Motoring


BMW lifts lid on diesels
Thursday, 19 February 2009
BMW has added two diesel powered additions to its 1 Series convertible range, the 118d and 123d. The two luxury, compact soft-tops are the only diesel-powered convertibles in their class available in New Zealand.

Mazda's Jellybean turns 20
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Mazda’s revolutionary and incredibly successful MX-5 sports car turned 20 this month.

Fiat tops off its 500
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Fiat’s chic wee 500 bambino is about to go topless. The retro-styled four-seater pays homage to the original Fiat 500 convertible, which was launched in 1957.

Were they on drugs?
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
The Citroen DS, recently voted the most beautiful car of all time, has set a new auction sale price record on February 7. A rare Citroen DS convertible sold for just over $823,000 at the Bonhams auction held in Paris at Retromobile, the world’s largest classic car show.

Mazda3 MPS debuts at Geneva
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Mazda Motor Corporation will debut the all-new Mazda3 MPS, Mazda3’s high performance flagship model, at the 2009 Geneva International Motor Show next month.

Crossover down under
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
First seen as a concept at last year’s Paris Motorshow, Peugeot’s new Crossover 3008 is expected to launch in Europe this winter and launch in New Zealand early 2010.

Tear along the jagged line
Wednesday, 04 February 2009
Jaguar has revealed the new XKR and XFR at the Detroit Auto Show 2009. Both cars embody Jaguar’s heritage of delivering a superb balance of high performance, dynamic ability and refinement.

Ferrari's F1 contender
Wednesday, 04 February 2009
Ferrari has taken the wraps off its 2009 Formula 1 contender at the Mugello race track in Italy, with which Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen will defend Ferrari’s 2008 Formula One World Championship Manufacturers’ title.

Audi has a good year
Wednesday, 04 February 2009
Official government LTNZ registration results for 2008 show that Audi was the most successful luxury brand in New Zealand for the second consecutive year.

Booth takes Teretonga round win in BNT V8s
Thursday, 22 January 2009
It was Andy Booth’s weekend when round five of the BNT V8s Championship took place at Teretonga outside Invercargill, January 16-18.

Ford Falcon is NZ Car of the Year
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
The latest FG-series Ford Falcon has won the coveted  New Zealand’s Car of the Year title, awarded by the country’s leading motoring writers and broadcasters.

Golden safety belt
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
The three-point safety belt, the most basic safety item in any vehicle, is 50 years old this year after first being fitted to a Volvo in 1959.

Classic cars converge on Kumeu
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
More than 1500 classic cars, hot rods, race cars and motorcycles will be on display at this weekend’s 15th annual Kumeu Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival.

Mazda's rotary spins up a storm
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
It’s been a while since I piloted Mazda’s RX8 sport car, and I’d forgotten how good it is.

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