The Good Oil: It's all about me
The Good Oil: It's all about me

It's official: Lamborghini have given up even pretending that their customers care about anything other than themselves…

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V8 Supercars: Big bangers hit the lone star state
V8 Supercars: Big bangers hit the lone star state

The V8 Supercars circus has arrived at the home of big banger racing this weekend in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the…

Motoring

Motorsport: Closing in on a front row seat
Motorsport: Closing in on a front row seat

New Zealand sports car driver Chris van der Drift is making steady progress in the International GT…

Motorsport: Paddon ready for northern test

A bumper field of rally cars is set to carve up the roads in and around Whangarei this weekend for the first round of the…

Motorsport: Whincup wary of Texas twister

V8 Supercars championship leader Jamie Whincup admits he will have to snap out of holiday mode to maintain his status as…

'Mad Mike' Whiddett: King of the hill

He's left tyre marks on a frozen lake at the northernmost point of Japan, gone apex-to-apex, sideways, at the Yas Marina…

Head turners over the ages
Head turners over the ages

And so the editor has commissioned me to write a story about "the flashest cars ever made". That's a…

Car Buyers' Guide: Space needed in a small package

The dilemma: We have a 2001 Renault Scenic which needs to be replaced this year. The Scenic - the Corolla of France but…

Matt Greenop: Crossover SUVs all about going out and doing stuff

As a family 'wagon' the crossover allows some big bonuses Remember way, way back when people still bought station wagons?…

Nissan flourishes despite riots

Nissan's fiscal fourth quarter profit jumped 46 per cent on stronger sales and a favourable exchange rate that offset declines…

Mercs prove their collectibility

Two striking SL Mercedes-Benz roadsters at Shannons Sydney Autumn Classic Auction this week caught the eye of collectors…

Lights out and Corvette owners left in the dark
Lights out and Corvette owners left in the dark

US car safety regulators are investigating complaints that the low-beam headlights can go dark without…

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Road Safety

Ask Phoebe: Barrier on bridge to get lights at long last
Ask Phoebe: Barrier on bridge to get lights at long last

Twelve months ago I asked the question, "When were NZTA going to put reflectors on the moveable median…

Two killed in Hukerenui crash named

Two people killed in a crash in Northland on Sunday have been named by police as 41-year-old Isaac Peters and 69-year-old…

Volvo's sensors keep cyclists out of harm's way

As technology goes, cycling is pretty lo-fi. The same cannot be said, however, for the recent string of inventions hoping…

Two dead in crash

Two people are dead and four others are fighting for their lives after a four-vehicle collision north of Whangarei.

School road safety lagging in south
School road safety lagging in south

School children in the most deprived areas of Auckland have been losing out over traffic controls to…

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Motorsport

V8 Supercars
Life on the Wall of Death
Life on the Wall of Death

Few riders get to defy gravity and thrill the crowds…

Motorsport: Hopper fights back to win Targa rally
Motorsport: Hopper fights back to win Targa rally

Targa rally stalwarts Tony Quinn and co-driver Naomi…

Motorsport: Teams priced out of FIA points
Motorsport: Teams priced out of FIA points

Most Kiwi drivers in this weekend's International…

Lines drawn for off road battles
Lines drawn for off road battles

The fight goes on for the nation's elite off-road…

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Formula One

Red Bull boss blasts fast-wearing tyres
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
Motorsport: Button slams 'dirty' Perez
Motorsport: Vettel wins Bahrain GP
Motorsport: Vettel wins Bahrain GP

There was nothing controversial about Sebastian Vettel's…

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Motoring photos and video

2013 Volkswagen Touareg
V8 stars visit home of Jack Daniel's
video V8 stars visit home of Jack Daniel's

The stars of the V8 Supercars have started to arrive…

 Formula One champ Vettel blames tyres
video Formula One champ Vettel blames tyres

Sebastian Vettel has blamed his relative slump to…

Pimped mobility scooter
video Pimped mobility scooter

Big kudos to Scott Rochford for capturing the action…

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