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 […]
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 […]
Mustang E-grunt
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 […]
New car stats
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 […]
Shortlist this one: Armstrongs
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 […]
History rolls on
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 […]
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