Porsche Podium Pursuit – Your Golden Ticket to the Grid for 2025/26
Ever dreamt of trading track day bragging rights for genuine podium battles? For aspiring Kiwi racers, that dream is now tantalizingly within reach. The Porsche Club of New Zealand, in a landmark partnership with MyRaceRide.com, has officially launched the “Porsche Podium Pursuit” Scholarship for the 2025/26 season, offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get behind the […]
It’s Over – We Bid a Somber Farewell to the Nissan R35 GT-R
It’s a day many of us in the automotive world knew was coming but secretly hoped would never arrive. After an incredible 18-year reign, the last Nissan R35 GT-R has officially rolled off the production line at the Tochigi plant in Japan. The giant-slayer, the supercar for the people, the machine affectionately known as Godzilla, […]
Happy Birthday – 66 Years Of MINI
On August 26th, a significant milestone in automotive history is celebrated. It marks 66 years since the British Motor Corporation (BMC) first unveiled a car that would become a global icon: the Mini. Sixty-six years on, the MINI brand is celebrating not by looking in the rearview mirror, but by charging full-speed into an electric […]
A teasing peek at Škoda’s Vision O cabin
The humble estate car, long the champion of practicality and family adventures, is getting a radical rethink. Škoda has just pulled back the curtain on the interior of its Vision O concept, and it’s a serene, spacious, and seriously sustainable glimpse into the future of the brand. Forget what you know about staid family wagons; […]
Tough as, Tiggo – Chery Tiggo 9 dual-vehicle collision test
What’s the most convincing way to prove your new flagship family SUV is a safe bet? If you’re Chery, the answer is simple: you fly two of them to South Africa and smash them into each other. On purpose. Chery recently conducted South Africa’s first-ever dual-vehicle collision test with its new Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid. […]
Bugatti Tourbillon – The Hypercar So Bonkers, It Needed Its Own V16-Powered Watch
Just when you thought Bugatti had hit the peak of automotive absurdity with the Chiron, they’ve gone and rewritten the rulebook all over again. Meet the Bugatti Tourbillon, the brand’s new chapter in hypercar royalty. But in a move of ultimate flexing, building a successor to a legend wasn’t enough. No, they had to create […]
The Radical Philosophy Behind the New Cupra Tindaya Showcar
The automotive world is abuzz with talk of autonomy, of cars that drive themselves while we nap, work, or watch movies. But Spanish performance brand CUPRA is making a radical, disruptive statement in the opposite direction, and it’s embodied in their dramatic new creation: the CUPRA Tindaya Showcar. Set for a world premiere at the […]
BMW’s Green Revolution – Why The ‘Neue Klasse’ iX3 Is More Than Just Another EV
BMW is about to pull the covers off the iX3, the first vehicle from its revolutionary ‘Neue Klasse’. But this isn’t just a new model launch; it’s a fundamental shift in what it means to be the ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’. We take a look into what this radical new focus on sustainability means for the […]
Phantom of the Pop Charts – A Century of Rolls-Royce as Music’s Ultimate Ride
For 100 years, one car has stood above all others as the definitive symbol of making it to the top. It’s been the ride of choice for rock gods, rap moguls, and pop icons, a rolling canvas for their personalities and a statement that they’ve truly arrived. That car is the Rolls-Royce Phantom, and as […]
Nissan’s e-POWER Qashqai leaves range anxiety in the rear-view mirror
Let’s be honest, the romance of the open road is often rudely interrupted by the cold, hard reality of a flashing fuel light and the eye-watering price at the pump. And while electric vehicles promise a silent, guilt-free escape, the dreaded ‘range anxiety’ can turn a scenic drive into a nail-biting hunt for the nearest […]