Old-school muscle: Manhart gives BMW’s V12 7-Series a final upgrade
Manhart’s MH7 700 upgrade lifts the M760Li’s twin-turbo 6.6-litre V12 from 448kW to 523kW. Torque increases to 1050Nm…
New Zealand’s five best used hybrids for under $20,000 (that aren’t Toyotas!)
Hybrids are the hot ticket for new-vehicle sales in New Zealand at the moment. We’re talking about the…
Dongfeng confirms Kiwi pricing for 007 ‘fastback coupe’
‘Fastback coupe’ launched in two different versions. Third model in the Dongfeng portfolio for New Zealand. 400kW and…
The safest new vehicles, in every category: ANCAP reveals its rankings
Annual list of weighted-average safety scores published. Safest cars revealed in passenger, SUV and ute catgeories. Two brands…
Joy ride: The delight in owning affordable Kiwi classic cars
The Daily Driver 1979 Vauxhall Chevette GL sedan Many Kiwis bought a Vauxhall Chevette as their first car…
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…
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 6e pure-electric sedan confirmed for New Zealand in 2026
Pure-electric Mazda 6e will joing NZ range next year. Joint-venture model with Changan automobile. Rear-drive, available overseas in…
Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) for New Zealand: it’s live now, so hold on
Latest Tesla driver-asistance package allows highly automated operation. Available on cars with the FSD package as an over-the-air…