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Audi A3 Sportback: Crossing the red line
Jimmy the maintenance man stopped and stared as I pulled into the Herald carpark, shaking his head as I stepped out of my…
Motorsport: Monaco tricky for Evans
If you want someone to help figure out how to attack the tightest, twistiest circuit in motor racing, you couldn't go past…
Monaco GP: Mean streets
The Monaco Grand Prix should be less about tyre degradation and more about pole position, as Formula One returns for its…
Matt Greenop: Huge change in our automotive ecosystem
And if you've got photos of cars you've had that were built over there, send them to driven@apn.co.nz and we'll get a gallery…
Motoring
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Aston Martin CC100 Speedster
Development of Aston Martin's CC100 Speedster concept which celebrates Aston's 100th anniversary.
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Aston Martin CC100 Speedster
Aston Martin is celebrating turning 100 by unveiling the CC100 Speedster concept car.
Nissan recalls 800,000 cars
Japanese automaker Nissan has announced it is recalling more than 800,000 vehicles worldwide as a result of a steering wheel…
Ford's retreat deals blow to Labor's ailing election hopes
Unemployment rate of 5.5 per cent set to rise with more job losses in manufacturing sector Ford's decision…
Car price hikes not likely
The motor industry does not believe the end of Ford production in Australia will lead to price rises for New Zealanders.
Why Ford reached end of road in Oz
Intense competition, a strong Australian dollar and a move away from large cars has driven the Ford Falcon off the road.
Legend is still circuit breaker
If there is one person who epitomises having a passion for anything, let alone motorsport, it would have to be Kenny Smith…
Citroen: Digital baby to berth in NZ
It may be five years old, but the GT concept car by Citroen is still a beautiful machine, and it's coming to this year's…
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Auckland's new transport plan
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Auckland Transport is proposing a simpler, more integrated public transport network which enables improved…
Road Safety
Woman trapped as car hits trees
A woman was trapped when the car she was in left the road and crashed into some trees in Hamilton this…
Drink-driver admits reversing into two girls
An Ohope businessman has pleaded guilty to two charges of drink-driving causing injury after reversing into two young girls. An…
Mystery painter's pedestrian crossing
Arnott Heights residents hope to convince authorities to install a pedestrian crossing in the Greymouth suburb, but in the…
Drink-drive shift makes Rose proud
A shift in attitudes towards drink-driving was the major change seen by retired police superintendent Paula Rose in her…
Brazilians pay high price for new cars
More Road Safety
Cars roll endlessly off the assembly lines of the industry's biggest carmakers, more than 10,000 a day…
Car Buyers' Guide
Car Buyers' Guide: Space needed in a small package
The dilemma: We have a 2001 Renault Scenic which…
Car Buyers' Guide: Hatchbacks that give room and vroom
The dilemma: Alastair is after a new hatchback that…
Car Buyers' Guide: Transport for tourists the target
The dilemma: John is starting a personalised tour…
Car Buyers' Guide: Trade-in for a mid-size sedan
The dilemma: Casey's second family car is a 2001…
Motorsport
V8 Supercars
Motor-racing: Dixon focus on another Indy win
IndyCar driver Scott Dixon has not finished outside…
Motorsport: Change of pace for injured racer
It could be a super future for Aucklander Jaden Hassan. Suzuki…
Fifty years of fiddling and fettling
While the drivers' daring provides the spectacle…
New circuit: all it's tracked up to be?
Pukekohe's new V8 Supercars track is being used for…
Cars
Matt Greenop: Ford's big cars lost relevance
Ford's decision to pull out of manufacturing Australia is sad news for the car industry both in New Zealand and in Australia. But…
Formula One
Red Bull boss blasts fast-wearing tyres
Mark Webber's Red Bull team boss has launched a scathing…
Motorsport: Alonso thrills home fans with Spanish GP win
Fernando Alonso gave his Spanish home fans exactly…
Motorsport: Button slams 'dirty' Perez
Seldom has Formula One known a season like it for…
Motorsport: Vettel wins Bahrain GP
There was nothing controversial about Sebastian Vettel's…
Hybrid and Electric Cars
Twizy's Formula One makeover
Renault has revealed its sporty version of the single-seater…
Popular hybrids hit record sales
As Toyota announces that five million hybrid vehicles…
Matt Greenop: Model behaviour, mostly
People without fossil fuels running through their…
Tax breaks make eco cars attractive
British companies which buy ultra-low-emission cars…
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Motorbikes
Pukekohe's grand stand
Among its many fans Pukekohe Park Raceway can list some of the world's greatest racing-car drivers and motorcycle riders…
