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#2934894 27-Jun-2022 13:18

RobDickinson:

If it cant tow my boat from Invers to bay of islands without stopping once then its not a valid form of transport... or something

If you can afford an eTron GT, then wouldn’t your staff have already prepositioned your motor-yacht in the BoI for you?

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#2934895 27-Jun-2022 13:19

No, you buy to GTs and fly up on your chopper right?

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#2934897 27-Jun-2022 13:21

DS248:

Discovered this parked in front of my car on return from a morning run around Orewa estuary. Does look nice though possibly a bit overdone stylewise? (Edit. That comment related to the side view. Looks fine viewed from the rear)

No towbar 😁

this 200k car (300k if it has stickers containing letters R and S) is generally regarded as the current best looking EV, won't be for long with so many models to be release

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#2934900 27-Jun-2022 13:23

IMO the Porsche is the better looking esp in GT form even without looking further than the VAG group cars.

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#2935082 27-Jun-2022 21:47

New York Post: ‘TeslaMic’ karaoke sets sell out under an hour in China

Tesla’s version of “carpool karaoke” is already a hit with customers in China.

Elon Musk’s electric vehicle firm began selling “TeslaMic,” which includes a pair of Tesla-branded wireless microphones that links to an in-car karaoke system, through its online store last week. The product is available only in China and priced at the equivalent of $188.

The first batch of “TeslaMics” sold out less than an hour after they went online in China.
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Bloomberg: BMW Missing Out on China’s Karaoke Fans Exposes Digital Gap

BMW AG rarely has to answer this question in Western showrooms, but it’s becoming increasingly important for selling cars in China: Can I sing karaoke in this automobile?

Customers in the world’s biggest auto market are demanding that sing-along apps such as Changba work in new vehicles. Local manufacturers XPeng Inc., Nio Inc. and BYD Co. are at the forefront of this trend, besting Western rivals by offering models with karaoke microphones. The push extends beyond music, with Chinese buyers expecting seamless access to features like in-car payment and social-media connectivity.
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#2935083 27-Jun-2022 22:00

A reasonable summary of what BEV's are likely to become available in NZ over the next 18 months. Or at least the ones currently known about.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/evs/128794061/everything-cool-and-electric-thats-coming-up

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#2935094 28-Jun-2022 07:02

DS248:

A reasonable summary of what BEV's are likely to become available in NZ over the next 18 months. Or at least the ones currently known about.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/evs/128794061/everything-cool-and-electric-thats-coming-up

half of those cars will cost 300k

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#2935096 28-Jun-2022 07:16

Batman:

half of those cars will cost 300k

I'm feeling pretty confident that two thirds of what's listed there (Merc, Rolls Royce and Porsche excluded) will cost under $200K and some by some considerable margin.

E.g. the Renault, Cockram Goodcat and the HY/Kia models, which run into badge snobbery and already have premium offers in the $130K area. Can't see them being priced over $150K.

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#2935422 28-Jun-2022 16:15

Scott3:

I don't think anybody wan't to go back to the days where cars were built offshore, dismantled, sent to NZ as part's, then reassembled here to reduce tax costs.

I don't think this is what actually happened for the vast majority of cars assembled in New Zealand.

Take a look at this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VUrNWRY7dw

It's pretty typical for the cars assembled in New Zealand at that time. It's pretty obvious the components were made in the country of origin, crated up and sent here for assembly. There is no logic at all for the cars to have been assembled then disassembled. You're not going to weld the body panels together, paint them and fit all the other components only to pull them apart and cut them up for crating and transportation.

That said I don't think there's a case to be made for there to be a car assembly industry here New Zealand in this day and age. Our population/demand is too small and we are too far away from major markets to consider any export opportunities.

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#2935427 28-Jun-2022 16:21

I like the idea of Arrival's micro factories, they have one planned for Australia I think but mebe NZ is too small even for one of those.

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#2936022 29-Jun-2022 15:39

I see Hyundai has released their new ioniq 6. IMO it is ugly and looks to be a hotchpotch of different car designs. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/new-hyundai-ioniq-6-ev-was-inspired-classic-streamliners

I wasn't a great fan of the look of the ioniq 5, but IMO they could have refined the design of it to make it look better. The ioniq 6 has features of a lot of different cars, and the design is supposed to be very energy efficient. But it just doesn't look right with the proportions. Too much happening in the design. The concept design looks so much better.

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#2936026 29-Jun-2022 15:46

mattwnz:

I see Hyundai has released their new ioniq 6.

To me it looks very ‘Mercedes EQS’ like. With a few small flourishes so they can’t be accused of copying someone else’s work.

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#2936029 29-Jun-2022 15:55

Dingbatt:

mattwnz:

I see Hyundai has released their new ioniq 6.

To me it looks very ‘Mercedes EQS’ like. With a few small flourishes so they can’t be accused of copying someone else’s work.

The EQS is like a blob compared to the concept version they had for the EQS, which looked like this https://www.wardsauto.com/frankfurt-auto-show/mercedes-benz-previews-future-flagship-ev-vision-eq-s-concept .

I can see a bit of the EQS, but also see some Porsche, Citroen and other 2010s car influences.

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#2936039 29-Jun-2022 16:14

In other news, Renault showed its upcoming R5 Electric at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed. To be released in 2024, if the rumoured price of £17,500 ($35K NZD) can be achieved, I'm in!!!

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#2936080 29-Jun-2022 18:25

mattwnz: I see Hyundai has released their new ioniq 6. IMO it is ugly and looks to be a hotchpotch of different car designs.

Looks like it drove out of a multidimensional time portal. Considered alongside 2022 and 2023 cars only, I think it makes sense. I'll reserve judgement until I see one.

I did not like Tesla styling until I saw it on the road.

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