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).

The perfect fleet partner

Small vans are making a comeback into the New Zealand fleet thanks to their compact size and versatility. Recognising this trend, Peugeot importer, Sime Darby Automobiles New Zealand brought in two Partner Vans for market evaluation just prior to Christmas. We managed to borrow the longer L2 model for our Cover Story, because we felt this vehicle will meet the needs of many of our readers.

Company Vehicle spoke with Gull New Zealand’s sustainability champion Karl Mischewski just after the National Government repealed the bio fuel sales obligation.

The biggest risk in fleet management is risk itself

If you talked to any fleet manager in the last 18 months about the biggest issues they face you would invariably hear about the usual suspects of depreciation, fuel and running costs.