Casting back through the record books, Mosgiel’s Chris Hey couldn’t find another 2WD car that had won the Otago Sports Car Club’s (OSCC’s) Whare Flat Hillclimb in the past two decades. His name will get engraved on this; Read More
Honda has added two new models to its CR-V range, writes David Thomson. But do they really add anything? What’s new?The evolution of the current Honda CR-V range demonstrates very clearly that the ro; Read More
After organising 34 Mainland Classic events over 30 years, Dunedin couple David and Christine Mehrtens are putting on a ‘‘grand finale’’ trio of trips in 2020 and then calling time on their endeavours. Over three decades they have built up; Read More
There were several bumps in the road when a group of vintage car owners decided to journey across the South Island to re-create a historic car trip. Mad Dash to the Haast creator David Mills, of Dunedin, said about eight cars ; Read More
Up to 144,000 people on learner or restricted driver's licences will get a two-year reprieve from the risk of losing their licence if they don't graduate to the next level. The Government will also look at additional programme; Read More
The Audi e-tron requires those expecting an electric SUV to look like it’s off the set of a futuristic sci-fi movie to re-calibrate their thinking, writes David Thomson. What’s new? As the first ; Read More
Now in his third season competing in the South Island Formula 1600 Championship, Cameron Freeman is poised to mount a challenge for the overall title. Sitting in second place after two of the seven rounds, the Dunedin s; Read More
Can the all-wheel drive petrol-powered RAV4 match the hybrid version tested earlier in the year? David Thomson gets behind the wheel of the popular Toyota to find out.What’s new?The latest itera; Read More
Otago teams were well represented in the three-hour class victories after the four-round South Island Endurance Series (SIES) wrapped up last weekend. Driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Queenstown/Dunedin pairing Barry Moore and Tim Mackers; Read More
Martin Dippie credits the runner-up placing he achieved at last week’s Targa New Zealand to sound strategy. He and co-driver Jona Grant have learned a thing or two in their many years contesting the annual five-day tarmac rally, with the D; Read More
