GWM to Rewire the Global Auto Game (Without Losing Its Soul – or Souo)

GWM to Rewire the Global Auto Game (Without Losing Its Soul - or Souo)

Here’s the funny thing about car shows, beneath the flashing lights, concept cars, and the occasional questionable outfit choice, there’s always a deeper story trying to break through the noise. At the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, that story came from GWM. Instead of shouting louder than everyone else or bragging about what’s new and ultra-innovative, […]

GWM’s Global Ambition – Driving the Future with Tech, Toughness, and Aus/Kiwi Input

GWM's Global Ambition - Driving the Future with Tech, Toughness, and Aus/Kiwi Input

If you thought Great Wall Motors (GWM) was just about affordable pickups and SUVs, think again. Our intimate Q&A session with GWM’s top brass, Nicole Wu Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Great Wall Motor, their General Manager of Powertrains, and Adam Thompson (Technical Director, Vehicle Integration; Chief Engineer for the GF platform), has peeled back […]

GWM Reveals Their Supercar and Performance Vehicle Intention

GWM Reveals Their Supercar and Performance Vehicle Intention

One of the many revelations unveiled by GWM at this year’s China Auto Show in Beijing, is that the progressive automaker has made a giant leap into performance motoring. The newly devised segment is named GMW GF and ex-McLaren GT lead Adam Thomson, and we managed to get an exclusive interview. In the rarefied air […]

Nissan doubles down on SUVs, electrification and China at Auto China 2026

Nissan has taken the wraps off two new NEV SUV concepts at Auto China 2026, corroborating its clear plan to accelerate its electrified rollout and relying heavily on China as a proving ground and a launchpad. From where we sit, watching the pace of Chinese market development over the past few years, this feels less […]

I raced the new Range Rover Sport SV on a track – no, seriously

The Range Rover Sport is a vehicle ready for anything, anywhere. And, to demonstrate this point to its furthest extent, the brand has chosen the right spot to host us: Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The latest Range Rover Sport lineup, including the weapon that is the Range Rover Sport SV, was presented to us trackside, […]

Samsung President of NZ Emily Choi, spills their secret sauce

Samsung President of NZ Emily Choi, spills their secret sauce

It’s fair to say that technology and consumer electronics is changing, evolving and expanding at a rate that if nigh-on impossible to keep up with – or so it would appear. Not so for Samsung. For decades now, they have been at the forefront of what we watch, listen to and communicate with and we […]

The New BMW 7 Series – Monolithic Luxury Meets Cutting‑Edge Neue Klasse Innovation

The New BMW 7 Series - Monolithic Luxury Meets Cutting‑Edge Neue Klasse Innovation

The BMW 7 Series has always been BMW’s technological showcase (from safety breakthroughs to revolutionary in‑car operating systems) and the new seventh‑generation 7 Series is no different. This is BMW’s most extensive update ever for the range, and it’s the first luxury sedan to inherit technologies from BMW’s Neue Klasse programme. Design that signals intent […]

The Return of a True Track-Biased Mustang – Dark Horse T8

The Return of a True Track-Biased Mustang - Dark Horse T8

Ford Australia (unfortunately it’s not coming to NZ) has revived the Mustang Dark Horse for the 2026 model year and paired it with an exclusive Triple Eight Race Engineering collaboration: the T8-Spec Pack, a strictly limited, manual-only upgrade available on just 250 cars, each finished as a sequentially numbered collector’s item upfitted by Ford Australia […]

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