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ULTIMATE FAMILY FUED Why you SHOULDN’T buy a ute
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HOLDEN CELEBRITY CHALLENGE 10 car questions with Mils, Beaver & Fox
SSANGYONG ACTYON UTES GRAND FINAL Real close racing or just a slow-motion joke?
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Story: Dean Evans Photos: Gerald Shacklock
SUV or Ute, it’s the question of utility versus sport utility as we analyse which one is better - and why for the 21st century family. WHEN FACED WITH A CHOICE, sometimes the answer isn’t always clear; the blue pill or the red pill? The light side or the dark? Regular M&Ms or peanut? These are the tough but important choices we face daily, that could mean the difference between truth or fiction, good or evil, or having those dark bits of peanut stuck in your teeth since lunch that no-one in the meeting told you about.
And now we have another conundrum, because the family car has changed and evolved over the past decade, and staggeringly, of the top 25 selling vehicles, a massive 18 of them – 72 percent - are either utes or SUVs. So the big question for the everyday family run-around vehicle has evolved from the simple of choice of big sedan or wagon, to a new age of option.
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Story: Dean Evans Photos: Geoff Ridder
After four seasons and a spike in spare parts sales, the SsangYong Actyon Racing Series came to an exciting end at Pukekohe Park Raceway. We joined them for the last blast and to see a new champion crowned.
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Peter Bennett and Jordan Baldwin combined for the final round, and championship win for Bennett.
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