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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tesla Confirms Cybercab Display Tour for Australia and New Zealand
Tesla Australia and New Zealand has announced an eight-city static display tour for its driverless Cybercab, starting in Sydney this month and finishing in Auckland in 2027. Tesla’s Cybercab is coming to Australia and New Zealand, but don’t expect to book a ride just yet. Tesla Australia and New Zealand confirmed on September 15 that […]
MG Unveils Plug-in Hybrid+ and Solid-State Battery Roadmap
MG has detailed a new Plug-in Hybrid+ powertrain, a semi-solid-state SolidCore battery and an expanded driver-assistance programme, including a motorway autopilot system due in 2027, as part of a technology roadmap unveiled in London. MG has laid out a technology roadmap covering its next generation of plug-in hybrids, a new solid-state battery, and an expanded […]
Chery Gives Stockman Diesel Hybrid Ute Its Australian Public Debut
Chery has shown its Stockman diesel hybrid ute in Australia for the first time at Everything Electric Sydney this week, alongside an updated MY27 E5 electric sedan. Chery has brought two significant new energy models to Australian eyes for the first time this week. The brand gave its Stockman diesel hybrid ute its first public […]