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Hybrid Pug will set new style
Peugeot plans to release a trendsetting station wagon being developed through a Citroen-BMW alliance.

Luxury limos: what the PM should have known
John Key should have been aware of plans for the multimillion dollar purchase of 34 limousines, months before the deal was inked, documents show.

New BMW fleet 'not a great look' - Key
The Government should have known about the purchase of 34 new BMW limousines for ministers, but Prime Minister John Key learned of the multimillion-dollar deal from his chauffeur last week.

PM wanted to be told about BMW deal
The Government should have been told one of its departments decided to sell three-year-old BMWs and buy new ones, Prime Minister John Key says.

Brand new BMWs for Govt ministers
The Government is selling its three-year-old fleet of 34 luxury limos and replacing them with new BMWs, which the Green Party says is an outrageous expense when ministers are telling everyone else to tighten their belts.

Well tuned Mini hums along nicely
Marketing language can be flowery, but for once they're right; this car really does sound like a choir of angels. Or at least the atonal church organ reverb that heralds a cinematic spiritual moment - and sets the air alive with sound.

Old couch scrubs up into a petrolhead's dream
Two Northland dairy farmers have come up with a novel way to express their boyracer tendencies - from the comfort of their own couch.

Suzuki: Sporty Swift hard act to follow
How New Zealand takes to Suzuki's latest Swift could make or break the brand here.