Sixty years on, the Daimler Stardust - complete with blue crocodile skin trim - has gone under the hammer.

It used to be, years ago, that safety didn’t matter much when it came to cars. These days it’s one of the first things we consider when buying. Alan Perrott offers a starters’ guide to buying a safe car.

Comedian and top-class driver Urzila Carlson explains why it’s easier to drive in New Zealand than South Africa and why she’s not a good passenger.

The Govt is facing calls to lead by example and select more modest and frugal alternatives to its fleet of luxury ministerial limousines when it replaces them.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has released details of a plan this morning for a $2 toll to enter the city's motorways.

Aucklanders could pay a motorway toll of about $2 under a congestion-busting plan being unveiled by Mayor Len Brown today.

Charlie Pauken drives a giant truck worth a quarter of a million dollars for a living. He'll be in New Zealand this weekend for the live Monster Jam event.

Holden driver Shane van Gisbergen put the disappointment of Bathurst behind him with victory in yesterday's opening 300km race at the Gold Coast 600.

Latest figures show that New Zealand's most popular car over the past year is the same one that has topped the list for the past 26 years.

When V8 Supercars veteran Craig Lowndes saw the Holden of former co-driver Warren Luff on its roof, he feared the worst.

Despite long being the butt of jokes, Skoda drivers are among the most satisfied with their vehicle.

Touring car legend Jim Richards rates Kiwi youngster Scott McLaughlin a big chance to give Volvo victory over the Holdens and Fords in the Bathurst 1000 on Sunday.

This year probably won't be a championship-winning one for New Zealand driver Richie Stanaway but that isn't to say it hasn't been a resounding success.

There are few more stressful activities than driving a rented car in a foreign country.

A rare Nissan Skyline racing car, valued at $60,000, has been stolen from a rural property in Whangarei.

It's one of those rites of passage most teenagers are hanging out for: buying their first car.