Racer given shakedown

Two South Island tracks will be the first to host the new Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand’s FT-60 open-wheelers when the five-round 2020 Toyota Racing Series (TRS) roars into life in January. The 280 horsepower, high-downforce state-of-the; Read More

Paddon chasing rallysprint title

Hayden Paddon's team has been hard at work in their Cromwell workshop converting his Hyundai i20AP4 from rally to hill climb specification for this weekend’s Ashley Forest Rallysprint. They have installed a purpose-built 2.4L engine and ne; Read More

Audi’s playful addition

Audi’s new SQ2 blends hot hatch elements with those of a compact high performance SUV. Richard Bosselman tries it for size. WHAT'S NEW?Don’t misinterpret the SQ2; it’s not a sign that Audi is giving ; Read More

Fans lapping it up

Every third Sunday of the month for the past 25 months, Allen and Lucy Mill have made the 420km round-trip from Mosgiel to Highlands Motorsport Park for the Track Laps Breakfast. They have not missed a session of the pace-controlled, two l; Read More

I-Pace challenges Tesla

The award-winning Jaguar I-Pace, is one of the first cars from an established brand to take on Tesla at its own game. David Thomson delivers his verdict on this important new machine. What’s New? ; Read More

Plenty of off-road thrills

Kurow is hosting the Off Road Association of New Zealand’s third South Island round this weekend and the event host promises some ‘‘very loud’’ buggies and trucks sailing over ‘‘huge big jumps’’.  Today’s short-course pr; Read More

Auckland SuperSprint moved

The recently announced 2020 Supercars Championship calendar has revealed the Australian series will now touch down in Auckland for the SuperSprint over Anzac weekend.  The April 24-26 race at Pukekohe Park Raceway will c; Read More

RAV4 gets hybrid boost

Hybrid technology has found its way for the first time into the new iteration of the Toyota RAV4. David Thomson slips behind the wheel to discover what all the fuss is about.What’s New?Pause to t; Read More

Ready to flex some muscle

The ultimate reward for a race-car builder is seeing your engineering project come to life and successfully take to the track. For Mosgiel’s Colin Wallace there’s been a couple of extra bonuses. Firstly, he has been able to get behind the ; Read More

Evoque-ing true off-road style

What’s new?The original Evoque went on sale eight years ago, with a fashion-first look that has certainly aged well. The second iteration, now on sale, keeps style to the fore. Yet, as anyone familiar with the first ; Read More

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