ANCAP Welcomes Road Safety Review as Van, Truck and Motorcycle Deaths Rise
ANCAP has welcomed the Australian Government’s mid-term review of the National Road Safety Strategy, which credits safer cars for progress but shows sharp rises in deaths involving light commercial vehicles, heavy vehicles and motorcycles. Passenger cars are getting safer, but other vehicles on Australian roads aren’t keeping up. That’s the main finding ANCAP has taken […]
Steve McQueen’s Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider Heads to Auction in New York
Gooding Christie’s will offer the 1967 Ferrari NART Spider first owned by Steve McQueen at its first New York sale in November, with an estimate of US$15–20 million. Plenty of cars have a famous former owner. Far fewer have also never been sold at public auction. The 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider first owned […]
The Mitsubishi ASX VR-e is Here in NZ (well soon)
There are more electric vehicles available to New Zealanders than ever before. But many of them feel like they’re designed by committee, for people in some distant focus group. The new Mitsubishi ASX VR-e? That’s different. This is an electric SUV that actually understands New Zealand drivers, and it arrives in dealerships this December starting […]
Nissan’s Z Kaze Concept Resurrects the Golden Age of Sports Car Culture
Remember when tuning a sports car meant more than just adding a spoiler? When Japanese imports ruled the streets, and open-top driving was about pure, unfiltered connection between driver and machine? Nissan just dropped a concept that’ll make every ’90s enthusiast’s heart skip a beat. Meet the Z Kaze: Nostalgia on Four Wheels The Nissan […]
Archibalds’ ‘New’ Range Rover Defender Showroom – Where Luxury Meets Legend
The South Island Just Got a Serious Upgrade Listen up, gearheads and luxury vehicle enthusiasts: Christchurch’s automotive scene just levelled up in a major way. Archibalds has officially thrown open the doors to its refurbished Range Rover Defender retailer showroom at 38 Tuam Street, and we’re talking an 11-month build and multi-million-dollar investment that’s genuinely […]