology as it is run in real world traffic conditions producing easy-to-understand results and bypassing all the advertising hype.

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Robert Barry spends a month with the Honda Insight S and finds that he is unable to grow enough trees.

When Honda launched its integrated motor assist (IMA) hybrid petrol-electric engine technology into the New Zealand market it decided to use the Civic sedan rather than introduce a specific hybrid model.

The Civic Hybrid was considerably more expensive than the regular variants and it was not particularly distinguishable from the “normal” Civics, apart from those vehicles which ran around the countryside proudly wearing large “IMA-Hybrid” stickers.

Toyota introduced its petrol electric hybrid technology in the shape of a Prius, and the rest as they say is history.

The moral of the story is that regardless of how ungainly the first couple of Prius generations looked, they sold in droves because it was a specific hybrid vehicle that appealed to a market which wanted to say “Look at me, I’m driving a green car.”

Honda has finally cottoned onto this, and low and behold, we have the new Insight, and at a reasonable price of $35,600 for the entry-level S model.

Honda says its aim was to make petrolelectric technology available to more people by developing a normal family car that was more affordable and reduced C02 emissions.

By developing a bespoke model it eliminated any additional costs required to shoehorn technology into an existing model such as the Civic.

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It was decided to go ahead with a 5-door hatchback with styling cues that mimic the Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen-powered vehicle that is available for lease in the USA. While the US market demanded a 4-door sedan style vehicle, Honda knew that Europe and Asia would prefer a family hatchback, and hence the Insight was born.

The Insight’s architecture comes from a more mundane source, as the platform and chassis share many components with that of the Jazz super mini, but Honda says that 95 percent of the IMA unit was redesigned to reduce both its size and cost. Funnily

enough we are told that an IMA Jazz variant may become available next year.

Honda would like you to think that the Insight is an economical hatchback that just happens to utilise an IMA drive train, and I would have to agree.

It is a rather nice hatchback, but is saddled with two issues that just about drove me batty. The first was the inadequate vision through the rear, which is hopeless thanks to the flowing design of the rear pillar. The blind spot created for the driver is quite a problem and rear parking sensors are an option on the Insight although they

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should be fitted as standard.

The second issue I had is the cruise control’s inability to hold the vehicle at the set speed on a motorway. Show the Insight an upward incline and slows down, while a downward incline sees it run over the set speed.

Fuel economy is maximised by the Econ button which Honda calls “effective control assist”. When activated by the driver and the Econ switch is depressed the Insight’s engine management system enters a super economy mode.

In Econ mode power output is reduced and torque is reduced by four percent (except when the driver presses the pedal to the floor in an emergency situation) and the system also smoothes out the driver’s accelerator input, particularly if they are

prone to jumping on and off the throttle vigorously.

Regenerative brake energy is increased, idle stop time is increased and the air conditioning operates more frequently in the recirculation mode while during idle stop the fan shuts down completely.

For those folks who haven’t driven a vehicle with idle stop at first it’s quite unnerving when you come to a stop, put your foot on the brake and everything shuts down, but eventually you become quite complacent about the process.

Naturally there wouldn’t be any point in this all going on without some means of communicating the car’s efficiency to the driver. Hence Honda came up with “Eco assist” which changes the background colour behind the odometer from dark blue

to bright green.

Dark blue indicates less fuel efficient driving, while bright green indicates very efficient driving, and at the end of a journey an eco score is tallied on the digital display in the shape of leaves growing on a tree trunk. Gather enough trees through economic driving and an image of a trophy surrounded by a laurel wreath will then appear on the display, rewarding the driver for a job well done.

Conversely if the driving style is not economic then the digital leaves will actually disappear off the digital tree in a reminder that the car is being used inefficiently.

Before you think I have fallen off my tree, I didn’t gather enough leaves to warrant a trophy score. In fact despite my best efforts to garner fuel efficiency the best effort saw me at 4.8L/100km.

For the majority of the time spent in the Insight I sat on an average fuel consumption figure of 5.2 to 5.5L/100km.

The verdict on the Insight is that it’s a pleasant enough and comfortable vehicle for urban use that is well priced, and reasonably economical, and I think most fleet drivers would find it a perfectly acceptable solution. It’s certainly better looking than the Prius with more useable space in the cabin and in the boot.

SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine type Engine capacity Max power Max torque Fuel consumption C02 emissions 0 to 100km/h Front suspension Rear suspension Roof rack ABS brakes Air bags ESP Air conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite navigation Electric seats Burglar alarm Panic button Boot release Cargo cover Boot capacity Wheel type Spare tyre

Five-door hatch Front-wheel-drive Inline four-cylinder 1339cc 72kW/5800rpm 167Nm/1500rpm (combined IMA) 4.4L/100km (claimed) 101g/km N/A McPherson strut Torsion beam N/A Yes 6 Yes Climate 5 N/A N/A Yes No Yes No 408/584L 15-inch alloy Space saver

through Life cost Report 36 Months 60000km Price $35,600 WOF $120.00 Registration $1,007.00 Servicing to 60k: $682.41 Total Tyre cost: $1,010.51 Residual Value $13,528.00 Indicative final figure $24,891.92

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FLEEt COSt FEaturE

Lowering fleet costs and emissions Are fleets getting smarter when it comes to lowering fleet costs and emissions? Robert Barry speaks to local providers and reviews the current trends in the marketplace.

Lowering fleet costs and emissions needs a holistic top-down approach if a fleet owner or manager is to fully realise the maximum efficiencies and cost benefits of greening the fleet.

For many organisations greening the fleet is one part of an environmental programme that has been set up to reduce their overall carbon footprint.

There are four specific areas that we feel fleet managers need to look at in order to lower their fleet costs and emissions, these include setting vehicle policy, looking at fuels options and management of fuel, benchmarking the fleet and considering alternative transportation options where applicable.

Vehicle POlicy What brand do you buy? Does it encompass low-emission vehicles that are fit for purpose?

Why do you buy that brand? Price, loyalty or simply because you always have done so before?

What type of vehicles do you actually need for your business? Have you identified needs over wants? Have you looked outside the square?

Do you really need the amount of vehicles you have on fleet? Are your vehicles a benefit to staff or are they utilised as tools of trade?

According to FleetPartners national customer service manager Vern McLaren low carbon emission vehicles as well as

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electric or hybrid vehicles have definitely become more of consideration by fleets in the last 12 months.

McLaren says the availability of such vehicles continues to increase with high volume mainstream models as the Toyota Prius and Camry being freely available to fleets, as well as the introduction of the allelectric Mitsubishi i-Miev and the impending arrival of the Nissan Leaf.

“Technology is advancing rapidly which is a double-edged sword; the range and cost of vehicles is reducing while the resale value is low due to the superiority of newer models,” he says.

“The net result is that due to costs of these vehicles being higher than conventional cars sales have been lower and slower than might have been expected.”

Orix fleet sales manager Nigel Bell-Booth says that electric and plug-in Hybrid vehicles are still very much in the initial stages of their journey to mainstream fleet use.

“Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV and the Nissan Leaf show great promise for a low emission future, though the high purchase cost and questions over convenience and range are still stumbling blocks to immediate acceptance,” says Nigel.

“Encouragingly, a number of government and local body entities are looking very closely at these types of vehicles for their working fleets, and ORIX has at least one major corporate customer investigating the incorporation of quick-charge facilities into their new downtown head office building.”

Fuel OPtiOns and management Would diesel or LPG better suit your operation than petrol?

Are hybrids or fully electric vehicles applicable to your operation?

Are you getting accurate use and exception reports from your fuel card provider?

Are you getting the best mileage from your tyres? Have you looked at retrofitting low rolling resistance tyres where applicable?

National manager of fleet sales for Toyota Financial Services (TFS) Darren White says that large corporate clients require a great deal more information about the carbon footprint of a vehicle when sending TFS a request for proposal.

“Total cost of ownership including C02 emissions, average fuels consumption and other environmental data are now common requirements as fleet operators meet their corporate environmental guidelines, he says.”

White says that naturally TFS is well placed to offer low-carbon options thanks to the availability of Prius, Camry Hybrid, and the Lexus Hybrid range as well as diesel options too.

Now there is a huge array of LRR tyres available to the fleet from Continental, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Dunlop and Michelin.

Although Michelin has always been regarded as a premium brand, its New Zealand distributor Tyreline says that a repositioning of the Green-X brand has brought a more affordable LRR option to the fleet market.

Tyreline sales manager Graeme Mead says that production of the Green-X LRR range has moved to a cheaper manufacturing base and that savings have been passed onto the consumer.

“Because our production costs are now more competitive than before, we can now offer a premium product at a more affordable price for large fleets,” he says.

“Michelin tyres are becoming more and more common as an OE fit, and we have also received support from major leasing providers who are looking to offer their clients an alternative and competitive LRR option.

“We’ve had anecdotal feedback from clients that wear rates on Green-X tyres have exceeded 70,000km,” says Graeme.

“The best one was a Hamilton taxi driver

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FLEEt COSt FEaturE who fitted them to a Camry and the tyres ran for 105,000km before being replaced.”

BenchmaRking the Fleet Have you reviewed your fleet’s overall performance against a similar fleet?

What benchmarks do you have in place to measure your vehicles in operation?

How do you know if your drivers are achieving the best fuel economy?

How do you know if your drivers are operating the vehicles safely?

How can you identify best practise in your fleet's operation?

FleetPartners national customer service manager Vern McLaren says many customers are asking the question, “How do I know that is the best price?” and the answer is benchmarking.

McLaren says that because FleetPartners operate a large fleet with many vehicles of the same make and model, the information gathered and collated from the vehicles provides insight into the comparative performance of different fleets.

He adds that the increasing amount of information that can be captured by onboard telematic devices is creating more and more interest. There are many applications that provide information on everything from FBT returns, vehicle

location and efficiency.

“This is a subject that needs to be discussed with customers individually so that the right solution can be tailored to meet the clients need,” he says.

Orix fleet sales manager Nigel Bell-Booth says the growth in sophisticated fleet management services over the past five years has allowed fleet controllers the ability to easily track overall fleet performance, as well as identify individual drivers who are deviating from the fleet norms.

“Drivers who consistently show a high rate of fuel consumption can be monitored, and if needed, tutored on efficient driving techniques and preventative daily maintenance, with a small amount of effort enabling a significant improvement in vehicle cost efficiency,” he says.

In addition to the tips listed above, Nigel says that ensuring the vehicle is kept clean, removing all non-essential items (weight), and including window tints to reduce the need for air conditioning will also show benefits to your company fuel costs.

NZ general manager Custom Fleet Mitchel Booth says that environmental impact is still an important part of the fleet-buying procedure but more importantly it is the ongoing focus on cost that has driven operators to engage specialist help from

fleet management providers.

“Thanks to the size of the Custom Fleet vehicle pool we can benchmark a fleet against another fleet of the same size in the same industry to give customers an idea of best practice and procedure,” he says.

“It’s important to work with the fleets and the drivers, which is why we offer a detailed guide for them to be able to reduce their carbon footprint by altering the style of driving behaviour, and ensure the vehicles have the correct tyre pressure, and are serviced properly.” alteRnatiVe tRansPORt and cOmmunicatiOn OPtiOns Do your staff plan journeys effectively? Are they making the best use of time and fuel?

Would public transport be applicable to your business needs in some cases?

Do staff members need to travel to a meeting by car when video and audio conferencing options are available?

Vern McLaren says, “there has been a lot of publicity around public transport in recent times primarily as the result of the inadequate planning in Auckland around the volumes of passengers during the RWC and secondly as political parties espouse their positions on public transport.

“As things stand today there has been

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FLEEt COSt FEaturE companies have been keen to assess and analyse the usage patterns of staff drivers to ensure efficiencies in use and change past bad behaviour.

no noticeable reduction in the number of vehicles on the road, no changes to company car policies moving away from remuneration packages that include a car and no reduction in the number of tool of trade vehicles,” says Vern.

According to Orix, company-supplied vehicles, especially for staff who require them as a tool of trade, are most definitely to be used to the pursuit of profitable company interests.

Restriction on working use may be counterproductive, as those vehicles are now unable to produce the same level of income for the organisation, lowering the productivity of that staff member.

However Orix says that many client

maRketPlace tRends Nigel Bell-Booth says the growth in tailored fleet management systems is ongoing, with enhanced fleet management systems and refined exceptions reporting allowing client management to become less involved on a day-to-day basis while still keeping abreast of any critical fleet issues at the click of a mouse.

He adds that drivers are encouraged to interact directly with the fleet management provider, enabling fast and efficient service without the need for double handling and inefficiencies.

TFS national fleet sales manager Darren White says that he hasn’t noticed any new trends that have arisen in the past 12 months other than companies focussing heavily on reducing fleet costs.

This sentiment is echoed by NZ general manager Custom Fleet Mitchel Booth who says that vehicle utilisation and cost minimisation is still the major driver for clients. Mitchel says that an independent review by a fleet manager is often the

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circuit breaker the companies need to change their fleet policies and procedures and get a better understanding of their cost structure.

Mitchel also says that the longer lead times that have arisen this year due to vehicle production issues and shortages in new vehicle stocks have forced fleets to make decisions quickly rather than procrastinate.

Vern McLaren says that regardless of where they are in the economic cycle the GFC has brought the costs of operating company vehicles under the microscope for virtually every one of FleetPartners customers.

“This is not just prudent management, real improvements can be achieved in cash terms,” he says “It only takes a quick look at the new vehicle registration statistics to see the trend towards more efficient vehicles that both reduce costs and produce lower levels of emissions. This has been achieved through a shift to smaller vehicles and a move to more diesel fuelled vehicles.

“Simultaneously smaller vehicles are becoming even more efficient largely through the sophisticated use of electronics and smaller displacement forced induction engines.”

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Executive Cars

Jeep goes upmarket

Jeep has decided to enter the luxury segment with the latest Grand Cherokee, and this puts it firmly into our executive bracket. Does it deserve it? John Oxley reports.

It’s hard to image a company that started out producing one of the toughest and most utilitarian vehicles yet devised should now be having a foray

into the executive market, but that’s what’s happened with the latest Jeep Grand Cherokee, with upmarket features and a softening of its off-road image.

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But we hardly need to be surprised that Jeep has finally decided to follow a path discovered many years ago by Land Rover (with the Range Rover), and firmly trodden down

by Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche and Lexus.

Fact is, executive cars are big business, especially when you can leverage off a vehicle that’s well established in a lower segment of the marketplace.

The problem with this, though, is that executives are more likely to associate the Grand Cherokee with its down-and-dirty off-road abilities than on-road polish.

To be quite honest, there wasn’t much polish about the previous Jeep’s abilities on tarmac. Compare this to the natural opposition, and it’s clear Jeep had a long way to go.

And to be equally fair, that’s what’s happened. It’s immediately obvious that Jeep has paid close attention to the importance of perceived build quality and refinement and the latest version, especially in the top-level Overland guise tested, has a solid feel from behind the steering wheel, but also much improved levels of refinement, making the cabin a well-insulated and altogether comfortable place to be in and the 3-litre 176kw turbo-diesel is

powerful, quiet and refined.

The interior still doesn’t have the absolute panache of rivals such as the Audi Q7, BMW X5 or Mercedes ML, but it’s getting there.

Where it does score heavily, though, is in the vast array of specification, including active cruise control which slows the vehicle down if you’re getting too close to the car in front – and also has a warning chime – an electrically-operated tailgate, bi-xenon headlamps, roof rails, full-leather upholstery (including heating for front and rear occupants, plus seat ventilation for those up front), a multi-function wood and leather-rimmed steering wheel, rear view camera (as well as front and rear parking sensors), and full keyless access – you never need to take the remote out of your pocket or handbag.

A big feature is the Media Centre operated via touch screen and which incorporates an excellent satnav system as well as full iPod/MP3 integration, Bluetooth (with voice commands for the phone) and a 30GB hard drive for storing and playing your music if you don’t want to use CDs. Other “nice-to-haves” include a rear DVD screen for the kids and an electrically-operated sunroof.

There’s a full catalogue of safety features, including ESP and rollover mitigation, and hill start assist and hill descent control are also included.

Of course, it’s still got legendary off-road abilities, too – more so, thanks to the addition of height adjustable air suspension which not only improves ride, but lifts the vehicle if you want to get down and dirty, and an electronic traction control system on top of the electronic central locking diff.

Jeep has taken a leaf out of Land Rover’s book by offering a terrain selection system which takes some of the mystique out of off-road operation.

Executive Cars

More sport hatch than sport utility

Robert Barry experiences the new Range Rover Evoque on a 400km road trip taking in the scenic Whanganui River Road.

Forget what you know about Range Rover, because the new Evoque 5-door and Coupe direct the brand away from its off-road heritage into completely new territory - premium hatchback and coupe.

