Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 is already New Zealand’s Car of the Year, now the arrival of its cousin, the Kia EV6, has provided a high point of the 2022 automotive year. David Thomson checks in after time behind the wheel on local roads. What; Read More
Mazda’s most popular new car has been updated. David Thomson has been spending time behind the wheel. WHAT’S NEW?After several especially strong years, Mazda seem to be doing it tougher for sales in 2022; seventh amo; Read More
Sales success has led Toyota to extend the numbers of variants available within its RAV4 range. David Thomson has been checking out the new offerings. What’s new?When Toyota launched the current fifth generation RAV4; Read More
While Hayden Paddon was getting to grips with his new Hyundai i20 WRC2 rally car in Europe a couple of weeks back, David Thomson slipped behind its road-going equivalent on local roads. What’s new?Until now, if you h; Read More
An eagerly awaited plug-in hybrid has joined the conventional pure petrol variant in the latest Mitsubishi Outlander range. David Thomson checks it out. What’s new?It is boom time for Mitsubishi in New Zealand, the b; Read More
The new fifth-generation WRX is likely to be the last of the line, at least as we know it. David Thomson assesses a sporty legend taking its final bow. WHAT’S NEW?For close to 30 years, Subaru’s WRX has been a four-w; Read More
Lexus has finally joined the all-electric revolution with a battery-powered version of the UX compact SUV. David Thomson has been checking it out. What’s new?Back in the mid-1990s, Toyota seemed to be leading the wor; Read More
April has come to a busy end in the world of motorsport, with World Rally Championship and Formula One rounds last weekend, the latter at Imola in Italy featuring Kiwi racers Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong. Traditionally, though, May has; Read More
Premium German marques BMW and Mercedes-Benz have unveiled new high-end electric vehicles, and both are heading to these shores. Revealed as part of its radically styled, all-new seventh-generation 7-series line-up, BMW’s i7 is a fully ele; Read More
New Zealand's EV infrastructure is improving all the time, but is still not matched to the capabilities and demands of the new generation of extended-range electric vehicles. Such vehicles — those capable of covering 250km or more on; Read More
