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.

A repeat drink driver has travelled overseas to have an anti-booze drug implanted in his arm - and this week his lawyer will argue the radical move should keep him out of jail.

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.

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.