The compact 3-door and 5-door body styles of the Evoque combined with the large range of alloy wheels and optional trim packages will interest prospective buyers rather than whether or not it can go off-road. But if you wanted to, ground clearance is 210mm at the front and 245mm at the rear, which makes it better than most recreational 4WDs! That said. the Coupe is as far removed as it could possibly be from the original 1970s Range Rover. This was a utilitarian 4WD 3-door station wagon with vinyl upholstery, a rubber floor and a plastic dashboard that could be hosed down for cleaning.

Evoque owners, however, are far more likely to drive it to the car valet than groom it themselves, and the luxurious interior contains fabrics and soft materials which have recycled

content in their makeup.

Although the 2011 Evoque and Coupe inherit the Terrain Response and Hill Descent Control systems of the Range Rover Vogue and Sport models, there is no low-range gearbox, nor air suspension. A manual only two-wheel-drive variant is available on special order says importer Motorcorp Distributors.

The company doesn’t expect many enquiries.

In summary, it’s an alternative offering for the prospective premium hatch/wagon buyer which just happens to carry the Range Rover badge. Those prospective buyers will include current Range Rover owners who want a smaller second vehicle, but the majority of Evoque owners are expected to be conquests from other prestige brands.

Range Rover has dropped the S, SE and HSE specification levels for the Evoque. Instead there are three new model interior and exterior design themes which are the entry level Evoque Pure, the sportsorientated Evoque Dynamic, and

the luxury Evoque Prestige.

Just as the Mini brand offers a high level of customisation so too does the new Evoque, with a number of option packs that customers can order to personalise their vehicle. The Pure tech pack retails from $5,750, the Prestige/Dynamic tech pack retails from $7,140 and the Dynamic plus pack retails from $9,260.

One other unique fact – the Coupe is an additional $2,000 more than the 5-door Evoque, which mirrors the former Mercedes-Benz philosophy of charging more dollars for fewer doors!

Impressions: Unlike other manufacturers who fatuously comment that their small cars are a distillation of their brand values, the Evoque is truly a Range Rover with a premium look and feel. Though it shares some architecture and the engines of the Land Rover Freelander; it’s not a gussied up version of that vehicle.

From the double stitched leather-clad upholstery in the cabin to the cylindrical

gear selector that rises above the console when the driver engages the ignition switch, the Evoque shares the same switchgear and technology of the bigger Sport and Vogue models, but it has its own character on-road. It’s nimble, sure footed, sporty and responsive.

The 110kW TD4 and 140kW SD4 turbo diesel engines are quiet yet punchy and powerful.

The level of refinement of the vehicle on-road is staggering; it’s as quiet as a premium sedan or hatchback. Noise, vibration and harshness have been all but eliminated and the more powerful SD4 engine in particular has a lusty thrust that slingshost the Evoque out of corners with verve and aplomb.

The ride and handling character of the Evoque is more hot-hatch than premium SUV. And it’s still compliant over rough surfaces and corrugated gravel roads despite being shod with fairly low profile rubber tyres on large alloy rims, which is usually a recipe for an uncomfortable ride quality.

We drove across the gravelled Whanganui River Road and it certainly handled the challenging conditions without complaint. Only once did a deep pothole send vibrations through the cabin; for the rest of the journey it proved a sure-footed companion over the loose gravel and dirt surface.

There were numerous times we found ourselves pulling over for oncoming traffic on the narrow road and the Evoque pulled up short and true with no fuss every time.

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Desirable diesel

After a very pleasant weekend drive, Robert Barry decides the Porsche Panamera diesel is the most desirable of the model range.

While some people might think a diesel-powered Porsche sedan is sacrilege for a sports car producer with a proud racing heritage, I think it’s possibly the best vehicle in the Panamera range for New Zealand driving conditions. It’s also by far the best value-formoney in my opinion.

As for Porsche being a producer of sports cars with heritage and passion, well they still are, but in the big bad world out there, manufacturing one or two model lines just doesn’t provide the economies of scale for a manufacturer to survive.

Hence Porsche now has three sports car lines in the 911, Cayman and Boxster, as well as the Cayenne SUV and the fourdoor Panamera.

On first acquaintance the Panamera seems rather large and intimidating, but that soon passes as you acclimatise to the dimensions when in the driver’s seat. It is nearly five metres long and two metres wide, and frankly the reversing camera is a godsend when parking in tight urban spaces.

We’ve previously tested the

V6 and V8 petrol versions of the Panamera, and the V6 left us underwhelmed with its power to weight ratio while the V8 was the opposite, it was just too powerful and too thirsty.

And why would you want the twin-turbo V8 Panamera that can travel at 303km/h when our speed limit is 100km/h?

The 3-litre 184kW V6 turbo diesel Panamera, however, is not thirsty, with an urban consumption rating of 8.1L/100km (I managed 8.5) and it’s got a top speed of 242km/h, with the zero to 100km/h sprint despatched in 6.8 seconds.

That’s more than enough power for most people’s needs.

In fact the engine’s 550Nm of torque comes in at a lowly 1,750 rpm which is much earlier than its petrol-powered siblings, and makes the diesel Panamera a much more suitable companion in our low-speed urban and rural driving conditions.

Our test vehicle was fitted with three options; the 20-inch Turbo alloy wheels ($8,150), adaptive air suspension ($4,600) and servotronic steering ($610) which took the on-road price from $192,400 to $205,760

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including GST. The jury is still out on the wheels, though they did look handsome, but the adaptive air suspension really showed its best character when I drove around some very lumpy and bumpy rural back roads around Warkworth. It was worth every dollar.

The Panamera diesel just glided across corrugations and potholes that would normally send a great deal of noise vibration and harshness into a vehicle shod with such low profile rubber, all the while maintaining poise and precision around the corners and bends, thanks to the communicative servotronic steering.

It was once said by another journalist that large Jaguar sedans had the ability to shrink around the driver as they drove along, and the same can be said for the Panamera.

It really does have the sporty handling and performance that belies its size, and I quickly became one with the car and enjoyed those brilliant abilities.

Those abilities are assisted by the Porsche active suspension management, which is an electronically controlled damper

system with three manually activated maps (comfort, sport and sports plus) that the driver can choose from at the touch of a button on the central console.

Inside the luxuriously appointed Panamera cabin will comfortably seat four decent sized Kiwi blokes. I know this for a fact because three friends jumped in for a quick run around the city, and one is more than two metres tall and weighs more than 100kg, and he was perfectly comfortable in the rear seat.

It’s not very often we get to test out the practicality of a Porsche, but it’s a positive for the brand that this car lives up to the promise it delivers in terms of passenger space, comfort and boot space. With the rear seat backs up the Panamera has 445 litres of boot, and with seats down that extends to 1,263 litres.

In summary the Panamera does indeed live up to the claims from Porsche that it’s a car which provides comfort and practicality with sports car technology for four people. The diesel takes it one step further by being even better suited to the New Zealand driving environment which makes it much more desirable.

SpecificationS Body type Drive Engine Type Engine Capacity Max power Max torque Fuel Consumption C02 emission 0 to 100kph Front suspension Rear suspension Roof Rack ABS Brakes Air Bags ESP Air Conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite Navigation Electric seats Burglar Alarm Panic Button Boot release Cargo Cover Boot Capacity Wheel type Spare Tyre List price Price as tested

5-door hatchback Rear-wheel-drive V6 turbo diesel 2967cc 184kW/4400 rpm 550Nm/1750 rpm 6.5l/100km 172g/km 6.8 secs Double wishbone Multilink Optional extra Yes 8 Yes Climate 4 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes 445-1263L 20-inch Alloy Inflator kit $192,400 $205,670

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Double cab utility 4WD, low ratio 5-cylinder turbo-diesel 3198cc 147kW/3000rpm 470Nm/1500-2750rpm 8.5L/100km N/A N/A Wishbones, coil-over strut Live axle, leaf springs No Yes 6 Yes Yes 5 No No Yes No N/A No N/A Alloy Full size steel

New Ranger impresses The Ford Ranger has all the credentials to redefine the utility sector. But has it done the job? John Oxley reports.

We had organised to get the new Ranger straight after the international launch, and we can probably claim to be one of the first publications in the world to test it.

Our test vehicle was an XLT double cab sixspeed manual, which meant it had (almost) all the bells and whistles, while still retaining true off-road ability.

First up, though, we did our usual daily commute and the odd trip to the supermarket and hardware store, as well as a longish drive upcountry to test it in normal tar seal conditions, which is where most people drive most of the time.

Then we took it out to Jeep Woodhill 4WD Park near Helensville, to the west of Auckland, with its huge variety of conditions, including mud and clay, deep washaways, and long, steep hills through thick power-sucking sand.

If you want the short story, the new Ranger is better in every respect than the vehicle it replaces, both on-road and off.

It also has a chassis that’s more than twice as strong as the previous model’s, and an all-new coil-over-strut double wishbone front suspension (replacing torsions bars), plus precise rack and pinion steering, a ground clearance of 237mm, and wading ability of 800mm.

On top of that the Ranger 4WD models have a massive towing ability, no less than 3,350kg when fitted with a Ford-approved tow pack.

The Ranger is also bigger all round. This

has mixed benefits, and one drawback. The benefits – more room inside, especially in the back seat; bigger load capacity, with a 1.21cu metre wellside; and a heavier load carrying ability than before.

In addition there are no fewer than six tie-downs inside the wellside, each capable of holding down a load of 750kg.

In summary, all this adds up to one very tough truck.

Of course, the extra size has its own disadvantages. It’s 15mm wider and 91mm longer than NZ’s best-selling ute, the Toyota Hilux, and this brings with it some issues when you go off-road, essentially when threading your way through tight forest tracks. But none that we haven’t already encountered with the Navara ST-X and the Volkswagen Amarok.

The good news is that at least the Ranger has an excellent turning circle, at 12.7m considerably better than the previous model’s 13.6m, and not far off the Hilux’s 12.4m. By comparison the Navara has 13.3m and the Amarok 12.9m.

This means the Ranger remains easily manoeuvrable on narrow city streets and during parking, and the steering is extremely responsive, with only 3.5 turns of the wheel lock-to-lock.

In fact this was what impressed most when it came to driving the vehicle. On tight and twisting tar seal it’s got the responsiveness of a well set-up sedan, while ride quality is also car-like and comfortable.

The 6-speed manual gearbox was silky smooth and had beautiful ratios. On tar most of the time we set off in second, to fourth, to sixth. So much torque, so easy to drive.

As far as the passengers go there’s more legroom in the back than in many large station wagons – in fact we saw a 6ft 4in passenger comfortably behind a 6ft tall driver - and instead of sitting almost bolt upright, as happens in the back of far too many double cab utes on the market, passengers lounge back and enjoy almost the same sort of comfort you’d get in the back of a Falcon, with a nicely-angled backrest.

Of course, no modern vehicle would be complete without smart technology, and the Ranger comes loaded, with Bluetooth connectivity for both a phone and mobile audio device, as well as iPod integration and voice control over the radio/CD unit.

Cruise control is standard as is dual-zone climate control. There are also electric windows and mirrors, rear park sensors, and 17-inch wheels.

Ford has also taken giant steps to ensure this is a very safe ute, with most of the safety features of a top-end car, plus a few that cars don’t have, such as trailer anti-sway and rollover mitigation. Enough, in fact, to gain a full Euro NCAP 5-star crash test rating, the first ute to receive this top award.

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A truck for all reasons

Robert Barry takes the new Hino 300 series Hybrid on a stop/start journey through central Auckland.

Hino has made numerous improvements to the cab of the new 300 series. The windscreen pillars are noticeably slimmer which affords a better view for the driver, and entry and exit for Kiwi-sized blokes is much better thanks to the increased cabin width and wider door aperture.

We had no problems clambering in and out during our morning run from Penrose into the CBD and back to Penrose.

Safety is provided through a rigid cab design as well as dual airbags, 3-point seat belts for the driver and one passenger, and internal beams within the two cab doors.

The 300 series also benefits for ABS brakes as well as electronic vehicle stability control (VSC), two features found on passenger vehicles which are making their way into the light truck segment - and not before time in my opinion.

There is also a hill-holder function which maintains brake pressure preventing the truck from rolling back unnecessarily, which is great for steep streets such as Upper Queen Street in the CBD. Disc brakes are standard on the front and rear of all 300 series variants.

There is ample space for three people in the cab or two people when the middle seat back is

folded down to provide a large flat surface for paperwork or even lunch. Most trucks are used as mobile offices and we found plenty of storage spaces in the cabin for documentation (and a camera bag) to be stowed easily.

The car-like interior also provided easily-accessible cup and bottle holders. Airconditioning is provided as standard as are the CD audio system, electric windows, and central locking. Most importantly the driver now has a comfortable seat with its own suspension!

Hino is the first truck manufacturer to introduce a sprung seat into the light duty truck segment, which given the bumpy nature of our roads, will become a popular feature with both rural and urban transport operators.

It took a bit of getting used to at first, but soon enough I began to appreciate the benefits of the sprung seat, as the 916 was supplied in cab/chassis format and naturally felt quite firm onroad as the suspension was not depressed by a body or a load on board.

The Hino 300 series 916 Hybrid pictured here has the long wheelbase (3,870mm) with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) rating of 8,500kg and a gross combination mass (GCM) of

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12,000kg which means that drivers will require a Class 2 licence as it exceeds the 4,500kg GVM rating which can be driven on a Class 1 licence.

All Hino 300 series trucks are powered by a Euro V rated 4-litre inline 4-cylinder turbo diesel engine which offers 110kW/2,500 rpm and torque of 420Nm/1,400rpm.

For the 916 model tested Hino engineered a hybrid-specific version of this engine, which is attached to an electric motor and an automated manual transmission (AMT) with idle stop function.

In the previous 300 series Hybrid the clutch was positioned between the manual gearbox and the engine. Now Hino has moved the clutch forward separating the engine and electric motor to eliminate mechanical energy loss and to optimise the amount of torque assistance in regular driving conditions.

The 5-speed AMT in the

916 Hybrid changes gear in accordance with driving conditions to further reduce consumption and Hino says it will deliver consistent results even when driven by different operators.

Drivers can choose to leave the gear selector in “D” and let the engine management system dictate the gear changes or they can select “S” for sequential changes should they wish to change gear manually.

For the idle stop system to activate the truck engine needs to meet specific operating conditions, but once met when the driver comes to a halt at an intersection or in heavy traffic, by leaving his/her foot on the brake pedal the engine will shut down. Lift off and the engine immediately fires back into life and pressing the accelerator will see the vehicle move off smartly.

However, if the driver has switched on the indicator this will automatically cancel the idle stop system.

The 916 Hybrid has an Eco mode and a power mode, and the difference in engine performance between the two is quite noticeable when the switch is activated by the driver. Eco mode prioritises fuel efficiency while power mode prioritises acceleration and power for ascending hills or when merging into motorway traffic.

Overall we were very impressed with the 916 Hybrid, seemingly particularly applicable for urban and metro transport operators who need a vehicle that offers fuel efficiency as well as safety and comfort for their drivers.

SpecificationS: Hino 916 Long HybRid Wheelbase: GVM: GCM: Front axle capacity: Rear axle capacity: Tare Weight: Cab to axle: Cab to frame end: Cab width: Frame width: Engine capacity: Tyre size: Rim size: Price:

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New face, same legs

A fresh new nose and a huge number of optional extras still can’t hide the Toyota Hilux’s aging underpinnings, says Damien O’Carroll.

But he wonders if anyone will actually care about that.

If the recent unrest in the Middle East has proven one thing conclusively, it is that Toyota Hiluxes are seriously tough. Okay, it’s probably not quite the kind of proof that Toyota would really prefer, but the number of Hiluxes running around the various sandy environs with massive guns that would look more at home on the deck of a battleship bolted to their trays is one of the more emphatic testaments to blatant ruggedness in recent times.

Odd then that despite its role in toppling various dictators and tyrants, the Hilux is in fact something of a dictator itself—of the sales charts, that is.

The Toyota Hilux has been at the head of that particular class for nearly 30 years now and to be perfectly honest, unless Volkswagen bolts massive guns to the trays of a fleet of Amaroks and storms Toyota HQ, that is in all honesty a situation that is

unlikely to change in a hurry.

Which is appropriate, because lack of change is the one thing that personifies the latest incarnation of the Hilux.

While our test double cab 2WD diesel Hilux came with a massive $10,000 worth of

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options fitted, it still didn’t mask the fact that the “new” Hilux was still just an old Hilux with a new face.

A handsome new face, it must be said, with the grille and headlights dropping strong hints of Land Cruiser

200, and the overall package a vast improvement on the previous Hilux.

The interior has come in for a few tweaks as well, with a new dash layout and a new stereo that includes Bluetooth phone connectivity, auxiliary and USB inputs and full iPod integration.

It’s all very nice, but even the surprisingly comfortable seats can’t mask the shortcomings in the Hilux’s ride and handling, which are particularly agricultural in these days of increasingly sophisticated utes.

