2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (679+ words) Although Cupra is backed by the engineering might of the Volkswagen Group, it has worked hard to establish an identity entirely of its own. Born in Barcelona and shaped by the culture of Catalonia, the brand draws as much inspiration…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1007+ words) We test cars for a living, with the odd ute or van thrown in when something with a tray comes along. What we do not usually test is a rigid hauler that weighs as much as a small apartment block,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (558+ words) Defender is turning its 2026 Dakar Rally winner into a limited-production road car, complete with a 467kW twin-turbocharged V8, rally suspension and approximately 890mm-tall off-road tyres. Called the Defender Dakar, the new model will be available to reserve from early 2027. New Zealand pricing…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (334+ words) Mercedes-AMG is preparing a new GT Black Series, a road-going twin of its next-generation GT3 race car and the most extreme machine in its future line-up. The supercar is expected to be revealed next year ahead of a 2028 on-sale date, and…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (362+ words) ChargeNet has switched on its 400kW Alpitronic Hypercharger units at Kaiwaka, which are now the fastest of their type in the country. Fittingly, one of the country’s earliest fast charging sites, dating back to 2015, is a few hundred metres up the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (239+ words) While Jaguar is keeping the covers firmly on the Type 01’s exterior, we’ve now been given a glimpse of the car’s interior. According to the British brand, the ethos behind its design is an “interior that gives every journey a…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (323+ words) The New Zealand government is hoping a second-round of zero-interest loans for building EV charging infrastructure will get it closer to its goal. Announced in 2023, the goal was to have 10,000 EV chargers in place by 2030, which is fast approaching. The…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (378+ words) Ford has shown its American dealers an early prototype of a four-door Mustang sedan, the strongest signal yet that the long-rumoured model is heading for production. The prototype appeared at a private dealer meeting in Las Vegas in early August,…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (896+ words) Few manufacturers can claim to have invented the car, but Mercedes-Benz has a legitimate case. The firm’s latest global marketing campaign, 140 Years, 140 Places, marks 140 years since Carl Benz patented what is widely recognised as the world’s first practical automobile in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (607+ words) Legend says Marco Polo came home from China with noodles, and Italy turned them into pasta. Historians roll their eyes, since Sicilians were drying pasta before Polo left Venice, but the story survives because it says something about how ideas…...