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City leaders kept in dark on V8 details

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New vehicle sales surge in June

The Good Oil: July 7

Find out what's making news in the wonderful world of motoring this week.

AMG: Can you handle the power?

Old Bentley speedster sets record price

Car buyers' guide: Downsizers faced with a big decision

Now that David has retired, he's decided it is time to retire the family station wagon - a 2-litre Mazda6 - and instead buy a smaller car. The problem is the huge choice.

Petrol price falls six times in past month

How did this car end up down here?

A car ended up at the bottom of the Mt Eden crater overnight. The First Security-branded car was discovered this morning and removed this afternoon. There were reports the hand brake was left off. The case is under investigation.

AMS' Nissan GTR 'Alpha 12'

US tuners AMS have turned up the wick on Nissan's already serious GTR - to a staggering 1118kW

Boy racer's crushed car on Trade Me

Savage AMS GTR: 1118kW, 344km/h

'Accelerating toward and beyond 301km/h puts you in the death zone. If any little thing goes awry the situation can quickly turn critical.'

Council risking lives with red-light delay, says AA

Audi and Peugeot: Sizing up the opposition

Lexus tops list with customers

Trusty utes faithful in Kiwi love affair (+competition)

The Kiwi bloke and his ute have entered the nation's mythology, with sheds and gumboots. And it's not just blokes.

Porsche schtum on turbo

The carmaker does, however, say its new GTS is 'emotional'.