First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Holden Commodore VFII

Fear is a funny thing. It’s defined as “an unpleasant, often strong, emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of perceived danger. It causes a change in brain and organ function and in humans and animals is regulated by the process of cognition and learning.” So the narrow strip of asphalt that winds through a grassy […]

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Podcast

NZ Motoring Podcast #10 is here!

The 10th and latest episode of the NZ Motoring Podcast is available now! In it David heads to Hampton Downs to drive the Volvo S60 Polestar, Damien brings up his American trip again to talk about driving the new Mustang in San Francisco and Richard Bosselman (Yahoo Autos) helps us argue over the best and […]

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New Cars Quick Drives

QUICK DRIVE: Holden Colorado 7 LTZ

The big ol’ Holden Colorado 7 is one of those increasingly rare vehicles – a full-size SUV on a proper ladder frame chassis. Meaning that, like the Colorado ute it is based on, it is remarkably capable off the sealed stuff. It also means that it is quite a way from being the best ON […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Holden Trax

We rather liked the Holden Trax when it was launched late last year, but we weren’t exactly in love with the venerable 1.8-litre petrol engine that did reluctant, noisy duty under the stubby bonnet. But now Holden has stuck a modern engine in the cutesy Trax – the 103kW/200Nm 1.4-litre iTi turbo four-cylinder petrol that […]

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Random Stuff!

Buy this Barina

So no doubt you have sold (or tried to sell) an old car before, but I bet you haven’t done it like this guy… Australian David Johns wanted to sell his 1999 Barina, so used his experience as a digital director to make this brilliant ad and accompanying website. We have absolutely no idea if […]

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New Cars News

VXR returns!

Holden has announced the return of one of our favourite-ever hot hatches – the Astra VXR – along with a number of other European-sourced Opel/Vauxhall vehicles to wear the Holden badge in the down-under markets. While no doubt a bid to appear “a bit less Korean” following the imminent demise of the Commodore, the return […]

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Holden Trax LTZ

Holden is one of the early entrants into the new “Baby SUV” segment that will shortly become more populated as other manufacturer’s clamour to turn their compact cars into jacked-up faux off roaders (usually with virtually no off road ability) and the Trax is that entrant. Based on the Barina, the Trax is small but […]

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New Cars Road Tests

Holden Volt: the final update

We have now finished our time with the Holden Volt, so it is time for a wrap up of our final thoughts on it. The first thing you notice when you hop back into an “ordinary” car after just driving a Volt for almost a month is how smooth the Volt actually is. With no […]

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