Torque talk: Motor racing royalty

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, […]

TO EQB, OR NOT TO EQB?: Mercedes-Benz EQB 350 4MATIC Review

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 […]

Cracker of a car

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 […]

Euro experts at your service: Magnum Service Centre

For Auto Super Shoppe Sydenham, it’s all about a small, tight-knit team of automotive technicians. Each key member of the team brings a wealth of experience and mechanical know-how from a wide range of automotive backgrounds, to give your pride and joy the best care possible. Owner/operator Brian Hamilton has years of local experience under […]

Torque Talk: Grand Auto Thefts

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 […]

Bad driving habits

A whopping 70% of New Zealanders occasionally get annoyed by their partner’s driving behaviour, a study among Kiwi motorists has found. The research on road rage also shows that 79% of New Zealanders experience frustration on the road, with tailgating considered the worst offence. New Zealand roads are home to 4.5 million vehicles. Time2play took […]