New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Mercedes-Benz E 63S AMG

Big noise and big power. The American manufacturers understand the appeal of this concept and so do the Aussie manufacturers. But you know who else understands the appeal of big, fast, noisy cars? The Germans. The Mercedes-Benz E 63S AMG is one of the biggest, noisiest, fastest cars to come out of Germany and it […]

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McLaren 650S revealed!

First the teaser pic was released, then the “unexpected” leak saw the new McLaren 650S revealed in grainy, low-res form. Now McLaren has released actual pics and details of its new mid-range supercar. As expected the 650S slots in between the 12C and the sold-out P1 hypercar in terms of price, performance and looks. Basically […]

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First Drives New Cars

FIRST DRIVE: Maserati Quattroporte

Sometimes car companies don’t put much thought into their car names. Take, for example, the Maserati Quattroporte. The name translates literally into “Four Door” in English. This may be a revelation to anyone who hasn’t actually noticed that the car has four doors, but to the rest of us it is blindingly obvious. But Maserati […]

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Classic Random Stuff!

Release the Draguar!

It’s over a year old, but this video from the guys at Roadkill where they buy an elderly Jaguar XJ for $1,000, throw a blower on it in a parking lot then drive it across California to go drag racing (using car washes to cool the engine along the way!) is brilliant! It’s painfully slow, […]

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New Cars

Audi RS6 teaser

Well, it has taken WAY longer than we originally thought it would – and is turning into something of an epic – but our video Road Test of the Audi RS6 is taking shape! Here is the intro, just to get you interested…

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Chrysler 300C SRT8 Core

When Chrysler first launched the 300C in New Zealand, they said they were only bringing in 26 SRT8s. And they were all sold. A change of local distributor saw a change of mind and we now have not one, but two SRT8 models to choose from: the full-fat, luxury-packed model and a new, stripped-out model […]

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Allan Moffat, Ford Mustang leading Pete Geoghegan, Ford Falcon. BayPark 1972. IMAGE/terry marshall Classic Motorsport

Blast from the Past: Baypark

It’s Blast from the Past time of week again! This week’s Terry Marshall shot comes from the legendary Baypark raceway in 1972. It shows a pair of equally legendary driver battling it out; Allan Moffat in the Ford Mustang and Pete Geohegan in the Ford Falcon.

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Classic Random Stuff!

Serious muscle

Check out this video of an utterly incredible Hot Rod called Double Trouble. It is a 1927 Ford Model T sitting on a custom-built 1.5-inch tube chassis. It is powered by TWO 4.6-litre Ford modular V8s with FOUR, yep that’s right, FOUR superchargers that produce an approximate power output of around 900kW!! And it is built […]

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