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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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Mercedes-Benz GLE

For a while now Mercedes-Benz has lagged behind obvious rivals BMW and Audi in one key area — SUVs, particularly those in the fast-growing small and medium segments. But Mercedes are determined to fix that particular weak spot in the most German way possible — to jam as many different variants into as many segments […]

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Podcast

The V8 Podcast!

The special V8 episode of the NZ Motoring Podcast is now available!   The 8th episode deserved an appropriate cylinder count, so we dedicate this one to the quite frankly surprising amount of V8s we have driven recently! As usual, you can listen to the podcast here (over to the right there!), subscribe on iTunes, check […]

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Classic

Car-toon!

Okay, as far as we are concerned, the pinnacle of technology has now been reached – it seems mankind has finally arrived at the point where it is technically possible to make real life cartoon cars. Don’t believe me? Then just check out the vids above and below! That is the Surf Seeker, a mind-bending cartoonish VW […]

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New Cars

XCAR drive the “best Bentley yet”

Did we ever tell you about the time OVERSTEER drove a Bentley Continental around Bathurst? Yes? Several times? Ah, well, that’s good, because we like to remind people about it on a regular basis. That is why this video was a good excuse – the XCAR boys spend a bit of quality time bonding with the Bentley […]

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Classic Motorsport

XCAR meets Mr. Cobra

The latest XCAR video is a fascinating interview with Lynn Park, otherwise known as Mr. Cobra, the King of Shelby Cobras. It is unlikely that there is anyone on the planet who knows more about Shelby Cobras than Lynn Park – even Shelby American call him when they want to know something!

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