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Elantra up to standard for Hyundai

You could be forgiven for feeling confused by the current naming protocols for Hyundai's burgeoning product line: a couple of years back, names started to give way to an alphanumerical naming system that clearly defined each model's place in the company's hierarchy.

Toyota holds lead amid testing year

Toyota holds lead amid testing year

New vehicle sales rose 5.2% to 84,640 in 2011, but within the overall picture of growing demand there were some fascinating shifts in the hierarchy of the country's top-selling makes and models. David  Thomson looks at the key trends and changes.more >
Crash test display in Dunedin
Toyota cuts 350 Aussie jobs
Chance for southerners to test iQs
Barrichello to test IndyCar

Barrichello to test IndyCar

Rubens Barrichello will test an IndyCar next week for KV Racing. It's not clear if the test will bring the Brazilian Formula One driver to IndyCar for 2012.more >
Loeb starts season with Monte Carlo win
Cassidy takes TRS lead in Timaru
Summer series heads to Timaru
Hyundai's Accent on competency

Hyundai's Accent on competency

Small to medium-sized cars are selling well at the moment, so the Hyundai Accent may prove a handy additional sales tool for a brand that is
setting the pace for New Zealand sales growth.more >

Accent on competency in new Hyundai
Volt an electrifying hybrid from Holden
New Mazda3 GSE SkyActiv reaching for the sky
Ford Focus: Title puts Focus on Ford

Ford Focus: Title puts Focus on Ford

Ford has revived a name best remembered from the days of the old Laser, and before that the Escort, by using the Sport moniker for the new Focus. more >
Lifestyle focus to fore in Impreza XV
Newcomer Kia Picanto scores well in fuel economy
Through the esses with the Abarth Esseesse
Luxury to fore in Jaguar coupe

Luxury to fore in Jaguar coupe

Jaguar's coupe, the XK has a higher luxury specification for 2012 and sees the introduction of a new range topping XKR-S with formidable performance for a Grand Tourer coupe and convertible.more >
BMW set to launch new M5
Volvo makes gains in luxury market
Car-of-year honour for Renault Megane
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