The name’s Bond
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 in Australasia. […]
Revving through history: Casbolts motorcycles
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 later, having […]
Moped with street cred: Voltrix
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 to electric […]
Safe driving habits
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 which are […]
Impressive nip and tuck
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 been given […]
Torque Talk: Autonomous Driving
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 by using […]
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