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New Zealand Company Vehicle June/July 2009
· Cover Story
        New Mazda 3

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All-new Mazda3: Timing is everything

At the April press launch of the all-new Mazda3, Mazda New Zealand managing director Andrew Clearwater said that there couldn’t be a better time for the arrival of this new model.

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Tourer extra-ordinaire

The HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer finds itself in a niche market segment, the nearest competitor in terms of size and pricing would be Chrysler’s 300C SRT 6.1 litre V8 Hemi Touring. HSV say that they will only produce 120 R8 Tourers this year.

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Toyota Yaris 1.5 Automatic

After enjoying the wild child European sourced 1.8 litre Yaris RS hatch earlier this year the Japanese sourced 1.5 litre Yaris hatch is a little more circumspect in behaviour and performance. It’s ideally suited to the fleet as an office pool car or urban runabout.

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Hilux for comfort

The Toyota Hilux has been around since 1968, and I remember seeing some of these as a young man, small utes with 1.5-litre engines, and absolutely totalitarian in terms of comfort features.

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Living with a Smart: The little car with a big heart

A  face lifted version of the Škoda Octavia which was first presented at last year’s Paris Motor Show has now gone on sale in New Zealand.

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Ford's Funky New Fiesta

Right car for the times
While New Zealand Ford buyers have only had access to the Fiesta range since 2003, Ford of Europe introduced the nameplate in 1976 after the first oil shock of the 1970s, when the market was demanding a small yet attractive economical car with low fuel costs.
Thirty Three years on in the midst of another volatile energy market, consumers are once again demanding such a vehicle, and the all-new Fiesta is the first car produced under the "One Ford" global development strategy put in place by CEO Alan Mullaly.

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Red Baron or Black Ninja, that’s the $50,000 question.

The heat is on in middle management user-chooser land to downsize from the usual six-cylinder Falco-dores, but the fifty thousand dollar question is what do you get to enjoy power, performance and economy?

The answer is a turbocharged four-cylinder powerhouse. Enter stage left the HSV Astra VXR (Red Baron) and the Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart (Black Ninja).

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XR5: The ultimate Mondeo

There’s much to like about the top of the line Mondeo XR5 Turbo, especially for drivers who like changing gear.

In keeping with its European performance heritage, the XR5 turbo is only available with a six-speed manual gearbox (there is no automatic option with this engine), and if you think the five cylinder engine sounds like a Volvo unit, you’d be right again.

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