1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (304+ words) Petersen gets sketched out. Some car designs start life as sketches. Artist Joshua Vides has taken finished classics and pushed them back in the other direction. The artist's Flat Out exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles turns…...

20+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1490+ words) Dongfeng 007 Performance in Metallic Stone Grey (a $750 option). If you thought the Chinese car industry's export efforts were solely focused on egg-shaped SUVs, the Dongfeng 007 is here to prove otherwise. The 007 is Dongfeng's flagship vehicle for New Zealand and while…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (375+ words) Tesla Model Y topped all tables in June. Move over Ranger, RAV4. The popularity of plug-in vehicles continued to rise in New Zealand in June, with battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models accounting for 38% of registrations - more than 1 in…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1137+ words) Nissan Qashqai Ti-L in Fuji Sunset Red with Black Oynx roof. The Qashqai was a groundbreaking model for Nissan at launch back in 2006: a true urban SUV with the focus on a FWD powertrain (although AWD was offered as an…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (311+ words) Honda Super-One in Boost Violet Pearl. Honda New Zealand has revealed the price for its forthcoming Super-One city-EV. At $41, 900 for the standard model and $44, 900 for a dressed-up version called Kuro Edition, it will be one of the cheaper battery electric…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (324+ words) One SUV, five powertrains. BMW has fully revealed the fifth-generation X5, and the headline is not subtle: one of the brand's most important SUVs is about to become its broadest powertrain family. The new X5 will be the first BMW model offered…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (395+ words) Former Apple and Audi designer Julian Hoenig has helped launch a new electric vehicle company with a refreshingly specific target: the golf cart, resort shuttle and tiny runabout that usually looks like nobody loved it. The Lisbon-based start-up is called…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (425+ words) Riddara RD6 Pro ute from Geely: Expo promises to cover various vehicle types. A new 3-day EV and hybrid vehicle event promises to go beyond a traditional show environment by not only presenting different brands under one roof, but also giving…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (225+ words) Leon VZ hatch (left) shares 'racing spirit' with European TCR edition (right), says Cupra. Cupra New Zealand is bringing back the Leon VZ hatchback. To date, it has only offered the current-model high-performance Leon in Sportstourer form. The Leon VZ…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1419+ words) If there's one thing that has become increasingly obvious of late, it's that the electrified ute space is heating up, and while giants like the Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1 T dominate headlines overseas (albeit with varying degrees of…...