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Fancy yourself a bit of a James Bond? If you’re in Queenstown, then you can now book a ride in a rare James Bond-inspired Aston Martin. Tourism operator BLACK offers a unique experience allowing guests to ride in the Aston Martin 007 Vantage car, one of only 100 worldwide, and the only model […]

It’s hard to imagine the Canterbury Motorcycle scene without Casbolts Motorcycles. Established in 1932, Casbolts have catered for and inspired riders of all ages for generations. The roots of Casbolts affinity with two wheels go back as far as the late 1800s where the Casbolts family had a booming bicycle business. Ninety years […]

The look on the face of the driver next to me at the lights was priceless. My moped was able to out-accelerate him off the mark, and silently zoom up to the speed limit of 50km/h says reviewer Ben Selby. This is just one of the cool features of the newest local offering […]

The International Drivers Association is warning drivers of certain medical conditions that can potentially compromise their ability to drive safely. Aside from more obvious conditions, such as epilepsy and dangerous vision impairments, less commonly regarded conditions that impair safe driving include debilitation sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy, cognitive impairments such as dementia, migraines […]

For a while, if you wanted the biggest luxury BMW, you bought a 7-series. This all changed when BMW launched the X7. Ben Selby reports. Those after the luxo-express titan of the BMW world have lapped it up in recent years, with the X7 outselling the 7-series considerably. For 2023, the X7 has […]

The idea of the driver sitting back and letting the car do all the driving has fascinated the masses and attracted billions of dollars in investment for decades. The first truly autonomous car was created by Ernst Dickmanss in 1987. This car did not require human intervention in busy traffic or on motorways […]

The Ford Mustang Mach-E is probably the most divisive product Ford has unearthed on buyers in decades. Ben Selby reports. Some accuse Ford of selling out by putting the Mustang badge on an all-electric SUV. Others say it’s a bold step towards a more “eco-conscious” future for the blue oval’s mainstream models. The […]

Kiwis have an increasing love affair with cars, notching up just under 4.5 million of them for a population of just over five million. The number of new cars registered on our roads continues to grow. In 2021 there were 112,008 new registrations, and in 2022 (despite supply issues) there were 116,334 new […]

It’s been a while since the name “Astra” featured as an option in the New Zealand new car market. Now it’s back, courtesy of Opel, Ben Selby reports, after his latest test drive. The new Astra is made up of two models, the petrol SRi and GSe plug-in-hybrid. While the latter will be […]

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars recently marked the 110th anniversary of its successes in the Alpine Trial in 1913. The original trial event spanned eight days and 2600 kilometres, and the marque’s dominance of event cast the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost’s reputation as ‘the best car in the world’. Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce […]