Weekend festival set to soar
In the past couple of days I’ve done a quick pivot, out of Rally Otago mode, to get set for the 2025 George Begg Festival, which kicked off in Invercargill on Thursday, and runs over this weekend.
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Otago Rally highlights
Otago Rally highlights
David Thomson and Geoff Ridder take a pictorial look back at last weekend’s Otago Rally, with a focus on local drivers and others who caught their eye.
Tight battle for Otago Rally title anticipated
Tight battle for Otago Rally title anticipated
Once again, rally fever is about to descend on Dunedin, with competitors and fans arriving in the city this week, ahead of next weekend’s big event.
Gilmour ready for strong start
Gilmour ready for strong start
New Zealand’s queen of rallying Emma Gilmour is in the best possible place ahead of her home event, the Otago Rally, coming up over the April 5 and 6 weekend.
Skoda’s best gets better
Skoda’s best gets better
One reinstates a diesel previously dropped to meet no longer relevant CO2 targets, the other settles down into petrol purity.
Omoda gaining foothold
Omoda gaining foothold
Of the three new Chinese brands to launch here last year, Omoda has made the strongest start, notching up 468 registrations of the C5/E5 compact crossover that is its sole Kiwi model offering at present.
A nifty little package
A nifty little package
David Thomson takes the Toyota C-HR for a drive.
Safety plan announced
Safety plan announced
The United States Department of Transportation plans to deploy interconnected safety technology in cars and on roadways across the country by 2036.
Pioneering, but not quite there
Pioneering, but not quite there
David Bosselman takes the BMW XM Label Red for a spin.
Taking the helm in Australia
Taking the helm in Australia
Recent Drivesouth editorials have had a decidedly motorsport emphasis.
Many firsts for Touareg
Many firsts for Touareg
The Porsche is the sportiest, the Audi the most suave, with the added attraction of seven seats.
DriveSouth New Car Review: Honda CR-V Sport 7 and RS e:HEV
DriveSouth New Car Review: Honda CR-V Sport 7 and RS e:HEV
By RICHARD BOSSELMANStinky, sticky black sludge. That was the constituent element of the off-road course Honda NZ had cut out through industrial wasteland next to their then national headquarters...
DriveSouth Road Test: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Limited
DriveSouth Road Test: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Limited
By DAVID THOMSONWhat’s new?Hyundai’s first all-electric model, the Ioniq 5, made a great impression when it landed here in 2021, becoming the first vehicle from the Korean marque to scoop New...
Sharp pricing for new Opel
Sharp pricing for new Opel
Trucking New Zealand-bound Opels the 600km from the factory to a departure port in France seems to cost more than the subsequent 27,000km voyage from there to Auckland.
How cars ‘waste’ two-thirds of their fuel
How cars ‘waste’ two-thirds of their fuel
With the rise in fuel prices showing no signs of abating, it seems like an appropriate time to ask if our cars are efficient enough, Noel Brunetiere writes.
Riviera Touring Cars show
Riviera Touring Cars show
At the annual Riviera Touring Cars show, Riverton, Saturday, October 15.
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Rider clocking up the years
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Rider clocking up the years
More than 50 years ago, Bill Veitch decided to take part in a vintage motorcycle rally from Dunedin to Clinton.
Classy CX5 Sport stands out at the top of its class
Classy CX5 Sport stands out at the top of its class
What is there to like about a good sport? Plenty when it happens to be part of the super popular and well-sorted Mazda CX5 SUV family.
A brush with the beautiful life
A brush with the beautiful life
‘‘Merry Christmas,’’ motorsport presenter turned Giltrap Group head of communications and public relations Shaun Summerfield says with a grin, as he hands me the keys to a Lamborghini Urus, writes Catherine Pattison.
Holden broadens its appeal
Holden broadens its appeal
This month's arrival of the promised turbo-diesel variants completes the current Commodore and Equinox line-ups, and should broaden the appeal of both models after relatively slow starts for the...