The ultimate motorhome & caravan showroom: Motorhome Caravan & Leisure Show
If you are dreaming of life on the road, then make a start at the NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan & Leisure Show on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May. Returning to Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch, the South Island’s biggest outdoor lifestyle show is a two-day event, showcasing a variety of exhibitors, including this year more than […]
A bumpy ride: Torque Talk
Speedbumps. Believe it or not, they do come in handy, providing the context is relatively sound. Ben Selby reports. For example, if you have a quiet and long suburban street and there has been a history of excessive speed by some lead-footed motorists down it, no doubt a handful of evenly spaced speed humps will […]
A veritable car feast
Have you ever seen the film Ronin? Superb acting and plot aside, the highlights for me are the raw car chase scenes, one of which features a BMW M5 E34’s daring getaway through crowded Parisian streets. It’s a great film and if it was re-made, I’d wager the BMW used would be the i5 M60 […]
Gallic charm and exuberance: Armstrong’s Christchurch
Something really quirky and fun shines through in the French attitude to making cars. Rather than just adhere to simplistic form and function, the French ethos behind creating a vehicle ensures character, eccentric style, plus a sense of enjoyment. Ben Selby reports. This brings us to the new Peugeot 2008 GT, which certainly sports plenty […]
PHEV road user charges reduced
The thousands who use them have welcomed the Government’s about-turn on road user charges (RUCs) for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). In March, after rigorous complaints about the rates, Transport Minister Simeon Brown announced a reduced road user charge of $38 per 1000km, which is half the full RUC rate. Pending regulations had proposed that […]
Top Marques with Niki Mills: Ice speed record
Back in 2007, four-time World Rally Champion, the original “Flying Finn” Juha Kankkunen attempted to break the World Ice Speed record in his privately owned, stock-standard, Bentley Continental GT on the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea. He succeeded with a blistering 1km average of 321kph, an astonishing result from a road-legal vehicle on ice. […]
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