The all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQC has won the prestigious 2020 New Zealand Car of the Year – the second year running for an electric vehicle. The EQC is a notable vehicle not only in its own right, but also as the first member of the vitally important fully-electric Mercedes EQ range, which is set to expand […]
The 2020 winner of the country’s most prestigious and longest running automotive accolade, the New Zealand Motoring Writers Guild Car of the Year award, will be revealed in a special live television broadcast later this week. The 33rd winner of the iconic title will be announced during ‘Seven Sharp’ this Friday (December 11, from 7pm […]
The New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild has released a list of ten new vehicles which have been selected as finalists to compete for the 2020 New Zealand Car of the Year title. The Guild represents more than 20 motoring journalists from around the country and is considered to be the most prestigious of the annual […]
The Jaguar I-PACE has been named the 2019 New Zealand Car of the Year – the first time a vehicle available only as a full battery electric vehicle has won the award. The BMW i3 was the first plug-in to win the award in 2015, but at the time was offered with a range-extending petrol […]
THREE electric vehicles are among the 10 finalists for New Zealand’s most prestigious automotive award.Candidates to secure this year’s New Zealand Car of the Year are, in alphabetical order: the Audi e-tron, Ford Focus, Holden Acadia, Hyundai Santa Fe, Jaguar I-Pace, Mazda 3, Mercedes GLE, Peugeot 508, Tesla Model 3 and Toyota RAV4. The e-tron, […]
Commitment to elevating electric vehicles as relevant new car choices has seen Hyundai New Zealand become the first recipient of a national award recognising automotive innovation. The Dave Moore Award was presented to the Auckland-based distributor yesterday. This is a new prize, decided by the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild, which represents the majority of this […]
Instigating a national driver training programme, backed by Holden New Zealand, has put Greg Murphy in the winner’s seat with Kiwi motoring commentators. The motorsport icon today became the latest recipient of a prestigious prize presented by the New Zealand Motoring Writers Guild. The Neil Nelson award is presented to the person judged to have made […]
A family-friendly SUV has beaten tough competitors to win the 2018 New Zealand Car of the Year. The Forester is the first Subaru to take the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild’s accolade and also only the second sports utility to take the prize, the first being the 2017 holder, Skoda’s Kodiaq. Ten finalists competed for […]
The New Zealand Car of the Year, involving the majority of the country’s motoring commentators, is being announced on one of the country’s highest-rating television shows. The vehicle that has won the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild’s annual award will be revealed live on TV One’s Seven Sharp on Wednesday, December 5. Host Hilary Barry’s […]
The ten finalists for the New Zealand Car of the Year remind that advanced safety technology is no longer reserved for high-end vehicles. A common factor binding all potential candidates for the national award, meted annually by the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild, is a high level of safety technology, guild president Richard Edwards says. […]