Volkswagen Reveals the Electric ID.3 GTI, Its Most Powerful Series GTI Yet
Volkswagen has shown the near-production ID.3 GTI, a 240kW rear-drive electric hatch due for pre-sales in early 2027, in the 50th year of the GTI badge. The GTI badge has turned 50, and Volkswagen has marked the occasion by putting it on a battery-electric car. The ID.3 GTI has made its world premiere as a […]
McLaren Goes Old School for Bold New Look
The brand has looked to its past for inspiration of its future.
Lexus & MSCHF Loop and Twist Two Electrified Models for NY Art Show
Brooklyn art collective MSCHF has turned a Lexus RZ 450e and an RX 450h+ into two surreal “Form Cars” for MOTOMORPHOSIS, a three-day exhibition during New York’s Armory Week. Car makers usually spend years making their models look solid and planted. Lexus has now paid an art collective to do the opposite. Brooklyn-based MSCHF has […]
Chasing the Horizon – Suzuki Jimny Horizon Review
The five-door Jimny keeps every ounce of the three-door’s off-road charm and cult following, but on the road it’s still, unapologetically, a tractor with a grin. Another Jimny review, you might be asking? Fair call. The little Suzuki tends to be a big conversation starter, and despite this generation being around for quite a while, […]
Leap year – Leapmotor B03X Design review
Leapmotor’s cheerful, clever little B03X proves you don’t need to be a hot hatch in SUV clothing to be genuinely useful – even if its chatty safety systems will test your patience along the way. A leap year is a calendar year that contains 366 days instead of the usual 365, adding an extra day […]
BYD Shark 6 Hack Exposes Password-Free Access to Ute’s Systems
A cybersecurity researcher gained remote control of a BYD Shark 6’s lights, wipers, doors and speakers after finding the vehicle’s access point had no password at all. In an Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Four Corners program, a cybersecurity researcher has demonstrated how easily a BYD Shark 6 hybrid ute can be remotely accessed and manipulated, […]
50 Years of Porsche in New Zealand – From a Grumpy Speedster to a Viaduct Full of Legends
There are birthdays, and then there are Porsche NZ birthdays. When a brand turns 50 in New Zealand, you could probably get away with cake, a few balloons and someone reluctantly making a speech about how quickly the years have gone. Porsche, naturally, decided that wouldn’t quite cut it. Instead, Porsche New Zealand invited hundreds […]
Audi A6 Avant Review – Avant in both name and Game
Audi’s A6 Avant proves the humble wagon still has plenty to say for itself, wrapped in one of the best paint jobs I’ve seen all year. Avant is French for “before” or “ahead”, and it’s also the word Audi has used for decades to badge its wagons. This always struck me as a rather clever […]
BYD Hits 15,000 Vehicles in New Zealand
In a VERY short time, BYD has quietly become arguably a household name across New Zealand. We’re talking about a brand that didn’t exist here four years ago now having 15,000 vehicles cruising our roads. That’s faster than you can say “range anxiety.” From Zero to Hero in Just Four Years BYD entered the New […]
Geely Starray EM-i AWD NZ Price and Specs
Geely Starray EM-i AWD: The Hybrid That Gets New Zealand’s Mixed Terrain Memo. Arriving October 2026 | Starting at $55,990 + ORC New Zealand drivers have a unique problem that most car makers forget about. One moment you’re navigating Auckland’s urban sprawl, the next you’re tackling gravel farm roads, then you’re bombing down the motorway […]