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Aston Martin breaks tradition with pint-sized prestige
Ultra-luxury carmaker teams up with Toyota to produce a surprising runabout for urban drivers.

Subaru asked to back Saudi Arabian women
A group campaigning for an end to Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers is calling on Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries to pull out of the kingdom.

Hyundai has a field day
Carmaker takes big outing for farmers and their chequebooks very seriously.

BMW pushes new M5 to the limit
Performance 5-Series charts new territory with turbocharged V8 and fresh styling.

Mercedes Benz M-Class gets the curves under control
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that its next-generation M-Class SUV will have the option of four-cylinder power for the first time.

Audi Quattro: Improving on perfection
Alastair Sloane looks at 40 years of Vorsprung durch Tecnik, or 'advancement through technology'

Nissan GT-R coupe tests two-second barrier
Nissan's quickest is joined by Navara workhorse and futuristic electric models at Fieldays.

Stop-start tipped for Kia Picanto
Kia model would be cheapest car in NZ with the fuel-saving technology.

Jeep's band of brothers - 70 years on
The iconic American military mainstay is still chewing up countryside after all these years, by adapting to civilian life.

Ford's doctor is in - the car seat
Ford is developing a car seat that will monitor drivers' health problems and report back any issues.

The Good Oil: May 28
The good oil from the world of motoring - SLS ambo, Fiat enlists sexy model to pimp Guccified 500, Obama's eight-tonne armoured 'beast'.