Ben Selby

Per head of population, New Zealand has produced more big names in the world of motor racing than perhaps any country in the world. Kiwis have achieved fame in every theatre of motorsport. Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon, Denny Hulme, Kenny Smith, Jim Richards, Greg Murphy, Scott Dixon, Hayden Paddon, Scott Mclaughlin, Brendon Hartley, Emma Gilmour, […]

The Mercedes Benz all-electric EQ family is a clan on the up. With the EQC, EQA and EQS already selling well, Mercedes claims a total of eight fully electric EQ variants are expected to make up the range by the end of the year. What you see here is the new Mercedes-Benz EQB, the latest […]

What more can be said about the Mazda MX-5 that hasn’t been said already? Since 1989, the MX-5 has been a momentous success, one which rewrote the sports car rule book and created legions of fans along the way. By Ben Selby. Now well into its fourth generation, the MX-5 has been tweaked, both outside […]

A few weeks back, as I had a new car on test, I suggested to my wife that she take my car to work. It had been parked on the street overnight, something which we had done many times with no issue. Anyway, once she arrived at her place of work with the sun slowly […]

The Mercedes-Benz GLC is one of the most popular models from within the Silver Arrow’s arsenal. One only need to spend any degree of time commuting between Christchurch’s northern suburbs and the city centre to comprehend this as solid fact. The GLC has been such a strong seller that Mercedes themselves have given it an […]

Soichirro Honda once said, “If Honda does not race, there is no Honda”. This obsession with taking Honda into every theatre of motorsport has filtered down to its production cars for decades. Now Honda claims these ‘Sport Genetics’ have trickled down to the new Jazz. From a looks point of view, there is certainly a […]

Remember when the Government announced the Clean Car Discount scheme back in 2021? For those unaware, the Clean Car Discount gives buyers of zero and low emission vehicles, costing less than $80,000, a rebate of up to $8625, while buyers of higher emission vehicles have had to pay a $5175 surcharge. Now the scheme is […]

The all-electric family of Mercedes-Benz has grown. In the wake of the flagship EQS, we now have the EQE sports saloon. Ben Selby reports. Available as an entry level EQE 300 and mid-range EQE 350 4MATIC, it’s the top spec EQE 53 AMG 4MATIC+, which has grabbed our attention as it’s the first EV offering […]

The revs climb and your immediate surroundings are engulfed by a raging torrent of V10 symphonic bliss. You are pinned back in those flamboyant orange leather seats as the horizon comes to you ever faster. With the wind racing through your hair, you reach a stratospheric 8000rpm and that aforementioned 500hp ten-cylinder engine emitting the […]

Peugeot’s SUV family is showing no signs of slowing down. The 5008 GT is the largest in the range being a full seven-seater. However, is it a case of Gallic style or substance? Let’s see. Ben Selby reports. The 5008 GT is available with a petrol or diesel variant. The petrol GT featured here sits […]