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Million-dollar Porsche supercar recalled for the sixth time

May 21, 2018

Think that a million-dollar supercar built by one of the most legendarily precise German manufacturers would be pretty much a dead cert not to get recalled? Think again, because Porsche Cars North America has just issued its sixth recall for the 918 Spyder. That’s right: sixth.

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Classic Random Stuff!

Jay Leno’s Garage: 2019 Corvette ZR1

May 21, 2018

Jay took the Corvette ZR1 to over 200mph at the Milford Proving Grounds, so he asked Chevrolet to bring it to his garage for a closer look with Shad Balcher.

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Random Stuff!

Five wildly different cars made from the same box of bits

May 21, 2018

Every week Damien writes a list of five things for www.stuff.co.nz. Here is this week’s list of random nonsense!

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First Drives New Cars

Wonderfully, and gloriously pointless, the Mercedes AMG G 63 is a shining, bellowing beacon

May 18, 2018

Wonderfully, and gloriously pointless, the Mercedes AMG G 63 is faster than it should be and better than ever!

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Classic Random Stuff!

Who cares about the royal wedding? The wedding car is more important!

May 18, 2018

Every week Damien writes a list of five things for www.stuff.co.nz. Here is this week’s list of random nonsense!

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Classic Random Stuff!

Idris Elba searches for the soul of a car. In three minutes.

May 17, 2018

Car enthusiast – and sometimes actor – Idris Elba explores the characteristics of a car that make it a masterpiece and searches for an answer as to what gives a car its soul. All in three minutes.

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New Cars News

Ford makes Ranger ute more city friendly, and ditches manual transmission

May 17, 2018

Ford has made its Ranger ute more city friendly for 2019 by adding new tech. And ditching manual transmissions altogether.

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BayPark 1974. Graham Baker driving the PDL Mustang 1 leading Australian driver Jim McKeown in his Porsche 911. IMAGE/terry marshall Classic Motorsport Random Stuff!

BLAST FROM THE PAST: The Mighty PDL Mustang!

May 16, 2018

We head to Bay Park in 1974 for this week’s BLAST FROM THE PAST where we see Graham Baker in the PDL Mustang 1 leading Australian driver Jim McKeown in his Porsche 911. As always, many thanks to Terry Marshall for the brilliant image!

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News

Could your car key kill you?

May 15, 2018

Keyless entry/start technology has been linked to dozens of deaths in the US. The same tech is used in NZ.

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Random Stuff!

Five pieces of race technology in road cars

May 14, 2018

Every week Damien writes a list of five things for www.stuff.co.nz. Here is this week’s list of random nonsense!

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