New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: VW Polo GTi

Anyone who truly loves driving can appreciate a good Hot Hatch – a small car with big power (relatively speaking, of course) that is built with “enjoyment” being its sole purpose in life. So, of course, we here at OVERSTEER love them… While the current breed of traditional Hot Hatches have all grown in size, […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Volkswagen Polo

The Volkswagen Polo has alway been one of our favourite small cars, but the car buying public in New Zealand seems less convinced. To them, the Polo is pretty much their seventh favourite small car, as that is exactly where it sits in the sales charts. But Volkswagen NZ is determined to change this situation […]

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Motorsport Random Stuff!

Slow motion WRC is magnificent!

Feast your eyes on this thoroughly magnificent video that is pretty much just Seb-2 and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia in slow motion. Who is Seb-2? Sebastien Ogier, of course, with Sebastien Loeb being Seb-1, while Sebastian Vettel is commonly referred to as “That annoying little German twat” and Sebastien Bordais is just “who?”

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Quick Drives

QUICK DRIVE: Volkswagen Polo R-Line

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Volkswagen Polo R-Line We here at OVERSTEER are unashamed fans of Volkswagen’s littlest local offering, the Polo. It has all the charm of cheerful puppy, but can turn savage when pointed at a corner. Savage in a good way, that is, not in “a Kia Rio on Eco-tyres in the wet” kind […]

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