The BYD Shark 6 is the best new vehicle of the year: DRIVEN Car Guide 2025 NZ Car of the Year
BYD Shark 6 chosen as Overall Winner from 9 Category contenders. Judges praised its intelligent hybrid technology and…
The COTY conversation: our judges and 2025’s top cars, the Kia EV3, Tesla Model 3 and BYD Shark 6
At crunch-time for the DRIVEN Car Guide 2025 New Zealand Car of the Year, we were down from…
Porsche 911 is the best Sports/Performance car of 2025: DRIVEN Car Guide NZ Car of the Year
We cannot claim to have evaluated the current Porsche 911 range in its entirety (although we are open…
BYD Shark 6 is the best Lifestyle/Adventure vehicle of 2025: DRIVEN Car Guide AA Insurance NZ Car of the Year
In some respects the BYD Shark 6 started off the back foot for COTY this year. It began…
Leapmotor C10 is the best Hybrid/EV of 2025: DRIVEN Car Guide AA Insurance NZ Car of the Year
The purpose of this category is to recognise a new vehicle that really delivers on the promise of…
Tesla Model 3 is the best Passenger car of 2025: DRIVEN Car Guide AA Insurance NZ Car of the Year
We’ll admit we were a little late getting to the latest Tesla Model 3 sedan, aka “Highland” if…
Mazda CX-80 is the best Large SUV of 2025: DRIVEN Car Guide AA Insurance NZ Car of the Year
The CX-80 seven-seater might just be the ultimate expression of Mazda’s new Large Platform models (its sister SUVs…
Subaru Forester is the best Family SUV of 2025: DRIVEN Car Guide AA Insurance NZ Car of the Year
It’s not often you hope an all-new model is not too different from the one it replaces. But…