Cruise along in this fabulous coupé

Mercedes-Benz is certainly no stranger to the two-door coupé, with some of its most celebrated models fitting the bill nicely. By Ben Selby. However, today Mercedes-Benz have slimmed down its coupé range to what you see here, the new CLE, sitting firmly between the likes of the C-Class and E-Class saloons. The new CLE is […]

Next major talent for GR86

Sixteen-year-old Caleb Byers from Christchurch is one of the country’s rising motorsport prospects, launching his season in the inaugural Bridgestone GR86 Championship at Taupō later this November. Caleb, (pictured above) will run with James Marshall Motorsport in the new championship, which will feature more than 20 of the country’s top drivers and will race in […]

For all your battery needs: VP Batteries

Imagine heading to your shed to retrieve the Massey Ferguson, and pressing the starter only to find instead of the sweet sound of internal combustion, you have dead silence. The battery is flat, terminals are stuffed, and the time is nigh for a new tractor battery. This is where VP Batteries comes to the party. […]

Torque Talk: The Human Element

The human element: the self-driving car is a concept that has fascinated the motoring world for generations. Metropol’s motoring writer Ben Selby shares his thoughts. Back in the 1950s, the space race was heating up and the fascination with what could be one day possible led to the idea of a car which could drive […]

Self-drive is coming

Self-driving technology has gone from sci-fi to reality in the last few years, with vehicles coming to the market featuring more autonomous driving advancements. Automated vehicles require a driver to be present to resume the driving under certain conditions, while the futuristic autonomous vehicle will be able to cope with uncertain situations and a driver […]

This car stops traffic: Toyota C-HR Limited Hybrid

First impressions count, and often it’s not our outfit that people see first, but the vehicle we arrive in. Turning heads is Toyota’s modern C-HR Limited Hybrid, and Metropol Deputy Editor Nina Tucker took it to the city for a day. My wishlist typically consists of a Chanel perfume, a new-season little black dress, and […]