And it is against these emerging competitors that the Hilux is looking increasingly outdated.

What Toyota is trading on with the “new” Hilux is exactly the same thing that saw them running around the desert with massive guns bolted to them the rugged, simplistic reliability that the Hilux name has earned since it was first introduced.

With price cuts across the range and juicy deals, Toyota is serious about maintaining the market lead in the face of the fancy new competition, and it will really come down to the bloke dishing out the money to decide whether reputation, a sweet deal and a sprawling service network is worth putting up with the rugged ride and unsophisticated handling.

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Raymond increases distribution capacity A recent move to new premises in Albany has allowed ITW Proline to create a warehouse environment that better utilises space and provides a more efficient distribution hub for its range of retail hardware products.

By using resources carefully ITW Proline successfully managed to increase storage capacity by 25 percent and boost the amount of space dedicated to the packing area.

“The additional warehouse space was made more functional by configuring half the available area into narrow two metre aisles which accommodate less bulky stock such as screws, nuts, nails and chain,” says ITW Proline operations manager Barry Warner.

“AB Equipment recommended a Raymond Series 9000 swing reach truck as a solution by using its in-house software which proved conclusively that this particular forklift met the specific requirements demanded by the confined space.”

With its ability to handle pallets on racking up to 10 metres high, the Raymond swing reach truck is used primarily in the ITW warehouse for inwards goods and replenishment work.

The operators have been impressed with the sit/stand option which has allowed them to be

more productive.

They are also impressed with the fingertip operation that helps them to simultaneously control all the functions of the truck as well as the increased visibility, a result of Raymond’s clear mast view.

“Operations such as the ITW Proline distribution centre, which are designed for continuous high throughput, achieve immediate cost savings and long term efficiencies from a Raymond swing reach truck,” says AB Equipment sales specialist Ryan Burdett.

“Compared to conventional forklifts, the Raymond’s pallet handling and case picking capability can easily triple storage capacity.”

AB Equipment says the ergonomically advanced systems such as the Intelliguide wire guidance option relieve the operators of steering responsibilities in very narrow aisles, freeing them to concentrate on load handling tasks.

AB says that Raymond’s patented Intellispeed control system provides smooth coordination between travel speeds and load height and weight, and automatically governs the appropriate maximum speed.

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Centra announces competition winners

Six winners of a competition to celebrate Centra Forklift’s 30-year exclusive partnership with Mitsubishi in New Zealand represent the many industries which have been served by the brand since 1981.

The Centra Forklifts “Tell us your story” competition asked Mitsubishi forklift owners and operators to submit their stories about how their Mitsubishi forklift truck has helped in everyday work or added value to business operations.

A Pukekohe-based commercial vegetable grower and exporter called Wai Shing was selected as the national winner for its commitment to the Mitsubishi brand.

“Wai Shing has been using Mitsubishi forklifts for more than 27 years,” says Centra Forklifts general manager Shane O’Driscoll.

“One of their trucks has been in operation for more than 29,000 hours, moving produce day in and day out. Wai Shing is a familyowned business, and the team continues to trust in the Mitsubishi brand that their father had confidence in, because of its

reliability in a hard environment.”

Gro-Chem, a provider of plant nutrition, insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators, was voted as the favourite in the People’s Choice category with a range of loyal followers supporting its entry. Regional winners included Pinepac Group in Auckland, Cambridge Kiln and Timber Treatment, Gisborne Towing Services and Mitsubishi Motors NZ Ltd in Porirua.

Pinepac describes its fleet of Mitsubishi forklifts as the “sumo wrestlers of the forklift world.” The company has operated several units of Mitsubishis since 1983 and says they live on a diet of hard work that requires strength and stability. Mud, rain, sun and dust are no barriers to performance.

Terry Hunt at Gisborne Towing has been renting a 1985 Mitsubishi FD40 for many years. Terry says he recognises its value and says the rental unit has proved reliable in a tough working environment.

Graham Jones and his team at Mitsubishi Motors are very loyal to the Mitsubishi

brand. They are still operating with an FG30 from 1981.

Graham compares the forklift to himself.

“It has been used and abused, but is still going strong. It just keeps going and going and going.” he says.

All the winners received a commemorative Mitsubishi Forklift model, a $200 Speight’s Alehouse voucher and Mitsubishi merchandise. National winner Wai Shing also received a year’s free forklift servicing, valued at more than $1,000.

“Centra Forklifts and Mitsubishi have been working together in New Zealand for more than 30 years,” says Shane O’Driscoll.

“Many of the competition entries identified forklifts that had been in operation since 1981, which was the first year of importing fully-manufactured Mitsubishi forklift trucks into New Zealand.

This is a great testament to the longevity and durability of the Mitsubishi forklift brand and our customer’s commitment to it.

A big congratulations to all of the winners!”

Centra Forklifts… your first stop for forklift sales, rental or service nationwide

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Built to last

Today, industry places particular significance on reliable materials handling technology, according to Clark Equipment, the inventor of the forklift.

It is for this reason that for decades thousands of users all over the world have been choosing forklift trucks and services from Clark.

What makes Clark successful as a forklift manufacturer? The company says it’s the high standard of performance and low acquisition, installation and maintenance costs, plus the flexibility and robustness. It is also the long working life and constant innovation.

The scope of materials handling equipment is wide, and Clark says its forklifts are a proven match for all requirements.

With the GEX 40-50 forklift Clark says it has a new load class for its electric-powered equipment. These 4, 4.5 and 5-ton capacities feature the same drive concept as the 1.6 to 3-ton models in the series, with two parallel front drive AC motors, each providing 9.2kW and three-phase current technology for excellent acceleration and high driving power.

Surprisingly manoeuvrable given their size, wheel speed and direction are controlled according to steering angle, reducing tyre wear and enabling gentle yet precise startup, even when the steering is fully locked.

The foot-operated oil immersed parking brake used on Clark’s IC-models has been incorporated. With the independent electrical brake and service brake, it ensures high safety and improved use of energy.

The driver benefits from ergonomic features such as the tiltable steering column, automotive-style pedals, easily-adjustable seat with generous legroom, and operating levers with intuitive activation direction.

One of the keys to the successful use of Clark forklift trucks in the warehouse is definitely well-protected electronics. The modern cabling, with an extremely reliable CAN bus system, is a distinguishing feature of Clark machines.

All electronic components are especially protected against moisture (condensation, splashes, and corrosion), with monitoring to curb the power whenever temperatures approach design limits. All control elements are enclosed, and set high in the counterweight for protection.

The enclosed brakes and fully heatable cabs, which have been specially developed for frozen goods logistics, ensure that work in the cold warehouse is highly productive as well as protecting the health of the driver.

The Clark battery management, which feeds heat to the driver’s cab as well, provides consistently high levels of performance.

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Advantage heavy-duty ute decks from Best Bars Advantage heavy-duty alloy ute decks by Best Bars are completely modular, using custom alloy extrusions for most components. While aluminium alloys are used extensively in the heavy truck sector, flat decks for utes have generally been manufactured from steel and wood.

But Best Bars says that in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world this is old technology and alloy decks are considerably lighter and more durable than steel and wood ones and do not rust, warp, splinter or ever need painting.

Weight savings with the alloy construction is substantial.

Advantage decks typically weigh around 100kg for a single cab ute, compared with up to 185kg for a factory wellside deck and as much as 240-300kg for a steel and wood one.

As well as the obvious gain in payload capacity, this results in reduced wear and tear on the ute chassis, suspension, rear axle and tyres. According to Best Bars, on a two-wheel-drive ute the saving can amount to as much as ten percent of the total vehicle weight, which can even result in fuel savings, an important factor with todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fuel prices.

In its standard form the ute deck consists a tubular style headboard, 225mm high drop-down sides and tailgate, rope rails and mudguards and a heavy-duty sectioned modular flooring system.

Available options include a removable alloy ladder rack that slots through the rear of the floor, plywood floor overlay, a range of universal sidemounted and topmounted alloy toolboxes

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and a huge 1.6-metre long sliding under-tray tool box.

The side and tailgate hinges are all fitted with polypropylene bushes to eliminate any rattle and tried and tested anti-luce latches hold the sides closed.

Assembly and fitting of the base model deck normally

takes around four and a half hours, with all assembly hardware and instructions included with the deck.

Advantage heavy-duty alloy ute decks are available through all leading new vehicle franchise dealers and approved agents nationwide.

Boss Suspension arrives in New Zealand

toyota hilux 4Wd kit Recently the New Zealand distribution for the popular Australian brand Boss Suspension has been put in the hands of Brent Tasker of Auckland.

Tasker says that Boss Suspension is the market leader in airbag load assist kits which help level commercial vehicles when laden.

The airbag kit allows the driver to adjust the vehicle to suit being loaded and then quickly drop the air out to retain factory ride when unloaded. Previously adding a load assist kit or “airbag kit” to the rear of popular utes was simply too expensive and complicated.

Tasker said,“The Boss kits are now a more affordable option than adding extra springs and are very easy to install. Most kits don’t even require any holes to be drilled!”

Tasker adds that there are no drawbacks to the Boss load assist kits, giving the best of both worlds and allowing the vehicle owner to make full use of its payload ability.

Optional kits are also available for adjusting the ride height while in the vehicle. These start at under $350 and go up from there, with options for rapid tyre inflation and running small air tools.

Boss suspension manufactures 100 percent of its load assist kits, compressors, tanks and airbags and prides itself on quality products with great customer satisfaction.

“All products are tested Aussie tough so you know they are going to do the job,” says Tasker.

To see the full line of products go to www.bossglobalinc.com

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Ranger Design from Ladarac

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physical consequences of a road accident and would never venture out of the driveway without wearing a seatbelt, very little thought is given to the dangers of carrying unrestrained cargo in vehicles.

The cargo reacts in the same way as an unrestrained person.

The goods – be they tools, equipment, weekly shopping or even the family pet – continue at the same speed the vehicle was travelling at before the accident, until they are stopped by something solid.

Ladarac supplies a range of standards compliant cargo barriers, shelving, flooring, drawers and bull bars/nudge bars for almost any vehicle, including the imported Ranger Design range of products from the USA. The strong and lightweight Ranger Design range is made from aluminium and boasts a ten year guarantee, making it an ideal choice for any custom van fit out.

Ranger’s shelving and bin system is unique in the industry and combines the strength and rigidity of aluminium extrusions with a solid substrate shelf base to give a shelf tray that

is strong, lightweight and very quiet. Shelving and bin units are available in hundreds of different configurations of height, length and shelf depth.

Ranger also manufactures a variety of drawer systems and storage modules using top quality components such as full-extension high-capacity ball-bearing drawer slides, secure locks, Ranger’s unique braided stainless steel cable-pull handles and lightweight aluminium construction.

Along with its shelves and drawers, Ranger also offers a range of safety partitions and ladder and cargo racks. The safety partitions provide a solid, secure barrier between the occupants of the van and the cargo and are built from heavy gauge aluminium. The partitions are designed for maximum impact resistance.

Ranger ladder racks make loading and unloading ladders an easy one-person operation.

Ranger cargo racks boast a huge weight carrying capacity and are made from rustproof aluminium with stainless steel hardware.

They are powder-coated metallic silver to provide an attractive finish and are protected by Ranger’s ten year warranty.

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Roll-n-lock retractable ute bed covers The Roll-n-lock M-Series ute bed cover, distributed in New Zealand by Trail Com, is said by the company to be the most advanced retractable ute bed cover made and has redefined the rules for ute bed security.

From its retractable function which permits opening or closing in literally seconds - to its rigid, vinyl-over-aluminium laminated construction, Trail Com says the hybrid cover offers everything other covers do not. There are no snaps to manipulate, there is no roll or bundle to lash down or stow, no cross bars to negotiate, no fabric shrinkage to struggle with and, best of all, no worries about the security of cargo.

What sets Roll-n-lock’s cover construction apart from the competition is not just the highquality vinyl surface material, but also the design of the slatted aluminium substrate which supports the vinyl. Each Roll-nlock slat is rotatively joined by an interlocking hinge and it is the geometry of this uniquelycontoured hinge that lends Roll-n-lock its strength, roll compactness and quiet, smooth, non-binding movement.

Close examination of the Rolln-lock hinge in the flat position reveals the fact that each slat is inseparably locked together, yet when rotated, no metal-to-metal contact occurs.

The contoured, patented hinge design provides smooth, frictionless rotation. In the rotated position, the locking flange functions as a positive

stop, minimising stress on the surface material. In the flat position, the locking flange traps the radius of the adjacent slat, preventing disengagement when a surface load is applied.

Roll-n-lock’s patented clampon track design greatly simplifies the installation process while minimising the need for drilling holes on most trucks, while the recessed drain fittings ensure rapid and complete drainage of the unit housing.

With just a turn of the locklever, the Roll-n-lock bed cover slides open. As the cover is pulled back using the convenient built-in pull strap, the patented ratchet-style locking mechanism latches in place at quarter, half, three-quarters or fully-closed positions. With the cover fully retracted, the handle mechanism rolls back flush with the face

Roll-n-lock's patented clamp-on track design greatly simplifies the installation process while minimising the need for drilling holes on most utes.

of Roll-n-lock’s compact housing, allowing more room for unobstructed storage.

Roll-n-lock employs a heavyduty torsion spring drive which is housed in a 3-inch aluminium reel to ensure years of reliable

use, while the patented locking system locks the tailgate and bed cover simultaneously for the most secure system possible in a retractable bed cover application.

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Speedliner spray-on deck liners

The Speedliner spray on liner system represents a technological advance over previous spray on liner systems, says the New Zealand distributor, Speedliner New Zealand.

As it is an elephatic urethane (slow cure) Speedliner

cures a lot stronger than its competitors, providing a tough 4600-4900 psi tensile strength. The seamless coating ensures a watertight protective membrane adhered directly onto the ute deck which eliminates the possibility of moisture being trapped

between the liner and deck.

Another advantage of Speedliner’s slow cure is that masking can be used to promote logos and signage for advertising and with eighteen standard colours available – along with the ability to custom tint – there is plenty of scope for every taste and requirement.

Speedliner provides a nonslip surface which also stops damage to cargo and decks and is also an antibacterial coating with food contact approval, making it ideal for use in utes and vans where food, animals and livestock etc. are to be transported in a clean safe environment.

As Speedliner can be sprayed on almost any substrate – aluminium, timber, steel, concrete – it has an almost endless range of applications. A

range of additives can also be introduced to broaden Speedliner’s uses as well, such as Kevlar for extra strength and aggregate or aluminium oxide for an aggressive traction option.

Two of the more recent applications include the deck of a steel mussel barge to protect against corrosion and supply a non-slip work area in the harshest of environments as well as the rear of a plylined van in to protect newly hatched chicks.

Speedliner New Zealand has been successfully applying the deck liner system for nearly a decade and has been chosen over its competitors to supply Toyota New Zealand directly.

With a network of twenty applicators located throughout the country there is an applicator near you.

LOAD ASSIST KITS BOSS Air Suspension has used it’s replacement suspension technology to manufacture a range of top selling load assist kits. By using the BOSS air bag and 6mm thick brackets has enabled vehicles to carry the load as they were intended to. BOS Load Assist Kits are easy to fit and simply bolt on using basic hand tools. Full coil replacement bag kits are also available for popular coil 4wds and sedans. BOSS “On Board Air” control kits can be added to all Load Assist Kits.

• Enable vehicles to cope with uneven or heavy loads • Keeps vehicles level • Helps maintain control of loaded vehicles

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Whispbar roof racks: innovative and silent super adaptable roof rack systems and feature the versatile Smartfoot design which is adaptable to a number of different mounting styles on virtually any car.Whispbar is also available for fitting to factory-standard roof rails in a flush style to give that factory aerodynamic look.

Whispbar HD (Heavy Duty) roof racks are built for maximum performance and minimum fuss. The roof rack crossbars are a tough aluminium profile with a universal channel to accept many heavy duty roof rack accessories. Inlay technology protects the bar Being forced to listen to the whistle of your roof racks on a long road trip is not a pleasant experience. But New Zealand manufacturer Hubco says that it has solved the problem with the Whispbar. The company says that the Whispbar is the world’s first truly quiet removable roof rack, making your journey much more enjoyable. In fact, they claim that the Whispbar is so quiet you won’t even know it’s there.

Founded in 1975 by a former Air New Zealand and Rolls Royce aircraft engineer, Hubco began as a sports equipment

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manufacturer. The move to roof racks came in 1980 with the first system developed for the Mitsubishi Colt and over the years Hubco has worked with all major Motor Vehicle Companies in NZ and Australia supplying roof racks and accessories.

The fundamental discoveries in the development of Whispbar were made during hours of meticulous research and testing in the wind tunnels at the Canterbury University in Christchurch and Monash University in Melbourne.

The Whispbar roof rack’s innovative Smartfoot system

adapts and transfers simply to virtually any vehicle, making it easy and inexpensive to fit to a different car and virtually eliminating that old age problem of having to buy a new roof rack when you change your vehicle.

Roof racks are a great addition to any vehicle, particularly smaller vehicles as they increase the carrying capacity of the vehicle significantly. Extra space on the roof is secure with Whispbar as locks are standard issue on Whispbar, P-bar and WhispbarHD products.

The standard P-bar and revolutionary Whispbars are

and the load to give these heavy duty roof racks maximum performance day in, and day out as well as making them the quietest available.

Along with the Whispbar and P-bar roof racks, Hubco also offers a range of tradesman’s roof racks for heavier duty commercial use, as well as a wide range of fittings and accessories for cycling, surfing, fishing, kayaking and canoeing, skiing and snowboarding, along with a range of rugged roof boxes.

Visit www.whispbar.co.nz to learn more and find your nearest stockist.

WHY SPEEDLINER? You get what you pay for: • Up to 80% stronger than our competitors • Ask us about independent lab tests • Colour coded to virtually any colour • Doesn’t fade unlike our competitors • UV tested • Non slip – unlike plastic • Applied directly to surface which protects from corrosion

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• Completely manufactured for Speedliner by Industrial Polymers for quality control • No mixing of different manufacturers products • Maximum protection for virtually any surface • Reduces noise • No loss on cargo space • Only liner which can use Kevlar from Dupont for even more strength

www.speedliner.co.nz Ph 0800 SPEEDLINER (773 335) New Zealand Company Vehicle December 2011 59

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Mid-size manoeuvres

SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine Type Engine Capacity Max power Max torque Fuel Consumption C02 emission 0 to 100kph Front suspension Rear suspension Roof Rack ABS Brakes Air Bags ESP Air Conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite Navigation Electric seats Burglar Alarm Panic Button Boot release Cargo Cover Boot Capacity Wheel type Spare Tyre

Five-door hatch Front-wheel-drive Inline four-cylinder diesel 1997cc 120kW/4,000 rpm 340Nm/2,000 rpm 5.6l/100km 149g/km N/A McPherson Strut Independent multi-link N/A Yes 7 Yes Climate 5 N/A No Yes No Yes Yes 816/1,919L 17-inch alloy Full size steel

through Life cost Report 36 Months 60000km Price $49,990 WOF $120 Registration $1,397 Servicing to 60k: $1,436 Total Tyre cost: $1,542 Residual Value $19,496 Indicative final figure $34,989

Robert Barry summarises a busy month spent with the mid-size Mondeo Zetec TDci. In some quarters the Ford Mondeo is looked down upon with disdain, which angers me because here is a European designed and built vehicle that strongly competes with such vehicles as the Audi A4, Volkswagen Passat and BMW 3 series for fleet business in the UK and Europe.

But that does not seem to cut much ice with some badge snobs Down Under.

Perhaps the Blue Oval badge fails to provide cachet for them?

Well their snobbery will be their undoing?

For this was a very enjoyable car to live with, apart from one minor blemish, the colour.

Believe it or not, but the particular hue attached to our long term-test Mondeo Zetec was called Mid Sky. I’ve never come across a metallic paint like it before, and more often than not, depending on the sunlight, the car looked decidedly more battleship grey rather than mid sky blue.

The Mondeo received a mid-life facelift this year, resulting in cosmetic changes to the front and rear styling of the car which freshened it up somewhat, plus the additional of LED tail lamps, but the most important change to the MC series Mondeo was the addition of the six-speed Powershift dual clutch transmission to the diesel models.

While I didn’t think the old 6-speed automatic was a bad transmission, the reason for the installation of the Powershift was to improve the Zetec diesel’s emissions and fuel economy.

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The new 2-litre inline 4-cylinder double overhead cam turbo-diesel engine is now Euro V compliant, and delivers power figures of 120kW/340Nm, while Ford quotes a fuel economy figure as low as 5.6L/100km.

Ford says that this figure was a 21 percent improvement over the previous diesel Mondeo and that the new car is more efficient than a Camry Hybrid. While that may be true I can’t help but think that Ford is comparing oranges with apples.

While some people have criticised the Powershift gearbox for being a bit slow and sluggish when changing, we found it was crisp and precise, particularly when sport mode was selected. The transmission system is adaptive and anticipates your driving style, but any departure from the norm can catch it unaware.

Despite our best efforts to get under the 6.0L/100km figure the Zetec TDci sat on an average of 7.2L/100km for the duration of our month. Regardless of whether we drove the car on long trips down the motorway or shorter commutes around the suburbs, we never were able to better the consumption figure.

The Zetec is supplied with the latest Human Machine Interface which controls the audio and air conditioning systems, as well as voice-controlled Bluetooth telephony.

While the Zetec misses out on the leather interior of the Titanium, it does get a leather trimmed steering wheel rim and gear

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selector, while the two-tone grey cloth seats not only look inviting, but are comfortable and supportive to sit in for long journeys, albeit a bit firm on initial acquaintance.

Despite both being manually adjustable it is easy to manipulate the seat and the tilt and telescopic steering column into a position that’s comfortable regardless of how tall or short you happen to be.

It’s also easy to overlook the fact that the Mondeo is not that much smaller in the wheelbase than its Australian cousin the Ford Falcon. Rear legroom is very good, and three people will fit easily across the back seat and there are Isofix mounting points for baby seats.

The Mondeo has one of the best chassis in the mid-size segment. It’s a very competent handler around a tight corner, and the ride quality is always very supple and smooth, regardless of how many occupants are on board or how much luggage is stored in the boot which is vast.

It’s a car that drivers will enjoy spending time in, which is vitally important for those who spend much of their time on the road.

Overall, though it isn’t the new kid on the block anymore, the Ford Mondeo is still one of the better mid-size vehicles in the fleet market and in my opinion is still more than worthy of consideration for fleet duties.

rOaDREPORT SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine Type Engine Capacity Max power Max torque Fuel Consumption C02 emission 0 to 100kph Front suspension Rear suspension Roof Rack ABS Brakes Air Bags ESP Air Conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite Navigation Electric seats Burglar Alarm Panic Button Boot release Cargo Cover Boot Capacity Wheel type Spare Tyre Price (Entry level)

Going Euro Hyundai has come a long way in 25 years, and Robert Barry drives its latest foray into the mid-size market, a pre-production i40 CRDi wagon.

Hyundai is quickly shaking off its heritage of producing cheap and cheerful product to one that’s now desirable yet still affordable to the mass market.

Though I do note that as the cars have improved remarkably in my more than eight years’ motoring career, their retail prices have also crept up to match competitor products. But this has not deterred buyers, such is the quality of the current range.

In fact Hyundai recently made it to number two on the monthly NZ new car sales charts behind market-leader Toyota and in front of Holden and Ford!

While it may have been a pre-production car which didn’t have the finalised NZ specification level, this stylish-looking i40 wagon was well put together and was pleasant to drive. It’s powered by a punchy 100kW/320Nm 1.7-litre turbo-diesel engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission with sequential shift with paddle shifters on the steering wheel column. Fuel consumption is rated at 6.0L/100km.

The engine is quite noisy and clatters a bit at tickover, but once underway it quietens down considerably, although you are never left in any doubt that this is a diesel car.

The ride and handling is more European than soft Korean and it is genuinely a fun car to drive dynamically. The steering is quite light but still gives good feeling and feedback to the driver, and cornering briskly will not upset the kids or the dog if

you have them on board because body roll is very controlled and progressive.

I would happily have lived with it for a lot longer than one week but they wanted it back -spoilsports.

Anybody who is in the market looking at a mid-size diesel wagon will kick themselves if they don’t at least go for a test drive in the new i40. It’s seriously that impressive.

This is a car that is as good as, if not better in some respects, than the Subaru Legacy, Ford Mondeo, VW Passat and Peugeot 508 diesel wagons.

Hyundai Motors NZ has listed an entrylevel cloth-spec i40 wagon on its price list, but this pre-production test car was closer in specification to the i45 Elite Limited

5-door wagon Front-wheel-drive Inline 4-cylinder turbo diesel 1685cc 100kW/4000 rpm 320Nm/2000 rpm 6.0l/100km 156g/km N/a McPherson Strut Independent multilink No Yes 6 Yes Climate 5 No Yes (Elite) Yes No Yes Yes 553/1719L 18-inch Alloy Full size $46,990

sedan as it had a full glass sunroof, leather seats (with heating and cooling functions), reversing sensors with a camera display in the rearview mirror.

There was also a very smart and useful luggage guard/divider in the boot which moved up and down the internal rails and allowed you to secure loose boxes or suitcases and even had webbing straps to secure a gas bottle.

There were also removable tie-down anchors on the rails and also an internal cargo/dog barrier which rose from the top of the cargo shelf and attached to anchor points in the ceiling of the i40.

I was told by Hyundai Motors NZ that this car is 99 percent of what will be the final NZ specification for a future Elite variant of the i40 CRDi. What I can tell you is as well as offering the diesel i40 with automatic transmission, Hyundai is also considering a manual version, because it offers 10kW more engine power and better economy of 4.7L/100km.

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Cruzing flagship The Series II Holden Cruze makes a number of improvements to the top-selling Aussie sedan, but have they worked?

Damien O’Carroll spends a month with one to find out.

With the move to local production of the Holden Cruze, the Aussie company took the opportunity to tweak the Cruze for a Series II facelift and the collective motoring press held its breath that they would address some of the glaring shortcomings in what otherwise could have been a great little car.

Not that these shortcomings stopped the Cruze from selling up a storm, however, so expectations probably weren’t that high. But as it turns out, they could have been, because Holden has transformed the Cruze into the car it should have been from the start.

The SRi-V is the flagship of Holden’s new Cruze Series II range, boasting slightly sportier styling and a brand new infotainment system.

But the biggest changes lurk under the bonnet, with the SRi-V packing Holden’s new 103kW/200Nm 1.4-litre turbo-charged inline four-cylinder petrol engine.

Inside, the Cruze sees much of the interior carried over from the previous model, so the familiar complaint of hard, cheap plastics is inherited by the Series II. However, the SRi-V’s leather upholstery is an improvement and build quality seems better than in the original.

The SRi-V packs cruise control, automatic headlights, rear parking sensors, satellite navigation, an MP3-compatible stereo system with USB/aux inputs and a 10GB hard disc for recording music and pausing live radio, heated seats, fog lights, 17-inch alloy wheels and keyless entry and ignition. Which is a fairly extensive and impressive list of standard equipment, but with one glaring omission the lack of Bluetooth phone connectivity is a strange oversight.

Out on the road the new 1.4-litre engine

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needs revs to get moving quickly, but it still proves to be flexible enough at low revs for city driving. In fact, its relative flexibility makes it a pleasant engine anywhere in the rev range and it even manages to become slightly characterful as the revs rise.

It’s a massive improvement on the lethargic 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol boat anchor that the Series I Cruze was saddled with.

One of the big criticisms I had of the original Cruze was the painfully slow-witted automatic transmission. Reacting to throttle inputs with all the speed of a brain-damaged sloth, the auto took what little dynamic sparkle the original Cruze had, bundled it into a sack and beat it to death with a collection of poor ratios, lethargic reactions and willful stupidity.

Thankfully that has been drastically improved for the Series II Cruze. It’s still not the quickest of autos out there, but it is a vast improvement and added to the equally vastly improved suspension actually makes the Cruze quite fun to drive — something you couldn’t truthfully say about the original.

And speaking of suspension, the Cruze’s is nicely compliant and easily soaks up bumpy and broken roads. The new Watts linkage/ torsion beam axle rear set up is unique to models with the 1.4-litre turbo engine and works a treat in improving chassis stability at speed.

So throwing the Series II Cruze down a winding piece of road is a massive improvement over the original, but how does the rest of it still stack up?

Well, to be honest, there wasn’t ever a lot wrong with the rest of the Series I Cruze

and a lot of credit has to go to Holden for recognising the original car’s short-comings and focussing on them.

Apart from the fancy new stereo that incorporates navigation and a hard drive in the SRi-V, the rest of the interior is pretty much business-as-usual. Meaning an attractive, pleasant and sensibly laid-out interior complimented by comfortable and supportive seats and a surprising amount of room for a small car.

Niggles are largely limited to the fiddly and confusing stereo control layout, the nasty ignition button that looks like a quick afterthought, the quality of some of the plastics and the fact that, weirdly, the leather trim on the dash looks somehow cheaper and more low-rent than the fabric equivalent in lower-spec Cruzes…

Insignificant niggles like this are about the worst that the SRi-V throws up, however, and the overall package is an impressive one.

With the frugal yet punchy 1.6-litre engine, improved suspension and transmission and impressive amount of standard kit on offer, the Cruze SRi-V makes a mighty strong argument for itself.

Even though the SRi-V starts knocking on the $40 grand door, you still get a lot of car for that money and with the Series II improvements, it is a car that is very easy to live with indeed.

SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine Type Engine Capacity Max power Max torque Fuel Consumption C02 emission 0 to 100kph Front suspension Rear suspension Roof Rack ABS Brakes Air Bags ESP Air Conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite Navigation Electric seats Burglar Alarm Panic Button Boot release Cargo Cover Boot Capacity Wheel type Spare Tyre

Four-door sedan Front-wheel-drive Four-cylinder 1364 cc 103kW/6000 rpm 200Nm/3250 rpm 6.8L/100km 177g/km N/a McPherson strut Torsion beam No Yes 6 Yes Yes 5 Yes No Yes No Yes No 445L 17-inch alloy Optional. Sealant kit standard

through Life cost Report 36 Months 60000km Price $39,990 WOF $120 Registration $1,007 Servicing to 60k: $1,215.

Total tyre cost: $1,010 Residual value $15,196 Indicative final figure $28,146

The Through Life Cost Model is used for illustrative and indicative purposes only. FleetWorks and Adrenalin Publishing Limited accept no responsibility or liability should any costs indicated in the Through Life Cost Model change from those published.

All residual values are based on an average of values achieved through Turners Auctions Limited sales for the previous 3 months from issue date.

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One size fits all Robert Barry drives Kia’s fleet and family-focussed mid–size sedan.

It’s a crying shame that Kia Motors has been constrained by production issues this year, because finally it has brought a sexylooking and totally capable mid-size sedan to the market, one which people will want to buy for its looks and ability rather than price and value for money.

At $46,990 the one-size-fits-all Optima EX is great value. It’s well specified, with leather interior, climate control air conditioning, Bluetooth, USB audio, cruise control, keyless entry and start, reversing sensors, reversing camera, daytime running lamps and LED tail lamps.

I’m not normally a great fan of mid-size and large white sedans - for some reason they always seem to scream “taxi” or “stock and station agent” to me.

However the new Optima is one of those rare vehicles where the colour (called Snow White Pearl) suits the sporty shape and the elegant detailing that has been lavished on this vehicle by the design team. The tiger nose grille and similar windscreen shape leave you in no doubt that this is a Kia design.

One lunchtime I parked our test vehicle in a car park next to an identical Optima which was painted ebony black and the white car certainly looked the more expensive of the two thanks to its touches of chrome and the unique alloy wheels.

Those striking-looking alloys, which were lifted straight from a concept car, have a very “flat” face, and I became very careful not

to damage them when parallel parking the Optima, particularly in suburbs which have a steep road camber and the older volcanic rock curb stones.

Inside the Optima cabin is far more conservative than its exterior might suggest, but the dashboard is tidily laid out and focussed upon the driver. I liked the way the cup holders could be hidden away by the simple slide-along cover when not in use and the leather-clad seats are comfortable and supportive over a long journey.

That’s a good thing because the Optima’s suspension and handling package was designed by Australians and New Zealanders, and the result is a taut-handling vehicle but not one that has sacrificed occupant comfort to do so.

The Optima corners quite flatly even when being hustled through winding roads at speed but despite the wide low profile tyres and larger alloy wheels coarse surfaces rarely disturb the cabin, and wind noise is all but non-existent.

Powered by a 148kW 2.4-litre direct injection 4-cylinder engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission with sequential shift, the Optima hustles along quite briskly but will return a consumption figure as low as 7.9L/100km.

This parsimonious thirst is partly attributable to the Eco button which once engaged adjusts the gear changes and reduces the use of air conditioning to reduce

fuel consumption by up another 7.5 percent according to Kia. In summary the Optima EX is more than a match for its mid-size competitors from Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Honda and Hyundai. We think it’s a perfect alternative to the big-six vehicles but the problem for prospective buyers will be tight supply from the factory.

SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine Type Engine Capacity Max power Max torque Fuel Consumption C02 emission 0 to 100kph Front suspension Rear suspension Roof Rack ABS Brakes Air Bags ESP Air Conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite Navigation Electric seats Burglar Alarm Panic Button Boot release Cargo Cover Boot Capacity Wheel type Spare Tyre

Four-door sedan Front-wheel-drive Inline 4-cylinder 2359cc 148kW/6300 rpm 250Nm/4250 rpm 7.9l/100km 189g/km N/A McPherson Strut Multilink N/A Yes 6 Yes Climate 5 N/A Yes Yes No Yes No 505 litres 18-inch alloy Full size

through Life cost Report 36 Months 60000km Price $46,990 WOF $120.00 Registration $1,007 Servicing to 60k: $1,627.17 Total Tyre cost: $1,897 Residual value $17,856.20 indicative final figure $33,785.21

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Unabominable Yeti John Oxley drove one of the smallest-engined 5-seaters on the market, and came away thrilled by its performance, refinement and space.

I didn’t set out to deliberately like the Yeti – I just couldn’t help myself. It’s like not really wanting to like a Christmas eggnog, then finding it’s just delightful, and you want more!

It all started with the styling. Not only does the Yeti look different, but it’s the right kind of difference. Funky without being naff. And for a small vehicle – it is, after all, only 4.2m long and 1.7m wide – it’s got a heck of a lot of room, and a huge boot that expands from a useful 322 litres to a ginormous 1,665 litres with the rear seats down.

But the biggest delight was the performance. With a 1.2-litre motor driving a tall roomy vehicle you’d expect performance to be, well, snail's pace.

But it’s not. The Yeti drives like a 1600 compact, with a fabulously flat torque curve that allows the best use to be made of the 7-speed double clutch auto gearbox.

The gear change is well suited to the engine, which in fact doesn’t immediately feel like a turbo unit, instead demonstrating similar characteristics to a larger-capacity normally-aspirated engine.

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feels much more upmarket than its price point suggests. In terms of space, great use has been made of what’s available, and the high roofline enables the rear seat passengers to sit higher, thus lifting the body pivot point and effectively giving them more legroom.

The Yeti isn’t short of kit, either. Safety is a huge priority and it gets ESP stability

programme, plus driver and passenger front airbags, side airbags, curtain airbags, plus an extra one to protect the driver’s knees.

It also gets traction control to prevent wheelspin through the driven front wheels, as well as ABS with brake force distribution – the latter necessary in a vehicle which most times will be driven with only one passenger aboard, but could have four and lots of luggage.

There’s hill hold control, which gives you a chance to move your foot from the brake to the accelerator without the vehicle moving back on a hill. And one feature we especially like is light assist. This uses a tiny camera on the interior mirror which observes the traffic.

rOaDREPORT windows front and rear, cruise control, heated mirrors, chilled glove box and centre box, Bluetooth, front-loader CD with aux input, height-adjustable front seats, multi-function trip computer, leather-rimmed steering wheel with satellite controls and remote central locking.

Add in a useful fold-down table in the back seat complete with its own cup holders – great for the kids – and lots and lots of other cup holders, including jumbo ones in the front doors that hold a 1-litre bottle, and the Yeti easily functions as a mobile office as well as a great family runabout.

Above 60 km/h and in complete darkness, light assist automatically switches on the main-beam headlights. The system detects vehicles travelling ahead and oncoming traffic, and automatically dips the headlights before they are dazzled.

The automatic change from main beam to dipped beam ensures optimum illumination of the road.

The net result is that the Yeti gets a 5-star EuroNCAP safety rating. The only other (similar but not quite) vehicle to get this is Mitsubishi’s new ASX small SUV. Then there’s the comfort features.

Climate controlled air-con, electric SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine type Engine capacity Max power Max torque Fuel consumption C02 emission 0 to 100km/h Front suspension Rear suspension Roof rails ABS brakes Air bags ESP Air conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite navigation Electric seats Burglar alarm Panic button Boot release Cargo cover Boot capacity Wheel type

5-door wagon Front wheels Direct injection petrol 1197cc 77kW/5000rpm 175Nm/1550-4100rpm 6.4L/100km 149g/km 12 secs McPherson strut Independent multilink Yes Yes 7 Yes Climate 5 No No Yes No No Yes 322-1665L Alloy

through Life cost Report 36 Months 60000km Price $37,520 WOF $120 Registration $1,007 Servicing to 60k: $1,405 Total tyre cost: $985 Residual value $14,632

The Through Life Cost Model is used for illustrative and indicative purposes only. FleetWorks and Adrenalin Publishing Limited accept no responsibility or liability should any costs indicated in the Through Life Cost Model change from those published. All residual values are based on an average of values achieved through Turners Auctions Limited sales for the previous 3 months from issue date.

Skoda Yeti WAV

By Cathy Parker

The Skoda Yeti WAV is a made in New Zealand wheelchair access vehicle. It allows wheelchair users to access the vehicle while remaining in their chair via a rear ramp to any one of three positions - driver, front passenger or rear passenger.

The WAV is built from a brand new Skoda Yeti by Drive NZ Classic Ltd with the modification work being done in the Possum Bourne Motorsport workshops, ensuring top quality workmanship.

Roger Phillips from Drive NZ Classic has been involved with a variety of imported WAV vehicles and saw an opportunity to develop a better and simpler vehicle for local and export markets.

The Skoda Yeti, with its existing high roof and the design of the rear suspension, lent itself well to becoming an excellent WAV. Allied to this is the quality of the original vehicle and warranty support from Skoda NZ. Most of the vehicle floor is removed, with a new lower floor pan manufactured allowing up to 1.45m of internal height.

The rear hatch is modified and a rear ramp with a simple linear actuator operating system is added.

The front seats are mounted on wheels so they can be easily removed (and are interchangeable, and the rear seats fold up to the side when not in use.

This provides a versatile array of configurations. For instance, with the driver’s seat removed the vehicle can be driven by a driver in the wheelchair while the passenger uses a standard seat.

If on a long journey they want to swap, the standard seat can be rolled back and repositioned on the driver's side while the

wheelchair goes to the front passenger position.

It is possible to fit in three wheelchairs simultaneously (driver, front passenger and rear passenger) but only the front two can utilise EZlocks as the rear floor has to kept clear. Drive NZ Classic can also arrange a number of options such as hand controls and EZLocks as required.

Mechanically the vehicle remains standard, with the 1.2-litre TSI turbocharged engine and 7-speed DSG gearbox.

The lowered floor does reduce ground clearance but otherwise the Yeti drives like a standard vehicle.

Pricing is from $74,950, representing great value compared to imported options with the certainty of local service availability via the Skoda NZ network of dealers.

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Eastern Renault hits town John Oxley samples the ‘made in Korea’ Renault Fluence, and comes away impressed.

The first time I saw a Samsung car on the road was in Korea, during a trip over there a few years ago, and I must say I was impressed by the styling, especially compared to some of the Renault models available at that time.

Samsung is owned by Renault, and the Regie had really transformed the brand, putting out cars which were more akin to BMWs of the time than Renault’s quirky French designs – especially in the top-end models.

Now the wheel has come full circle and Renault has embraced the Korean-built cars as its own, with the launch in New Zealand of the Renault Fluence medium car.

The Fluence is in fact built on the Renault Megane III estate platform, resulting in an extraordinarily roomy car with a giant-sized boot that starts out at 530 litres with the seats up and becomes humungous when the 60/40 split rear seat is folded flat.

Humungous is also a great way to describe the Fluence’s feature list, for it really has a lot going for it at its price point of $34,990, loading in such standard features as Bluetooth phone and iPod connectivity, keyless entry, dual zone climate control, automatic headlights and windscreen wipers, as well as being the only car in its class to offer a speed limiter as well as cruise control.

Other features include a leatherrimmed steering wheel with height and reach adjustment, front and rear power windows, a height-adjustable driver’s seat, plus a stereo front-loader CD/radio with six speakers and fingertip controls on the

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steering column for volume and station change.

Add to that alloy wheels plus electronic stability control, ABS brakes with emergency brake assist, front fog lights, plus a full house of airbags – six in total – and it makes for an excellent value-for money package.

Styling is excellent, though still possessed of the Renault difference, and it doesn’t look out of place in much more expensive company.

Although much bigger than your average hatchback shopping basket, the Fluence still manages to avoid looking lumpy and cumbersome, especially up front with its the slim front grille and sleek angular headlight clusters.

Under the bonnet lurks a Euro4 complaint Renault 2-litre engine which kicks out 103kW of power at 6,000rpm and a handy 195Nm of torque at 3,750rpm, and it’s a nice smooth unit.

Gearbox is a CVT (continuously variable transmission) and it does a good job of delivering smooth drive through the front wheels, although there’s the typical high-revving engine note during hard acceleration.

The engine is well-matched to the car and results in a combined fuel consumption of only 7.8L/100km, very handy given the car’s spaciousness.

Braking is light and very positive thanks to ventilated disc brakes up front and solid ones at the back, and the inbuilt emergency brake assist feature really throws out the anchors.

Around town and when parking the

electric power-assisted steering is light and positive, but we would like a bit more steering “feel” at higher speeds.

Features we like are the three years/ unlimited km warranty, a big bonus on a business vehicle, as well as the speed limiter.

Unlike a cruise control system (which keeps the car at a constant speed without the driver having to touch the accelerator), the speed limiter still requires driver input, but won’t let you exceed the set speed – unless you give the accelerator an almighty shove, in which case it will override the system.

It’s very easy to set using a steering wheel mounted control, and allows one to concentrate more on driving than watching the speedo, especially in a fast-moving stream of traffic.

One criticism, though is that there are no rear parking sensors.

Another feature that is exclusive to Renault is the key card remote and key. You just need to have this in your pocket as you approach the car, touch the door handle, and you’re in. There’s a pushbutton starter.

Apart from using the Bluetooth facility to stream your audio from either an iPod or phone, you can also plug it into a USB port, which means the battery stays topped up.

French roads (apart from the Autoroute motorways) tend to be pretty rough and much-repaired, so car company engineers ensure that suspensions will absorb the bumps and cosset the passengers, and the Fluence is no exception, with a more compliant ride than your average German or even Japanese car.

On the handling front this does lead to some body roll at times, but the car retains its composure.

All-in-all, the Fluence presents a nice overall package and a welcome change from current fare. Well put-together, well specced, and well-priced, it presents a useful alternative for the company car buyer, user-chooser, or family man alike.

SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine type Engine capacity Max power Max torque Fuel consumption C02 emission 0 to 100km/h Front suspension Rear suspension Roof rack ABS brakes Air bags ESP Air conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite navigation Electric seats Burglar alarm Panic button Boot release Boot capacity Wheel type Price

4-door sedan Front wheels 4-cyl petrol 1997cc 103kW/6000rpm 195Nm/3750rpm 7.8L/100km 198g/km 10.5secs McPherson struts Flexible beam, coils No Yes Six Yes Climate Five Option No Yes No In key 530 litres Alloy $34,990

rOaDREPORT

Petrol Territory still a winner

With a frugal diesel engine finally available in the Ford Territory, is the petrol now worth the bother? Damien O’Carroll says most definitely.

To this day it is still easy to understand why the Ford Territory made such a big impact on the market when it was launched all you have to do is drive one.

Big, spacious and remarkably comfortable, the really impressive part comes when you realise that the Territory is all of these things and yet still manages to be nimble, responsive and even fun on a winding piece of road.

After spending time in a 4WD Territory powered by the new (to Ford Oz, at least) 2.7-litre diesel engine, I fully expected to be slightly underwhelmed by the RWD 4-litre petrol variant I was to spend a month with.

They were both mid-spec TS models, but after writing “quite frankly, after spending a week in a diesel-powered Territory there is only a tiny part of me that could see why you would still want a petrol version” in my road test of the diesel model, it seemed (to me anyway) that my mind had fairly well been made up on the matter.

After all, the 4-litre petrol engine is, quite honestly, old. Old and thirsty, to be brutally frank. So how could an identical car with that old nail instead of a frugal and powerful diesel possibly be anything other than be disappointing?

I am not even going to bother to answer that rhetorical question with a smart and sarcastically witty answer, suggesting that perhaps I was being slightly presumptuous, because I was so catastrophically wrong it simply isn’t funny.

You see, while the venerable 4-litre inline six is most assuredly old, it is still a

remarkably strong and characterful power plant, and with 196kW of power and 391Nm of torque its ability to push along something the size of a Territory is not really in doubt.

Out on the road it feels, as you would expect, like a jacked-up Falcon, meaning the Territory is big, but able to be precisely placed thanks largely to the sharp steering and responsive handling. The added ride height seems to have had a negligible effect on handling, with body roll remarkably well controlled, yet never to the detriment of ride comfort.

And while it is capable of consuming concerning amounts of petroleum when you thrash it, drive it sensibly and it will surprise you. Pleasantly, that is. Ford claims an average combined consumption of 10.6L/100km for the petrol TS RWD, and that is a figure that is easily achievable.

Some may question the point of a RWD version of a large SUV such as the Territory, but the real question should be “is there really a point to the 4WD version?”

Think about that for a second. Your average Territory will not get a lot further off the road than a gravel driveway or a boat ramp. It is unashamedly road-biased and has essentially settled into a place in the Falcon line up as a replacement for the long-serving wagon that no longer exists.

Apart from the aforementioned boat ramps and some added peace-of-mind in the wet, 4WD only really adds weight (and the associated fuel consumption) to the Territory equation. Still, those two reasons will be

more than enough for a lot of people - and fair enough too. But for the remainder, there is certainly no downside in selecting the 2WD version.

Inside the Territory a lot of attention has been paid to making sure everything you come into contact with is either soft or of high quality or both. There are some hard plastics in evidence, but nothing that offends.

The Territory gets the Falcon’s new eightinch touchscreen which controls vehicle settings, HVAC and audio. It works well and is intuitively laid out.

As usual, the seats in the Territory are spectacularly comfortable while also managing to be decently supportive.

Combine the seats with the rest of the interior and the overwhelming impression from the interior is one of being in a Falcon.

And that is not a bad thing at all.

During our time with the Territory it proved to be an exemplary form of transport.

Big, powerful and comfortable, with fuel consumption well within the “reasonable” end of our expectations, and more than enough chassis talent to be thrown around with a grin, the Territory is simply a very pleasant car to live with.

Not too many complaints at all really; the speakers could be easily overwhelmed by the stereo’s output and - no, that’s about it really. The facelift modernises the Territory, bringing it in line with the Falcon’s current look, and the added kit makes it just that bit more impressive.

Despite the fact that the underlying basics are getting on a bit now and that it is, in all probability, the last in the line with the “One Ford” plan threatening the death of the Falcon in a few years time, the Territory is still simply one of the best in its class.

SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine Type Engine Capacity Max power Max torque Fuel Consumption C02 emission 0 to 100km/h Front suspension Rear suspension Roof Rack ABS Brakes Air Bags ESP Air Conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite Navigation Electric seats Burglar Alarm Panic Button Boot release Cargo Cover Boot Capacity Wheel type Spare Tyre

Five-door wagon Four-wheel-drive Six-cylinder 3984 cc 195kW/6000 rpm 391Nm/3250 rpm 10.6L/100km 249g/km 10.1 seconds McPherson strut Multi-link No Yes 5 Yes Yes 7 No No Yes No Yes Yes 1,153L 18-inch alloy Full-size steel

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rOaDREPORT SpecificationS: Body type Drive Engine Type Engine Capacity Max power Max torque Fuel Consumption C02 emission 0 to 100kph Front suspension Rear suspension Roof Rack ABS Brakes Air Bags ESP Air Conditioning Lap/diagonal belts Satellite Navigation Electric seats Burglar Alarm Panic Button Boot release Cargo Cover Boot Capacity Wheel type Spare Tyre Price

In-between Accent Robert Barry drove the new Hyundai Accent CRDi ahead of the media launch and finds it perfectly suited to fleet use.

The new range of Accent hatches and sedans sits quite happily in between the spaces occupied by the Hyundai i20 and i30 models. The previous Accent range was quite popular among fleet and private buyers, hence Hyundai New Zealand grabbed the opportunity to reintroduce the nameplate to our market.

In terms of size the Accent is bigger than the i20 and smaller than the i30 and has the option of a 1.6-litre petrol or a 1.6-litre turbo-diesel engine mated to a 4-speed automatic gearbox. A 5-speed manual gearbox is available on indent order for the petrol models.

For our long lead test Hyundai New Zealand lent us a pre-production Accent diesel hatch fitted with a glass sunroof and a light grey interior, neither of which will be part of the final production specification for our market.

We will get two specifications, Accent and Accent Elite, with black cloth in the Accent and black leather in the Elite.

Over and above the fairly comprehensive Accent specification, the Elite model will offer climate controlled air conditioning, leather upholstery, a rear-view camera with its display mounted in the rear-view mirror, rear parking sensors and a proximity key with push button stop/start function.

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who suffer from hayfever and allergies.

Integrated Bluetooth will be a standard fitting across both Accent models, which not only lets the user make hands-free telephone calls, they can also stream music wirelessly through the cars stereo.

