We have had along wait here in New Zealand for the new Ford Mondeo. The USA got it back in 2012 as the Fusion, while a change of manufacturing facilities has seen RHD production delayed by a number of years. But it is here now and it has some pretty big expectations that it needs […]
Category: New Cars
The Bugatti Veyron has ended its production run. That seems like a good enough reason for the boys at XCAR to get hold of one then!
Here’s a little something new we are trying – the latest info on a new car straight from its launch! Okay, so we have to admit this one isn’t quite “straight from the launch”, but we had a few teething issues to deal with. From now on though, they will be!
Around a year ago Volvo New Zealand quietly launched the first of the Drive-E engines into the local market nestling in the engine bay of the S60 and V60. Since that time two things have happened – more Volvos have been equipped with Drive-E engines and Volvo New Zealand has sold more cans in a […]
Part 2 of XCAR’s epic documentary on James Deane and his car mad family.
XCAR meets up with Irish drift legend James Deane to find out how, at such a young age, James blew the world away with his awesome skills. Part two will follow on Monday!
The Lexus RC F takes over from the IS F as the performance flagship in the Lexus line up (not counting the limited LF A, that is) and as such packs a revised version of the 5.0-litre naturally aspirated V8 that featured in the IS, but in an all-new two door coupe body that takes the Japanese […]
Say you are stupidly rich and happen to have a Lexus LFA sitting in the garage. The time will come for it to need a service, so where do you take it? After all, with its bespoke V10 its not exactly like you local Toyota dealership would be too keen to have a go. Luckily, there […]
TMG’s facility in Koln hides the next generation of Toyota’s motorsport greats, but also its past masters. So, so many past masters. XCAR checks out Toyota’s mouth-watering collection of cars that is tucked under a wind tunnel, including the absolutely brilliant planned Group S 222D MR-2 rally car that was cancelled after the FIA killed off Group […]


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