Peugeot’s chic endures

Having just undergone a second refresh, the Peugeot 308 looks and feels good to go, writes Richard Bosselman. With most cars, production year five is a twilight, a period from which point conjecture about retirement options rise. N; Read More

Henrys buck motorsport trend

Motorsport is traditionally father and son territory. Super motard rider Katie Henry is, however, bucking that trend and will join her dad, Allan, racing in the Burt Munro Challenge this weekend.  Out of this Mosgiel fat; Read More

And they're off ... up the Bluff

Invercargill’s Burt Munro Challenge has kicked off, with the popular hill climb on the Bluff. Hundreds of people lined Flagstaff Rd this morning where motorcycles tried to clock the best time possible up the 1.4km track. ; Read More

Number of cars at show ‘amazing’

Motoring enthusiasts were served up a treat on Saturday  as more than 300 cars took centre stage in Invercargill to help raise funds for a new ambulance station. The inaugural Southern Grilles and Gasoline Car and Bike Show, h; Read More

Interest, entries continue to climb for Burt Munro Challenge

Motorcycle lovers will be more than happy with this year’s Burt Munro Challenge as more bikes have been entered into the races than ever before. The annual event showed no signs of slowing as biking enthusiasts poured into Inv; Read More

Hyundai EV a bolt from the blue

Impressed by its promise of a 400km-plus real-world range, DavidThomson puts the Hyundai Kona EV Elite through its paces. AS far as all-electric motoring in this part of the world is concerned, a vehicle that is (relativel; Read More

McRae eyeing threepeat

Rod Millen’s purpose-built driveway in the Coromandel Peninsula will once again host the annual battle for hill climb supremacy, as Alister McRae aims for his third consecutive victory this weekend. Brother of the late, great Colin McRae, ; Read More

Search for long-distance Vauxhall

A former Dunedin man is pursuing strong leads in the hunt for his classic car, 50 years after a world-spanning journey. Howard Anderson is seeking the 1964 Vauxhall Cresta PB which he drove 32,000km with his wife Ruth and frie; Read More

Young rider raring to race

Power and the Passion: 5 minutes with motocross rider Jack Nicolaou (10). I hear you are set to represent Dunedin in motocross?  Yes, I’m racing in the YZ65 Cup in Pukekohe on Februar; Read More

Paddon flair expected to bring crowds

Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon has confirmed that he will contest the 2019 Otago Rally, on April 13 and 14, in his Hyundai i20 AP4+. ‘‘Having Hayden competing at Otago is exciting for everyone involved. He brings world-class action fo; Read More

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