Mazda MX-5 a dynamic delight

Driving a Mazda MX-5 at least once a year is good for one’s motoring soul, reckons David Thomson. He manages that feat for 2019 behind the wheel of the latest RF version of the quintessential sports machine.Wha; Read More

Ogier adds weight to extreme series

It’s still a long way off from the action starting, but the Extreme E off-road electric SUV racing series has signed world rally heavyweight Sebastien Ogier as its ambassador.     Ogier has thrown his expert; Read More

Family, friends get behind MacAskill

A Cromwell crew is utilising the age-old combination of family and sponsors to run in the Catlins Coast Rally on August 10.  Corey MacAskill has moved up from his earlier days of driving his Subaru Impreza WRX as the pop; Read More

Get your motor running

Aston Martin’s hypercar, developed with Red Bull, was given wings for its first public demonstration last weekend when it took to England’s Silverstone circuit ahead of the 2019 British Grand Prix. Named after a female figure in Norse myth; Read More

Is driving feeling like a chore?

Have these school holidays, or just family life in general, got you feeling like a taxi service for your kids? If so, Skoda has an app to help you claim some payback for the seemingly endless drop-offs and pick-ups. The Skoda Paren; Read More

Updated Endura well equipped

Mechanical and cosmetic enhancements have kept the Ford Endura fresh for 2019. David Thomson reports in after a week driving the new flagship version. What’s New?‘‘Something old, something new, somet; Read More

Women on epic overland journey

Having absolutely no car maintenance experience has not daunted a group of intrepid women, who will undertake a completely unsupported rally across one-third of the world. From July 22, Team Pulled Up In A Lemon consisting of Lucy Pringle ; Read More

Flying cars step closer to reality

Flying cars are about to step out of fantasy into reality, with the new Airspeeder race series making its public debut at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom.  Billed as the evolution; Read More

Paddon takes on new challenge

Fresh from winning the South Canterbury Rally by more than six minutes, Hayden Paddon is swapping his Cromwell base for the Circuit d’Essay in France. The former World Rally Championship driver will be making his debut in the new FIA-affil; Read More

Holden on unfamiliar territory

David Thomson and Richard Bosselman were recently invited to the Chatham Islands to test drive a variety of Holden vehicles on the island’s roads and tracks. When Holden NZ Corporate Affairs boss Ed Finn set on the bold sc; Read More

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