Ayrton Senna’s Honda NSX goes on sale for $1million
F1 Legend and three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna’s personal Honda NSX has gone up on sale this week on the UK’s largest automotive marketplace Auto Trader for a whopping half a million pounds. Considered one of the sport’s greatest drivers of all time, Ayrton Senna dominated the Formula One scene in the late 80s and early 90s, […]
All Range Rover but All-electric
Range Rover Electric will lead the way for electric propulsion capability, refinement and luxury travel, with the first vehicle prototypes now deployed at some of the world’s most challenging test locations. The all-electric drivetrain is now being put through its paces at extremes of temperatures, from -40°C in the Arctic Circle, to +50°C in the […]
Tony Quinn Foundation partners with Street Smart
The Tony Quinn Foundation, Road Safety, will provide a $750,000 three-year support package to partner and fund the driver education programme Street Smart. Road crashes continue to be a grim reality for young drivers in New Zealand, claiming lives and causing injuries. Drivers under the age of 25 were found primarily responsible for over 3000 […]
Škoda Auto brews up sustainable ‘Curiosity Fuel’ coffee
Škoda Auto has introduced its own ‘Curiosity Fuel’ coffee at its Czech plants. The coffee, which is grown, roasted and packaged specially for the car manufacturer, preserves the local environment and supports fair and secure wages for local workers by adhering to Rainforest Alliance principles. Additionally, the coffee aims to ‘fuel curiosity’ about sustainable practices […]
Stop, my cheeks hurt – Abarth 500e Scorpionissima review
With the automotive world embracing a more sustainable future, Fiat’s performance arm Abarth has joined the party and released their own take on electrification. It’s called the 500e Scorpionissima, and it’s an absolute blast. The 500e Scorpionissima is a limited edition gem, and with only 1949 units produced, (paying homage to the founding year of […]
Attention adventurous families – Nissan X-Trail N-Trek
Nissan’s iconic family SUV will take a further step into the wild with the introduction of the N-Trek variant, aimed at families who are more adventurous and daring. Built off the ST-L grade trim, the new addition to the X-Trail range is named N-Trek, reflecting the outdoors-inspired character of the vehicle, which takes the X-Trail […]
This is ACE – MINI presenting new model generation in Beijing
MINI fans can look forward to the 18th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2024. From April 25 to May 4, MINI will be presenting the new generation of the new MINI Family at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. As part of the Chinese motor show with the theme “New Era, New Cars,” MINI is […]
First Right-Hand-Drive MY25 GMC Yukon seen downunder
GMSV has released images of a right-hand drive Model Year 25 GMC Yukon on the road in Australia, only days after teaser images were released in the US. “The GMC Yukon has been at Premoso for a few months as we start gearing up the remanufacturing process,” said Jess Bala, Managing Director, GM Australia & […]
Mazda unveils their all-new CX-80
Following the recent launch of the CX-60 and CX-90, the first-ever Mazda CX-80 is confirmed for New Zealand launch and is the next model to be engineered on Mazda’s Large Architecture platform. At almost five metres long and sharing the extended wheelbase of the CX-90, the Mazda CX-80 will offer supreme levels of space, comfort […]
NZ loses Industry Icon
Giltrap Group founder Sir Colin Giltrap, passed peacefully at home aged 84. In a statement released by the group, Sir Colin had been battling ill health since suffering a fall in London last year. Sir Colin was a keen family and businessman, with an all-consuming life long passion for cars. He is well known for […]