Luxury car experiences
Global vehicle leader Lotus Technology is using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to amp up the development of intelligent, luxury car experiences. Lotus will use AWS to implement its Vision80 Strategy, a plan to transform the company into a global luxury technology brand by 2028. Ongoing focus will be on luxury vehicles, with concentration […]
Get in quick: Eyrewell Forest Motor Company
Finding a Tesla Model S is rare these days, given the number of new Tesla models found in Canterbury. Along with the changing landscape of New Zealand’s aged import legislation, it means the Model S has become highly collectable. Ben Selby reports. The numbers speak for themselves for the Model S P85D. Dual […]
A statement leviathan
One could never accuse Mercedes-Benz of lacking in choice when it comes to SUVs. Those wanting the pinnacle of size and luxury would naturally defer to the flagship GLS. With the exception of its opulent Maybach variant, the GLS450d and its AMG counterpart represent the zenith of Mercedes-Benz luxury for those wanting space […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mustang mighty 5L V8 is back
Metropol writer Ben Selby was the only South Island motoring reviewer invited to Adelaide earlier this month for the launch of the exciting new Ford Mustang. He found the latest offering very much alive and kicking, well into its 60th year of production. Read on… Upon arrival in Adelaide, we were greeted by […]
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