Our test car was fitted with the new 94kW 1.6-litre UII series turbo-diesel engine, which is Euro IV compliant and provides fuel economy of 5.6L/100km according to Hyundai.

While we found the engine has plenty of pickup, it leaves you in no doubt that it’s a diesel, and at idle and low revs this was one of the noisiest diesel vehicles I have come across of late.

Once on the move the noise level and the clatter decreased rapidly. The 4-speed automatic does a great job of delivering the power to the road but I can’t help but feel that a 6-speed would add greater refinement to the package.

The ride and handling of the Accent is up to the usual safe and friendly Hyundai standard. Its bias is

5-door hatch Front-wheel-drive Inline 4-cylinder diesel 1591cc 94kW/6,300 rpm 260Nm/2,750 rpm 5.6l/100km 148g/km N/a McPherson Strut Coupled torsion beam N/A Yes 6 Yes Yes 5 No No Yes No Yes Yes 370L 16-inch Alloy Full size alloy $36,490

more towards comfort rather than sporty handling, but that is not to say that the Accent won’t put a smile on your face when driving dynamically.

In the urban environment the short length (4,115mm) and tight turning circle made this car an absolute pleasure to drive and park - with one proviso.

Because the shape and design of the rear hatch dictates a fairly small rear glass aperture, it doesn’t provide a great view for the driver when reversing, especially shorter ones such as me (177cm).

While it’s not an issue for models fitted with reversing camera and rear parking sensors, it certainly would be for those without. I would recommend that fleet buyers of the standard Accent hatch have this feature retro-fitted.

Overall the Accent hatch proved to be a great fleet vehicle with comfortable seats, a well-designed and executed interior with good storage space, and a decent boot. It should do well in the ever-growing light car segment.

Body Man Auto

ABARTH 500 Essesse Essesse convertible 695 Tributo Ferrari

1400 1400 1400

3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk

42990 46990 79990

1400 1400 1400 1400

3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk

36990

42990

1400 2400

4dr Sed 4dr Sed

49990 54990

2200 1800 2400 3200 2400 3200

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

59990 62990

2000

2dr Cpe

66990

3200

4dr Sed

3200

2dr Sed

159 2.2 JTS Petrol TI 1.8 Turbo Ti 2.4 JTD Diesel TI 3.2 Q4 Petrol TI 2.4 Sportwagon Diesel TI 3.2 Q4 Sportwagon Petrol

GT 3.2 Petrol Blackline

Brera Q4

Spider Q4

Audi A1 Hatch 1.4 TSFI 1.4 TSFI S tronic 1.4 TSFI Sport S tronic

1400 3Dr Hbk 1400 3Dr Hbk 1400 3Dr Hbk

A3 Sportback 1.4 TFSI S tronic 1.4 TFSI Sport S tronic 1.8 TFSI Sport S tronic 2.0 TDI S tronic 2.0 TDI Sport S tronic S3 Quattro S tronic RS3 Quattro S tronic 1.8 TFSI Cabriolet

1400 1400 1800 2000 2000 2000 2000 1800

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Cab

2000 2000 2700 2000 3200 3000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

2000 2000 2700 2000 3000 3000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

A4 Avant 2.0 TDI 2.0 TFSI 2.7 TDI 2.0 TFSI quattro 3.0 TDI quattro S4 3.0 TFSI quattro

A5 3.0 TDI quattro S5 4.2 FSI quattro RS5 4.2 FSI quattro 2.0 TFSI quattro Sportback 3.0 TDI quattro Sportback S5 3.0 TFSI Sportback 2.0 TFSI Cabriolet S5 3.0 TFSI Cabriolet

3000 4200 4200 2000 3000 3000 2000 3000

2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 5dr Cpe 5dr Cpe 5dr Cpe 2dr Cab 2dr Cab

TT 2.0 TFSI Coupe 2.0T TTS quattro Coupe 2.5T TTRS quattro Coupe

2000 2000 2500

2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe

3000 3000 3000 3000 3000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Wag

A6 3.0 TDI quattro 150kW 3.0 TDI quattro 180kW 3.0 TFSI quattro 3.0 BiTDI quattro tiptronic 3.0 BiTDI quattro Avant

A7 3.0 TDI quattro S'back 3.0 TFSI quattro S'back

3000 3000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed

2000 3000

5dr SUV 5dr SUV

Q5 2.0 TDi quattro 3.0 TDi quattro

5dr SUV 5dr SUV 5dr SUV

4200 4200

4dr Sed 4dr Sed

1600 1600 1800 2000 3000 2000 2000 2000 2000 3000

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 2dr Cab 2dr Cab 2dr Cab 2dr Cab 2dr Cab

BmW

39990 1 Series 42990 116i 118i 118d 123d SE Coupe 135i Coupe M Sport 118i ES Convertible 62990 118i SE Convertible 118d Cabriolet SE 69990 123d Cabriolet SE 84990 135i Cabriolet M Sport 72990 3 Series 87990 320i SE 320d SE 325d SE 335i SE 335d SE 84990 M3 sedan M3 sedan HP 89990 320d Touring SE 335d Touring SE 335i Coupe SE 41300 330d Coupe SE 44300 M3 Coupe 49500 325i Convertible SE 335i Convertible SE 47400 M3 Convertible 54900 61400 54900 61400 83700 99900 61800

A4 Sedan 2.0 TDI 2.0 TFSI 2.7 TDI 2.0 TFSI quattro 3.0 TDI quattro S4 3.0 TFSI quattro

3000 4200 6000

1.6 Turbo EGS 121900 1.6 HDI EGS Exclusive 149500 2.0 Grand Picasso HDI 255500 C5 2.0 Turbo Comfort sedan 215900 2.0 HDi Comfort sedan 229500 2.0 HDi Exclusive sedan 3.0 V6 Exclusive sedan 2.0 HDI Comfort Tourer

A8 4.2 TDI quattro 4.2 TDI quattro LWB

Giulietta Giulietta Multiair Giulietta QV

Body Man Auto

Q7 3.0 TDI quattro 4.2 TDI quattro 6.0 TDI quattro

AlfA Romeo Mito 1.4 1.4 MultiairTCT 1.4 Multiair Sport TCT 1.4 Multiair QV

CC

71900 71900 81900 86900 107400 122900

77200 79600 91300 110200 112700 158600 168600 85300 116700 134800 120700 182200 120200 146200 186000 193200

2000 2500 3000 3000 4400 2000 3000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Wag 5dr Sed

112400 130400 149000 151500 179400 117500 156900

1800 2000 2000 2000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2000 3000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

3000 3000 4600

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

3000 4400

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

X6

xDrive40d SE 113300 xDrive50i SE 149900 CHeRY 173900 J1 94200 1.3 hatch 112500 J3 134900 1.6 hatch 111600 J11 136500 2.0 SUV

CHRYsleR Grand Voyager

89900 114500 Grand Voyager R/T Limited 137900 144300

144900 144900

1.6 VTi EGS 70kW 1.6 VTi 88kW DSTYLE 1.6 VTi DSPORT 1.6 VTi

87900 C4 108900 1.6 VTi

2.0 SXT 2.7 SXT 2.7 R/T 2.0 R/T CRDi

1.4 Sport 1.4 Lounge 1.4 Convertible

1.6 Econetic diesel 1.6 LX Hatch 1.6 LX diesel 1.6 Zetec hatch 1.6 AB35hatch

4.0 RWD TX 2.7 AWD TX Diesel 4.0 RWD TS 2.7 RWD TS Diesel 2.7 AWD TS Diesel 4.0 Titanium RWD 2.7 Titanium AWD diesel

21990

23990

39990

4.0 XT Sedan Euro IV 4.0 XR6 Euro IV 81990 4.0 XR6 Turbo Euro IV 4.0 G6E Euro IV 85900 4.0 G6E Turbo Euro IV 4.0 XR6 AB Euro IV BF Mk 111 Wagon 29990 FG FPV 4.0 GS 32990 4.0 F6-E 34990 5.4 V8 GT 37990 5.4 V8 GT-P 5.4 V GT-E

3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk

1600

5dr Hbk

32990

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

20890

21990 26190

1500 1500

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

29790

30790 32390

2000

5dr Wag

26990

2700 2700 2000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

39990 45990 54990

3700 3700

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

35900 51990

1400 1400 1400

3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Cpe

29990 31490 35490

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

30990 23990 26990 25990 25990

1600 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Sed

35490 38490 41490 44490 49490 49490

2000 2300 2300 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

5dr Sed 5dr Hbk 5dr Wag 5dr Hbk 5dr Wag 5dr Hbk 5dr Wag 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

45887 42990 44990 45900 47490 49990 51490 54990 47990 52990

4000 2700 4000 2700 2700 4000 2700

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

49990 59990 54990 59990 64990 59990 69900

4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Wag

48490 53990 58990 58990 63990 56990 46807

4000 4000 5400 5400 5400

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

32490 33990 37990

25490 27490

Focus

5dr Wag

1600 1600 1600 1600

1300 1500

foRd Fiesta

2000

5dr Hbk

46990 49990 62990 74990 52990

fiAT 500

16990

1600

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Wag

Nitro 3.7 SE 3.7 SXT

5dr Hat

4dr Sed

2000 2000 2000 3000 2000

Journey

1600

6100

39990 39990 44990

dodGe Caliber

12990

5dr Wag

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Wag

Terios 1.5 4WD 1.5 SX 4WD

5dr Hat

300C

6.1L SRT-8 127900 143900 CiTRoën 143900 C3 148500 1.6 VTR 153500 DS3

1.3 1.5 SX

1300

3300

Body Man Auto

1600 1600 2000

dAiHATsu Sirion

1.6 Ambiente 2.0 Trend 2.0 Trend diesel 2.0 Sport 62800 2.0 Titanium 69700 2.0 Titanium sedan 73700 79700 Mondeo 2.0 Sedan diesel 2.3 LX Hatch 89600 2.3 LX Wagon 110300 2.0 LX Diesel Hatch 2.0 LX Diesel Wagon 133600 2.0 Zetec Diesel Hatch 148000 2.0 Zetec Diesel Wagon 170100 2.0L Titanium Diesel 2.0 Zetec Ecoboost Hatch 156000 2.0 Titanium Ecoboost Hat. 184600 Territory

X3

xDrive20d 75900 xDrive30d 75900 X5 85900 xDrive30d SE 90900 xDrive40d Sport 111400 xDrive50i SE 126900

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 2drCpe 2drCpe 2dr Cpe 2drCon 2drCon 2dr Con

X1 sDrive18d sDrive20d xDrive20d XDrive23d

52800 58600 59700 72600 111200 60800 63200 69600 80600 98800

2000 2000 2000 3000 3000 4000 4000 2000 3000 3000 3000 4000 2500 3000 4000

5 Series Sedan & Touring 520d SE 528i SE 535i SE 535d SE 550i SE 520d Touring 530d GT

49700 55500 56500

CC

FG Falcon

73990 86990 95990

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73990 89990 86990 95990 95990

NEWPRicES

CC

NEWPRicES X240 4x4 SUV

CC 2400

Body Man Auto 5dr Wag

28990

1600

5dr Hbk

22990

1.2 CD 1.2 CDX

1200 1200

3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk

16990 19490

Barina Spark

24990

1800 1800 2000 1400 1400 1800 1400 1800 1400 1400

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Hbk 4dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 4dr Hbk 4dr Hbk

2.5L CDX

2.5L CDXI

2500 2500

2.0L CDX diesel 2.0L CDXi diesel

2000 2000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

2.4L Petrol Captiva 2WD 2.2L Diesel 2WD

2400 2200

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2.4 SX 2WD 3.0 CX V6 AWD 3.0 LX V6 AWD 2.2 SX Diesel 2WD 2.2 CX Diesel AWD 2.2 LX Diesel AWD

2400 3000 3000 2200 2200 2200

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

Epica

29900

31900 38400 30400 30400 35900 38900

Captiva 7

38490

3000 3600 3000 3600 6000 6000 6000 3600 3600 6000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

31400 34000 36400 33400 39900 31900 34500 31900 37400 40400

6200 6200 6200 6200 6200 6200 6200

4dr Sed 5dr Wag 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 2dr Ute

3600 6000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed

88990 89990 93990 101990 106990 84990

WM Caprice Series II Caprice V6 SIDI Caprice V8 AFM

1.4 GL 1.4

2.0 2.4 2.4 Elite 2.4 Elite Limited

1600 2000 1600 2000 1600 1600 2000 1600 2000 1600

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

30990

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Sed

1800 1800 1800

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

5dr Wag

2000 2400 2400 2000 2000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2400 2200 2400 2200 3500 2200

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5 dr Wag 5dr Wag

2200 3000 3000 3000 5000 4200

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

3.0D Premium Luxury 3.0D Premium Luxury LWB 28500 5.0 V8 Premium Luxury 31200 5.0 V8 Premium Luxury LWB 5.0 V8 Portfolio 29500 5.0 V8 SC Portfolio 31900 Jeep 35200 Patriot

3000 3000 5000 5000 5000 5000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

2400 2400

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

3700 3700 2800

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

4000 4000 4000

2dr Wag 2dr Wag 4dr Wag

2.0 2WD 2.4 4WD 2.4 Elite 4WD 2.0 R CRDi 4WD 52390 2.0 R CRDi Elite 4WD 57890 Santa Fe 74290 2.4 5 Seat 77190 2.2 CRDi 5 seat 68990 2.4 Elite 7 seat 74690 2.2 CRDi 7 seat 3.5 V6 Elite 2WD 7seat 90290 2.2 CRDi Elite 7 seat 91290 JAGuAR 95290 XF 104290 2.2 Luxury 106990 3.0 V6 Luxury 110990 3.0D Luxury 86290 3.0D S Luxury

1500 1500 1500

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

26900

1800

4dr Sed

2.4L Sport 35800 2.4L Limited

1300 1300 1300 5dr Hbk

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

35600 3.7L V6 Sport 38800 3.7L V6 Limited 41800 2.8L CRD Limited

Civic Insight

Cherokee

Wrangler

38800

Accord Euro 43700

39990 32490 36490

Renegade Petrol 47200 Rubicon 51000 Renegade Petrol

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Body Man Auto

2800 4000

4dr Wag 4dr Wag

61990 60990

3600 3000 3600 5700 3000 5700 3000 6100

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

64990 69990 79990 86990 91990 91990 96990 96990

1100 1100

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

1400 1400 1600

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 4dr Sed

2000 2000 2000 2000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe

2000 2000 2400 2400 2000 2000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2200 2200 2200 2200

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2900 3800 2900

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2400 2400

4dr Wag 4dr Wag

2200 2200 2200 2200

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

66000 66000 69000 81000

2700 3000 3000 5000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

92000 110000 124000 159000

3000 5000 3600 5000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

138000 138000 196000 220000

5dr Wag 3dr Wag 5dr Wag 3dr Wag

79990 81990 86490 88490

Picanto

32490 34490 36690 38490 40990 33990 35990 38990 40490 42990

1.1 1.1 Sport

31990 35990 31990 35990 35990

Sportage

16990 19990

Rio 1.4 LX hatch 1.4 LX hatch diesel 1.4 EX hatch

22990

23490 24990 25790

Cerato & Koup 2.0 LX sedan 2.0 SX sedan 2.0 LX Koup 2.0 SX Koup

2.0 Urban LX FWD 2.0 Urban EX FWD 2.4 Petrol EX AWD 2.4 Petrol LTD AWD 2.0R Diesel EX AWD 35990 2.0R Diesel LTD AWD 39990 Sorento R 41990 2.2 Urban FWD 7 seat 2.2 LX AWD 5seat 42990 2.2 EX AWD 7 seat 45490 2.2 Limited AWD 7 seat 49990 Carnival 52990 2.9 diesel EX 3.8 V6 LTD 44990 2.9 diesel LTD

ix35

1.5 S 1.5 E 1.5 E Leather

4dr Sed 4dr Sed

25490 25990

2000

2.0 wagon

24700

2400 2400

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

i40 wagon

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

Euro S Euro L

1400 1400

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4 dr Sed 4 dr Sed

1300 1500

S E NE 1300

5dr Wag

2000 2400 2400 2000

1.3 S 1.5 Sport

1.8S

2400

Accent

5.0 V8 Luxury 71690 XFR 85490 XJ

HondA Jazz City

4dr Sed

47000

53200 Renegade Diesel Rubicon Petrol 49000 Grand Cherokee 53200 3.6 V6 Laredo 3.0 Laredo CRD 56600 3.6 V6 Ltd 5.7 V8 Ltd 47000 3.0 Ltd CRD 5.7 V8 Overland 3.0 OverlandCRD 6.1L V8 SRT-8 25990 26990 KiA

i30 1.6 2.0 1.6 CRDi diesel 2.0 Elite 1.6 CRDi Elite diesel 1.6 wagon 2.0 wagon 1.6 CRDi wagon diesel 2.0 Elite wagon 1.6 CRDi Elite wagon diesel

