New Cars Quick Drives

QUICK DRIVE: Suzuki Swift Sport

We have always been HUGE fans of the Suzuki Swift Sport here at OVERSTEER – it is not only a small car with loads of character, Suzuki have actually made meaningful changes to the ordinary Swift to transform it into the Sport, as opposed to slapping some badges and a spoiler on it. It not […]

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XCAR Awards – Best Sound

Between now and the New Year XCAR will be releasing a series of “awards” videos capturing the best of the year! The first of these is the award is for Best Sound of the year, a critical part of what makes a car – particularly a performance car – appealing. We will have a couple of […]

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Classic New Cars

XCAR Aston Martin special

In their latest video Drew from XCAR takes a look at Aston Martin, including the DB5 and the Centenary Vanquish, as well as a quick history of the legendary company. The Aston Martin DB5 is probably one of the most famous car in the world. Drew takes a look at how Aston Martin got to the […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Skoda Octavia Scout

On the surface the Skoda Octavia Scout could be just an Octavia wagon with added plastic bits, but in reality it is more than that. But even if it wasn’t, the Octavia is one of our favourite cars here at OVERSTEER (see here, here and here for proof of that…), so that would still make […]

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News Podcast

The first NZ Motoring Podcast!

Well, it has been promised and now it is finally here – the first ever NZ Motoring Podcast! If you have ever wanted to hear OVERSTEER’s Damien O’Carroll and fellow motoring journo David Linklater talk bollocks about cars and motoring, then you now have your chance to do just that. On a regular basis too! […]

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New Cars Quick Drives

QUICK DRIVE: Renault Megane RS265

To be completely honest, there hasn’t been a hell of a lot that has changed about the Renault Megane RS265 since we last drove it, but it is the sort of car that when a company asks you if you want to drive it again, you simply don’t say no… Since our last experience in […]

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New Cars

Vencer Sarthe. What?

Ever heard of the Vencer Sarthe? No? Don’t worry, you really aren’t alone. Conceived by an ex-plumber from Holland, packing a huge V8 and absolutely no electronic driver aids, the Vencer Sarthe is an old-school supercar for the modern age. It costs more than a Ferrari 458, McLaren 650S or Lamborghini Huracan, but it is […]

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XCAR interviews Joop Donkervoort

Who? You might ask. Joop Donkervoort is the man behind one of the most insane and utterly awesome cars you can buy –  the remarkable Donkervoort D8 GTO. A tribute to and logical modernisation of the Lotus Seven, the D8 GTO packs  a 2.5-litre TFSI 5-cylinder turbocharged Audi engine, has a power output of between 250 […]

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