When life gives you lemons ...

The Pulled Up In A Lemon crew of four Kiwi women are continuing their adventures on the Mongol Rally as they travel from Prague to Ulan Ude, Russia, over an eight-week period in a 998cc Toyota Yaris. They are now about 40 days into their e; Read More

Partnership driven by trust

As a rally driver, Hayden Paddon is used to working in partnership; most obviously with his co-driver, who sits alongside him during all events and is a crucial ingredient of success. Writing a book requires a new kind of partnership, and ; Read More

Soaking up Cappadocia

The Pulled Up In A Lemon crew of four Kiwi women continue their adventures on the Mongol Rally as they travel from Prague to in Ulan Ude, Russia over eight weeks in a Toyota Yaris. As we drive through the rough Turkmenista; Read More

Driving the 'world’s most beautiful highway'

On the 27th of July after visiting Dracula’s residence at Bran’s Castle in Transylvania we faced the Transfăgărășan highway, with our 1.0L engines. Dubbed the world’s most beautiful highway, we crossed a 2000m pass through an incredible mountain r; Read More

Sharper Focus on compact

The latest Ford Focus has private buyers firmly in sight. David Thomson finds out if he’s a potential target. What’s new?This is generation four of the Ford Focus and, after the third generation’s se; Read More

In the driver’s seat

Mosgiel’s Nigel Lawson has made a successful switch from co­driver to driver, finishing last Saturday’s Catlins Coast Rally as the first Otago Sports Car Club member home, earning himself the Glen Shirlaw Memorial Trophy. After nearly two ; Read More

Nissan turns a new Leaf

The days of used imports being the only Nissan Leafs (or is that Leaves) on the road have come to an end, with Nissan New Zealand now offering the country’s most popular EV as a new car. Officially on sale since yesterday, th; Read More

Hunting for second title

The New Zealand Rally Championship has reached the pointy end of the season with the penultimate round today at the Rally of Coromandel. Auckland-based Subaru WRX STi driver Ben Hunt will lead out the 70-car field for the one; Read More

Title defence goal for father and son

Gore teenager Hayden Graves is hoping to help his father, Andrew, defend his Catlins Coast Rally title today.  The 16-year-old co-driver is becoming a regular fixture in his dad’s Mitsubishi Evo 3 and has been on board f; Read More

An overloaded lemon

It has now been more than a week since the Pulled Up In A Lemon girls convened in London to load (read overload) our mighty Toyota Yaris. With the suspension maxed out, we have tackled France, the Unesco World Heritage town of Bruges in Be; Read More

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