39990 1.6 hatch 44990 1.6 Elite hatch 1.6 sedan 41890 1.6 Elite sedan 50890 1.6 CRDi sedan diesel

49990 53590 53790 55490 61490 71590 74490 58790 66790 72390

HSV E-Series 3 Clubsport R8 Clubsport R8 Tourer Clubsport Black R8 GTS Senator Signature Grange Maloo R8 Ute

3500

i45

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

3000 3600 6000 6000 3600 6000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

HYundAi i20

55890 Elantra 45890 1.8 Petrol 52890 1.8 Elite 57890 1.8 Elite Ltd

VE Commodore Sportwagon Series II Omega V6 SIDI SV6 SIDI SS V8 V-series SS V8 V-series Redline Calais V V6 SIDI Calais V8 V-series

2400 2400

Accord V6 S

VE Commodore Series II Omega V6 SIDI Omega V6 LPG Berlina V6 SIDI SV6 SIDI SS V8 SS V8 V-series SS V8 V-series Redline Calais V6 SIDI Calais V-seies V6 SIDI Calais V-series V8

5dr Wag

Odyssey

35990 39490 39990 43490

Captiva 5

RVi Sport V6 L

Cruze 1.8 CD sedan 1.8 CDX sedan 2.0 CD diesel sedan 1.4 CD turbo sedan 1.4 SRi-V turbo sedan 1.8 CD hatch 1.4 iTi turbo hatch 1.8 CDX hatch 1.4L SRi turbo hatch 1.4L SRi-V turbo hatch

Body Man Auto

2400

CR-V

Holden Barina 1.6 5 dr hatch

CC Euro Tourer L

27990 33990

29990 34990 29495 33990 33990 37990 42990 46990 47990 51990 49990

52990 57490 64990 47990 51990 55990

lAnd RoveR

40490 Defender 45490 90 Station Wagon SE 49990 110 Station Wag SE 50990 Freelander 2 54990 2.2D TD4 SE 2.2D TD4 HSE 53990 2.2 SD4 59990 2.2 SD4 HSE 59990 Discovery 4 60990 2.7 TDV6 60990 3.0 SDV6 66990 3.0 SDV6 HSE 5.0 V8 HSE 90000 95000 100000 115000 125000 170000

68500 71500

Range Rover Sport TDV6 Sport 5.0 V8 Vogue TDV8 Vogue 5.0 V8 Supercharged

Evoque

TD4 Pure sedan 2200 TD4 Pure coupe 2200 155000 TD4 Pure Si4 sedan 2000 162500 TD4 Pure Si4 coupe 2000 180000 * Check with dealer or www.landrover.co.nz 187500 200000 lexus 1800 240000 CT200h hybrid CT200h Ltd hybrid 1800 CT200h F Sport hybrid 1800 IS250 V6 2500 39990 IS250 V6 Limited 2500 43990 IS250 C Convertible 2500 IS250 C Convertible Ltd 2500 48990 IS F V8 5000 53990 GS300 V6 3000 58990 GS300 V6 Limited 3000 GS450H V6 Hybrid 3500 4300 51990 GS460 V8 4600 55990 LS460 56990 LS600hl Hybrid 5000

for remaining 12 models

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Lim

51500 67600 69000 69990 86990 95500 103700 151900 114000 135000 157600 157600 224900 280300

Body Man Auto 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

1500 1500

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

2000 2000 2500 2500 2000 2000 2000 2500 2500 2300

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

2.0 Sedan GLX 2.5 Sedan GSX 2.5 Sedan Limited 2.5 Sport Hatch GSX 2.5 Sport Hatch Limited 2.0 Sport Wagon GLX 2.5 Sport Wagon GSX

2000 2500 2500 2500 2500 2000 2500

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Lbk 5dr Lbk 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2.0L Roadster 2.0L Coupe

2000 2000

2dr Cab 2dr Cpe

51100 55100

1300

4dr Cpe

56695

2500 2300

5dr SUV 5dr SUV

3700

5dr SUV

104900 116300 118600 128900 138100 196400

mAzdA Mazda2 1.5 Classic 1.5 Sport

31695

32795 35295 41195 44195 32795 miTsuBisHi 35295 Colt 37395 1.5 LS 41195 1.5 Plus LS 44195 Lancer

49195

Mazda6

MX-5

49595

RX-8 Coupe

CX-7 GSX FWD Limited All-wheel-drive

CX-9 Limited All-wheel-drive

meRCedes Benz A Class A180 Elegance A180 CDI Elegance

1700 1900

5dr Hbk 5dr Wag

B CLASS B180 B200 B200 Cdi B200 Turbo

1700 2000 2000 2000

5d hbk 5dr hbk 5dr hbk 5dr hbk

1800 1800 1800 1800 3000 3000 3000 6200 1800

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 2dr Cpe

C Class C200 CGI BlueEfficiency C220 CDI BlueEfficiency C250 CDI BlueEfficiency C250 CGI Avantgarde BE C300 CGI BlueEfficiency C300 Avantgarde C350 CDI Avantgarde BE C63 AMG CLC 200K Sport Coupe

41945 43945 50345 45895 51095 43795 45695

2.5 TD Exceed

53900 Pajero 60900 3.2 CDI GLS 62900 3.2 CDI Exceed 64900 3.8 V6 Exceed 69900 72500 87500 84900 99900 101900 109900 166900 65990

CC

Body Man Auto

1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600

3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 3dr Hbk 4dr Wgn 4dr Wgn 4dr Wag 5dr Wgn 5dr Wgn 5dr Wgn 2dr Cab 2dr Cab

1400 1600

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

27990 29990

1600 1600 1600 1600 2000 2000

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 2dr Cab 2dr Cab 5dr Wag

32990 40990 44990 55990 59990 46990

2200 2000 2700

4dr Wag 4dr Wag 4dr Wag

1600 1600 1600 2000 2000 2000

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

1600

4dr Van

36990

1600

2dr Cpe

64990

1600 2000 2000 2000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Wag 4dr Sed

46990 54990 57990 65990

2700 3200 3200

2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe

119000 125000 139900 145900 149900 155900

2700 3200

2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe

130000 136000 155000 161000

3600 3000 4800 3000 4800

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

137000 138000 182500 197500 270000

75690 Panamera 86890 Panamera 86890 Panamera 4 Panamera Diesel Panamera S Panamera 4S 22600 Panamera Turbo 24100

3000 3000 3000 4800 4800 4800

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

189900 199900 192400 260000 270000 350000

31300 31300 2.0 petrol 34100 2.0 Luxury pack 2.0 Coupe-Cabriolet RS250 Cup turbo 34400 RS250 Cup Trophee turbo

2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe

2500 2500 2000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

37990 42990 39990 34990

207000 29200 36200 44200 46900 54800 41200 45600 49200 48200 57200 51600 44900 52900

1.4 ST 1.4 RX

31900 1.6 XT 39200 1.6 Premiere 47200 308 49900 1.6 XS 1.6 XSP Euro V Prestige 44200 1.6 HDi 48600 1.6 CC Euro V 52200 2.0 HDi CC 51200 2.0 HDi SW Euro V Prestige 60200 4007 SUV 54600 2.2 HDI 47900 2.2 HDI Sport 55900 2.2 HDI Luxury

23490 28590

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

2000 2000 2000 2400 2000 2000 2000 2000 2400

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

2000 2000 2000 2000 1800

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

2000 2400 2400 2400 3000 3000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2500 2500

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

3200 3200 3800

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

1400 1400

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

1800 1800 1800

5dr Hbk 5dr Sed Sed/Hbk

1800

5dr Wag

2000 2000 2000

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Wag

36700 2.5 4x2 petrol 40800 2.5 4x4 petrol 40800 2.0 diesel 4x4

2500 3500

4dr Sed 4dr Sed

47100 2.0 petrol 51100

2000

4dr Sed

3700 3700

2dr Cpe 2dr Cab

2500 2500 2000 2000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

77700 82800 1.2 TSI 1.6 TDI 42990 1.4 vRS 47990 1.2 TSI Combi 46990 1.6 TDI Combi

1200 1600 1400 1200 1600

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

3500

5dr Wag

1.2 TSiDSG 63700 TDI DSG 2.0 TDI DSG 4x4

1200 2000 2000

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

2500

5dr Wag

76900

3000

5dr Wag

77300

1400 1400

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

28590

39390 28590

39390

46990

30690 33290 36290 40890 51900 30690 33290 36290 40890

106900 106900 122900 122900 142900 142900 176900 248900 122900 122900 176900 134900 154900 188900

3000 3500

4dr Sed 4dr Sed

123900 123900

3000 3500 5400

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

124900 2.5 Ti diesel 4WD 124900 156900 Patrol 3.0 ST-L Diesel 4WD

ST Ti +2 wagon ST

X-trail 2.5 ST 2.5 Ti (Leather) 2.0 TS dCI 2.0 TL dCi

Murano 3.5 V6

Pathfinder

RCZ 1.6 (200hp man)

64990

508

1.6 Active petrol 2.0 HDi Allure diesel 2.0 SW HDi Allure diesel 36290 2.2 HDi GTdiesel 33890 poRsCHe 38890 42990 Boxster Boxster Boxster S Boxster Spyder 38890 42990 Cayman 45990 Cayman 51090 Cayman S

31990

34990 39990 54990

51990 58990

Fluence

sKodA Fabia

370Z Coupe Roadster

42990 47990 50990 46990 51990 54990

Koleos

Maxima 250L 350L

55490 59990

RenAulT Megane

Qashqai

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe 2dr Cab 2dr Cab 2dr Cab

49990

Partner 1.6 HDi

51090 Cayenne 56190 Cayenne Cayenne diesel 58290 Cayenne S 63390 Cayenne S Hybrid Cayenne Turbo

Wingroad

2200 1800 2200 1800 3500 3000 5400 6200 2200 3500 5400 1800 3500 5400

1.6 Active 1.6 Sport 1.6 Luxury 2.0 HDi Active 2.0 HDi Sport 2.0 HDi Luxury

1500 1500

Tiida 1.8 Hatch ST 1.8 Sedan ST 1.8 Sedan /Hatch Ti

peuGeoT 207

3008

nissAn Micra

1.8 ST-L CVT

ML class ML 350 CDI ML 350 ML 500

Body Man Auto 5dr Wag

ASX

R class 320 CDI SWB 350 SWB

2.0 ES sedan 2.0 SX sedan 2.0 VR sedan 2.4 VR-X sedan 2.0 Turbo Ralliart sedan 2.0 ES hatch 2.0 SX hatch 2.0 VR hatch 2.4 VR-X hatch

2.0 LS 57150 2.0 Sport 2 0 LS AWD 56695 2.0 Sport AWD 1.8 D4 Sport diesel 40195 Outlander 48995 2.0 ES front-wheel-drive 2.4 LS AWD 59995 2.4 XLS AWD 7 seats 2.4 VR-X AWD 7 seats 3.0 VR AWD 7 seats 3.0 VR-X AWD 7 seats 53900 Challenger 56900 2.5 TD GLS

E Class E250 CDI Executive E250 CGI Executive E250 CDI Elegance/Avantg E250 CGI Elegance/Avantg E350 Elegance /Avantgarde E350 CDI Elegance/Avantg E500 Elegance/Avantgarde E63 E250 CDI Coupe E350 Coupe E500 Coupe E250 CGI Cabriolet E350 Cabriolet E500 Cabriolet

Ray Cooper Hatch Cooper D Cooper S Hatch John Cooper Works Clubman Cooper Clubman Cooper D Clubman Cooper S Countryman Cooper Countryman Cooper S Countryman Cooper D Cooper Convertible Cooper S Convertible

24645 26555

39695

CC 6200

mini

23245 25155

Mazda3 GLX Sedan GSX Sedan SP25 Sedan SP25 Limited Sedan GLX Hatch GSX Hatch Skyactiv Hatch SP25 Hatch SP25 Limited Hatch MPS Hatch

ML63 AMG

75700

49990

28000 29500 37000 30500

Yeti

37520 48000 48000

Octavia 1.4 TSI Liftback 1.4 TSI Combi

34500

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37000 39500

NEWPRicES

CC 3500 3500 3500 3500 3500 5700

RX350 V6 RX350 V6 Limited RX450H V6 Hybrid RX450H V6 Hybrid SE RX450H V6 Hybrid Limited LX570 4WD

NEWPRicES 1.6 TDI Liftback 1.6 TDi Combi 2.0 TDI Liftback 2.0 TDI Combi 2.0 Scout 2.0 TDI Combi 4X4 2.0 vRS TSI Liftback 2.0 vRS TDI Liftback 2.0 vRS TSI Combi 2.0 vRS TDI Combi

CC

Body Man Auto

1900 1900 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

5dr Lbk 5dr Wag 5dr Lbk 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Lbk 5dr Lbk 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

1800 1800 2000 2000 2000 2000 3600

5dr Lbk 5dr Wag 5dr Lbk 5dr Wag 5dr Lbk 5dr Lbk 5dr Combi

49000 47500

Superb 1.8 TSI liftback 1.8 TSI Combi 2.0 TDI 103 Liftback 2.0 TDI 103 Combi 2.0 TDI 125 Liftback 2.0 TDI 125 Combi 3.6 V6 4x4 Combi

45500 48000 48500 51000 59500 62000 69000

ssAnGYonG Korando Sports 4x2 Diesel Sports 4x4 Diesel SPR 4x4 Diesel

2000 2000 2000

5 dr Wag 5 dr Wag 5 dr Wag

34990

Kyron AWD 2.0L 2.7L

2000 2700

5dr SUV 5dr SUV

36990

2700 2700 2700

5dr SUV 5dr SUV 5dr SUV

2500 2500 2500 2500 2000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

51490 47490

2000 2000 2000 2000 2500 2500

Sdn/Hbk Sdn/Hbk 5dr Hbk Sdn/Hbk Sdn/Hbk Sdn/Hbk

33990 36990 36990 45990 61490 72990

Rexton II AWD Sports (121kw) Sports (137kw) SPR

suBARu Forester X XS XS Ltd XT (Turbo) Diesel

Legacy 2.0 Diesel Sedan 2.5i Sport Sedan 2.5i Sport Spec B Sedan 2.5i Premium Sedan 3.6R Premium Sedan 2.5i GT Spec B Sedan 2.5i GT Spec B Premium 2.0 Diesel Wagon 2.5i Sport Wagon 2.5i Sport Wagon Spec B 2.5i Premium wagon 2.5i GT Spec B Wagon 2.5i GT Spec B Premium

2000 2500 2500 2500 3600 2500 2500 2000 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500

4dr Sdn 4dr Sdn 4dr Sdn 4dr Sdn 4dr Sdn 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

3600

5dr Wag

2000 2500 2500 3600 3600

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

50990 42490

61490 67490 51990 43990

63490 69990

Tribeca Tribeca

1000

34990 Aurion 37990 3.5 V6 AT-X 37990 3.5 V6 Sportivo SX6 3.5 V6 Touring 63490 3.5 V6 Grande 74990 Previa 2.4 MPV Wagon

54490 46990

5dr Hbk

16500

2.4 Petrol 2.4 Petrol Ltd 2.2 Diesel

2400 2400 2400

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

35990 41990

1300 1300

3dr Wag 3dr Wag

19990 22990

2400 2400 2400 1900 3200

3dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

31690 37990

45990 FJ Cruiser 50490 4.0 V6 51490 Land Cruiser Prado 63490 3.0 GX TD 69990 3.0 VX TD 3.0 VX Limited TD 71990 VX Turbo diesel

1300 1300 1500 1500

3dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 4dr Sed

1500 1800 1800 1800 1800

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

2dr Cpe

69250

2000

2dr Cpe

59500

37990 1.8 TSi 118kW petrol 43990 2.0 TDI 103kW diesel 48500 2.0 TDI 125kW diesel 2.0TDI 125kW 4Motion 1.8 TSi 118kW Wagon 24500 2.0 TDI 103kW Wagon 2.0 TDI 125kW Wagon 33190 2.0 TDI 125kW Wagon 4M 39500 CC 2.0 125kWTDI 41990 CC 3.6 V6 FSI

1800 2000 2000 2000 1800 2000 2000 2000 2000 3600

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 5dr Sed 5dr Sed 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 4dr Cpe 4dr Cpe

