According to a study, the Nissan X-Trail is the most anticipated car release of the year in New Zealand.
The research, done by automotive marketplace Auto Trader, compared the number of Google searches made in the last 12 months for over 50 popular cars which are set to be released in 2022 and 2023.
It revealed that the Nissan X-Trail had over 5,700 monthly searches, followed by the Honda Civic e:HEV (over 2,400 monthly searches), and the BMW X1 took out third place with over 1,300 monthly Google searches.
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Volkswagen's new ute, the Amarok, has picked up a steady amount of interest over the last 12 months, ahead of its release in New Zealand in early 2023.
The Polestar 3, the first all-electric SUV from Swedish outfit Polestar, rounds out the top ten list along with the Toyota Corolla Cross and the new Maserati GranTurismo.
A number of interesting luxury car releases appear lower down the table, including the Aston Martin Valhalla, the Lucid Pure Air and the Electric DeLorean DM.
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At the bottom of the list, the 20th most searched for new releases in NZ, is the Kia EV6 GT, behind the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, BMW i7, and Mazda MX-30 REx.
Top 20 Most Searched for New Car Releases
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Car Model |
Average Amount of Google Searches a Month (for last 12 months, NZ) |
|
1 |
Nissan X-Trail |
5,780 |
|
2 |
Honda Civic e:HEV |
2,410 |
|
3 |
BMW X1 |
1,370 |
|
4 |
BMW Z4 |
1,040 |
|
5 |
BMW M2 |
940 |
|
6 |
Maserati GranTurismo |
920 |
|
7 |
Polestar 3 |
900 |
|
8 |
Volkswagen Amarok |
660 |
|
9 |
Toyota Corolla Cross |
620 |
|
10 |
BMW 7 Series |
540 |
|
11 |
Honda Civic Type R |
540 |
|
12 |
Lucid Air Pure |
480 |
|
13 |
Aston Martin Valhalla |
410 |
|
14 |
Toyota GR Corolla |
410 |
|
15 |
Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid |
280 |
|
16 |
Electric DeLorean DM |
260 |
|
17 |
Mazda MX-30 REx |
260 |
|
18 |
BMW i7 |
240 |
|
19 |
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N |
230 |
|
20 |
Kia EV6 GT |
230 |