47000 49000 57000 59500 49500 51500 59500 62000 69500 88000

46990 2.0 TDi

2000

5dr SUV

53250

3000 3000 4200

5dr SUV 5dr SUV 5dr SUV

92000 106500 138000

2400 2400

2dr Cpe 2dr Cpe

49990 57990

2400

2dr Cpe

79990

2400

4dr Sed

49990

2000 2000 2000 3000 3000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

59990 70990 65990 78990 88990

2000 2000 2000 3000 3000

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

63990 74990 69990 82990 93990

3000

4dr Sed

92990

2400

4dr Wag

53990

3000

5dr Wag

84990

3200 2400 2400 3000 3000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

69990 79990 89990 86990 99990

3000

5dr Wag

83990

3200 2900

5dr Wag 5dr Wag

86990 89990

Passat

Tiguan

23590

30490 34490

TDi V6 150kW diesel 23290 TDi V6 180kW diesel 25290 TDi V8 250kW diesel 27490 volvo 30540 C30 T5 S 32490 T5 R-Design 35990 C70 39490 T5 S 35890 S40 38990 T5 S

S60

1800 1800

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

2000

5dr Wag

2400 2400 2400 2400

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

3500 3500 3500 3500

4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed 4dr Sed

49690 T4 63690 T5 R-Design D3 54390 T6 AWD T6 AWD R-Design 43590 V60 47690 T4 50290 T5 R-Design 56390 D3 T6 AWD 48690 T6 AWD R-Design 50290 S80 54390 T6 AWD 64590 V50

2400

4dr Wag

65090

2400 2400 2200

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

3500 3500 3500

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

T6 43290 XC60 48990 T5 AWD D5 AWD D5 AWD R Design 54990 T6 AWD 59490 T6 AWD R-Design 67490 XC70

4000

5dr Wag

70990

3000 3000 3000

5dr Wag 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

4500

5dr Wag

1400 1400 1200 1200 1400

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

1200 1400 1600 1400 2000 2000 2000 1400 1600

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Wag 5dr Wag

2000

2dr Cpe

Golf VI

1.2 TSI 77kW 1.4 TSI 90kW 1.6 TDI 77kW BlueMotion 1.4 TSI 118kW 2.0 TDI 103kW GTI TSI 155kW R TSI 199kW 1.4 TSI 90kW Wagon 1.6 TDI 77kw Wagon

5dr Hbk

17990

19500

1400 1400 1400 1400 1600

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

20500 22500 24990 22990 26990

23990 26500 24500

2000 2000

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk

25990 27990

27500 Scirocco 29500 2.0 TSI 155kW

72 New Zealand Company Vehicle December 2011

Body Man Auto

2000

Touareg

volKsWAGen Polo

48990 53990 59990 1.4 65990 1.4 Plus 1.2 TSI 1.2 TSI Cross Polo GTI TSI 18500

CC

29500 R TSI 195kW 31990 Eos 29990 2.0 TSI

43990

41790 47390 50490

Highlander 3.5 V6 SUV 2WD 3.5 V6 SUV 4WD 3.5 V6 SUV Limited 4WD

1200

SX4 2.0 GLX 2WD 2 .0 LTD 2WD

27990

Rav4 44490 48990 49990 56490 61490 67490

Swift 1.4 1.4 GLX 1.4 RS 1.4 Ltd 1.6 Sport

ToYoTA Yaris

41990 2.0 Wagon 45990 Camry 50490 2.4 GL 52490 2.4 Sportivo 2.4 Hybrid 2.4 Hybrid iTech

Splash 1.2

5dr Hbk 5dr Hbk 4dr Sed

80490

T5 S

V70

T6 AWD

XC90

3.2 AWD 82090 D5 AWD 92190 107690

CommeRCiAl veHiCles

Land Cruiser 200

suzuKi Alto 1.0

Body Man Auto

2000 2000 2000

Grand Vitara 2.4 JLX 2.4 JLX 2.4 Limited 1.9 diesel 3.2 V6 LTD

1.3 YR 3-door 1.3 YR 5-door 38990 1.5 YRS 5-door 42990 1.5 Sedan 47990 Corolla 1.5 GX Wagon 41990 1.8 GX Hatch 49990 1.8 GLX Hatch 1.8 GX Sedan 55790 1.8 GLX Sedan 54990 Prius 59990 Hybrid Hybrid iTech

Outback 2.0 Diesel 2.5i 2.5i Premium 3.6R 3.6R Premium

CC

Avensis 40990

Impreza 2.0R Sedan/Hatch 2.0R Sport Sedan/Hatch XV crossover WRX Sedan/Hatch WRX STI Sedan/Hatch WRX STI Spec R Sdn/ Hatch

42000 2.0 GLX AWD 44500 2.0 LTD AWD 45000 2.0 LTD Sedan 47500 Kizashi 2.4 GLX 2..4 Limited 52000 2.4 Sport AWD 54000 Jimny 54500 1.3 4WD JX 56500 1.3 4WD Sierra

125500

CiTRoen Berlingo Van

1.6 HDi diesel 25750 fiAT 28500 Scudo Van 31500 Scuo 272.4L20 35000 37500 Ducato Van Ducato Medium 251.BG2 Ducato Medium 251.BG3 36500 Ducato Heavy 251.HG2 38500 Ducato Heavy 251.HG3 44750 43750 foRd 45750 Ranger 58500 4x2 XL Super Cab wellside 73500 4x2 XLT Super Cab wellside 40000 4x2 XL Double Cab wellside 42000 4x2 XLT Double cab w/s 4x4 XL Supercab c/c 58000 4x4 XL Supercab w/s

1600

4dr Van

29990

2000

4dr Van

39996

2300 3000 2300 3000

4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van

49995

2200 2200 2500 2500 3200 3200

4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute

58993 52998 61590

40290 42690 46190 50790 52790

46990 44690 48190

M MDZ2 111_CabinSpace_F c FP_CV _CV CV

IF YOU DON’T NOTICE THE EXTRA CABIN SPACE, THE GUYS IN THE BACK WILL.

Redeveloped from the ground up, the all-new Mazda BT-50 has the on-road

ease of use of a passenger car but still features all the power, torque and tow you need for a working ute. Delivered courtesy of a massive 147kW 5-cylinder 3.2L turbo diesel engine. And everything’s bigger, with more space for gear on the tray and enough room in the cabin to keep even the biggest blokes happy in the back seat. Add in 3 years of Fixed Price Servicing and Warranty cover*, and you’ll notice that ‘life after work’ takes on a whole new meaning. Check out the ultimate work/ weekend vehicle at your local Mazda dealer or by visiting mazda.co.nz today.

THE ALL-NEW

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BT-50

YOU’LL NOTICE

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* mazda commercialcare Fixed Price Servicing valid for 3 years or 100,000km (whichever occurs rs first). rs Under Fixed Price Servicing you pay no more than $200 (incl. GST) for each 6 month or 10,000km Scheduled Service. cheduled Service

CC

Body Man Auto

3200 3200 3200 3200 3200

4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute

52990 54090 58690 64290

4000 5400 5400

2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute

74100 74100 83300

FPV FG series Ute 4.0 F6 5.4 Pursuit V8 5.4 Super Pursuit V8

FG Falcon Ute 4000 4000 5400

2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute

330 Low Roof D/dr 330 Med Roof 350 Med Roof 350 Med Roof D/dr 350 High Roof 350 High Roof D/dr 350 Jumbo 460 Jumbo 430L Cab/chassis 460 ELWB Cab/chassis 12 Seater Bus 14 Seater Bus

2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400

4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 2dr c/c 2dr c/c 4dr Van 4dr Van

49790 50390 56090 56790 59290 59990 65590 67790 54590 57490 65490 66390

43638 44763 2.9 DSL Light Truck 54372

2400 2400 2400 2400 2000 2000

2dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr ute 4dr ute 4dr ute

19990 22990 24990 27990 26990 29990

GReAT WAll uTes V-240 4x2 Single c/c V-240 4x4 Single cab V-240 4x2 double cab V-240 4x4 double cab V-200 2WD diesel D/C V-200 4WD diesel D/C

Hino 300 liGHT duTY TRuCK 614 Short 614 Short Dump 614 Medium 616 Short 616 Medium 714 Hybrid 716 Medium 716 Dump 816 Medium 816 Crew 916 Long

4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000 4000

Truck Truck Truck Truck Truck Truck Truck Truck Truck Truck Truck

1800

4dr Van

42700 52200 4400 45000 46000 56000 48500 59300 55700 51700

110 Dbl Cab p/up 110 Cab chassis 130 Dbl Cab P/up 130 Cab chassis

3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000

4dr Ute 4dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute

3600 6000 6000

2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute

2500 2500

40700 44800 43000 46100 48600 52700 47900 52500

Daily cab & chassis

4dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 2dr Ute

71500 61500 71500 66500

2dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute

35295 37395 38395 40295 42695 45495 46795 49795 51795 50995 51295 51295 56895 58895

109 CDI SWB 47300 109 CDI MWB 111 CDI MWB 111 CDI LWB 111 CDI LWB 51200 115 CDI LWB 59100 120 CDI LWB

2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 3000

5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van

40800 41800 44300 45600 46450 46800 55300

2200 2200 3000

5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van

2148

4dr Van

48700

meRCedes Benz Vito panel van (excl GST)

Viano Trend CDI 8 seats Ambiente CDI 7 seats Ambiente CDI V6 7seat

46900

53300 55500 59400 56800 60700 60300 64200

60100

49000 Sprinter 5T (excl GST) 55400 515 CDI LWB 60100 515 CDI LWB 518 CDI LWB 518 CDI LWB

2148 2148 2987 2987

4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van

66700 68900 70200 72400

5dr Van

46990

48990

5dr Van

56990

58990

3000 3000 3000 3000 3000

2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute

35890 46890 47890 44790 52490

2300 3000 3000 3000

5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van

66035 77459 80970 84483

5dr Van

45450

47550

2500 2500 4000 2500 2500 4000 2500 2500 2500

4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute

42400 49700

4440 51700 50950 55650 62800 61300 52950 54550 54550

1600

5dr Van

22500

2700 2700 3000 3000 3000 3000

5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van 5dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van

46190 47190 49890 50090 55690 69790

2700 3000 3000 2700 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000

2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute Dbl cab Dbl cab 2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute

35790 40090 42090 40390 43990 47490 51090 53990 59290 53190 59390

4500 4500 4500 4500

2dr Cc 2dr Cc 2dr Cc 2dr Cc

68690 74790 79490 82490

1200 1600 1200 1600 1600

3dr Van 3dr Van 3dr Van 3dr Van 3dr Van

29900 35250 32700 38100

Double cab TDI 340Nm 2WD 2000 Double cab TDI 400Nm 4WD 2000 DC TDI 400Nm 4WD Highline 2000

Dbl cab Dbl cab Dbl cab

43000 56000 61500

2.7 ZL 3 seat 47495 2.7 ZL 6 seat 3.0 ZL Diesel 3 seat 3.0 ZL Diesel 6 seat 3.0 ZX Diesel 3 seat 3.0 12 Seat minibus

2148 2148

2dr C/C 2dr C/C

52645 58650

2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500

4dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute

39890 34790 42990 45990 42990 44990 46990 51090 54190

2400 2400

4dr Van 4dr Van

30690 35790

53650 60800 50950 52550

48490 52090 57690 72090

Hilux 4x2 Sgle Cab Chassis Petrol 58895 4x2 Sgle Cab Chassis Diesel 61895 4x2 Extra Cab Diesel 4x2 Dble Cab Petrol 4x2 Dble Cab Diesel 4x4 Sgle Cab Chassis Diesel 4x4 Xtra Cab Chassis Dsl 4x4 Xtra Cab Dsl 4x4 Xtra Cab SR5 Dsl 4x4 Dble cab Diesel 4x4 SR5 Dble Cab Diesel

56990 61890

Landcruiser 70 series 4.5 Diesel Cab/Ch 4.5 Diesel Cab/Ch Turbo 68810 4.5 Turbo Diesel Hard top 82760 4.5 Turbo Diesel Wagon LX 94668

volKsWAGen Caddy

1.2 TSI 1.6 TDI Maxi LWB 1.2 TSI Maxi LWB 1.6 TDI Maxi Life 5-seater 1.6 TDI

38750 41600 46250

Amarok

T5 Transporter short wheelbase 2.0 TDI 250Nm 2.0 TDI 340Nm 2.0 TDI 340Nm 4Motion 2.0 TDI 400Nm 2.0 TDI 400Nm 4Motion

2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van

46950 51500 57500 53500 59500 49500 54000 60000 56000 62000

55000 57000 63000

T5 Transporter long wheelbase

miTsuBisHi Triton

nissAn

3000

ToYoTA Hiace

Sprinter Cab Chassis (excl GST)

2WD GL D/cab chassis 2WD GLX S/cab chassis 2WD GLX D/cab w/side 2WD GLS D/cab W/side 46890 4WD GL S/cab chassis 54590 4WD GL D/cab chassis 4WD GL D./cab w/side 4WD GLX D/cab w/side 72582 4WD GLS D/cab w/side 82518 L300 86030 2.4 SWB Petrol 89544 2.4 LWB Petrol

30200 34450 38000 39450 43250 44500

1.6 APV Van

Sprinter 3.5T (excl GST)

311 CDI S 515 CDI L

2dr Ute 4dr Ute 2dr Ute 2dr Ute 4dr Ute 4dr Ute

suzuKi APV

Sprinter 3T (excl GST) 209 CDI SWB

2500 2500 2500 2500 2500 2500

2WD RX diesel 2WD ST-X diesel 2WD ST-X V6 4WD ST diesel 4WD ST-X diesel 450 4WD ST-X V6 Kingcab C/c Kingcab Flat Deck Kingcab Wellside

32490

4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van

iveCo Daily Van 35S14 V 8m3 50C18V 12m3 50C18V 15m3 50C18V 17m3

2dr Truck

2148 2148 2148 2148 2148 2987 2987

isuzu uTe D-Max 3.0 LX 2WD Single Cab 3.0 LSX 4WD Space Cab 3.0 LX 4WD Double Cab 3.0 LS 2WD Double Cab 3.0 LS 4WD Double Cab

2400 2400 2400 2400

3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200 3200

i-Max Passenger Van CRDi Elite 8 seat

2900

311 CDI S MWB 313 CDI MWB 313 CDI LWB 315 CDI MWB 315 CDI LWB 54600 318 CDI MWB 318 CDI LWB

HYundAi i-Load Delivery Van CRDi 2.5 seat

77032 77970 82148 83086

Body Man Auto

Navara D40

4x2 GLX single cab c/c 4x2 GLX single cab wellside 4x2 GLX Freestyle c/c 4x2 GLX Freestyle wellside 4x2 GLX Double Cab w/s 4x2 GSX Double Cab w/s 4x4 GLX S/Cab DX C/C 4x4 GLX Freestyle c/c 4x4 GLX Freestyle w/s 4x4 GLX Freestyle Plus c/c 4x4 GLX Double Cab c/c 4x4 GLX Double Cab w/s 4x4 GSX Double Cab w/s 41500 4x4 Ltd Double Cab w/s

30400

VE Ute SV6 SIDI SS SS V

4dr c/c 4dr c/c 4dr c/c 4dr c/c

CC

71390 Navara D22 72328 4x2 S/cab C/C ABS 79534 4x2 D/cab W/side ABS LSD 80471 4x4 S/cab C/C 4x4 S/cab C/C ABS 82091 4x4 D/cab W/side 83029 4x4 D/cab W/side ABS 87207 Urvan 88145 3.0 4x2 Van

mAzdA BT-50

Colorado 4x2 Crew Cab PU LX 4x2 Crew Cab PU LT 4x4 Sgl cab chassis LX 4x4 Spacecab chassis LX 4x4 Spacecab PU LX 4x4 Spacecab PU LT 4x4 Crew Cab PU LX 4x4 Crew Cab PU LT

66331 67269 74475 75412

lAnd RoveR Defender

Holden Combo Van

Body Man Auto 2dr c/c 2dr c/c 2dr c/c 2dr c/c

KiA K2900

4.0 R6 (DLPG) 4.0 XR6 5.4 XR8 V8

Transit

CC

57090 50C18 CC swb 3000 50C18 CC lwb 3000 56090 65C18 CC swb 3000 60690 65C18 CC lwb 3000 66290 Daily Duo cab & chassis 50C18 DCC swb 3000 3000 74100 50C18 DCC lwb 3000 74100 65C18 DCC swb 3000 83300 65C18 DCC lwb

44990 48090

53190 56190

2.0 TDI 250Nm 2.0 TDI 340Nm 2.0 TDI 340Nm 4Motion 2.0 TDI 400Nm 2.0 TDI 400Nm 4Motion

2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van

2.0 TDI 340Nm 2.0 TDI 340Nm 4Motion 2.0 TDI 400Nm 2.0 TDI 400Nm 4Motion

2000 2000 2000 2000

4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van

2.0 TDI 300Nm High MWB 2.0 TDI 340Nm High MWB 2.0 TDI 340Nm High LWB

2000 2000 2000

4dr Van 4dr Van 4dr Van

63000 66000 66000

2.0 TDI 340Nm High LWB

2000

4dr Van

67000

T5 Multivan Comfortline

59500 65500 68500

72500 71000 77000

Crafter 35 Van

Crafter 50 Van

57500

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