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Toyota fuel-cell Hilux set for Dakar 2027 test
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (355+ words) Hydrogen test enters the desert Toyota is taking its hydrogen ambitions into one of motorsport’s least forgiving environments: the Dakar Rally. The company’s racing arm will enter the DKR GR FC Hilux in the 2027 edition of the event’s Future Mission…...
Jaecoo expands New Zealand lineup with J5 Hybrid
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (395+ words) Hybrid comes in a single Summit specification. Omoda Jaecoo New Zealand has announced the addition of the J5 Hybrid to its local showrooms, where it will be sold alongside the existing J5 EV. The company says the new variant is positioned as…...
Palmerston North powerhouse: the New Zealand engineering behind a hypercar V12
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (557+ words) A new super-limited hypercar with a stunning design, stripped back interior and a manual transmission, created by a former designer for Bugatti and Koenigsegg has taken a major step closer to production in a quiet corner of the Manawatu region....
Skoda Elroq EV takes on 1980s supercars in a drag race (it doesn't go well for the pastel generation)
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (268+ words) A short film created by Skoda UK pitches the Elroq RS against a trio of 1980s supercars in a straight drag race at Dunsfold Aerodrome, former home of the Top Gear test track. The idea was to celebrate the status of…...
Renault Megane E-Tech electric gets 2026 update
1+ week, 1+ day ago (321+ words) Renault has given the Megane E-Tech electric a substantial update, sharpening the compact EV's design and simplifying the range as competition grows fiercer. The front end is the most obvious change. Renault says every front component apart from the headlights…...
Ford Ranger XLT 2.0 single-turbo 2WD review: everybody's torquin"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1138+ words) Ford Ranger XLT 2.0 in Lightning Blue. The reasons for the 4-cylinder Ford Ranger's shift from an acclaimed 2.0-litre biturbo-diesel to a Transit-derived single-turbo powerplant with 29kW/95Nm less output is now well-documented: it's primarily about economies of scale and logistics. The previous…...
GAC M8 Luxury review: too much is never enough
1+ week, 4+ day ago (931+ words) For fans of large, ornate people movers, the recent unrelenting wave of new Chinese brands has brought with it an added bonus; more large and ornate people movers! What was once a somewhat predictable landscape where established manufacturers occasionally brought…...
Joshua Vides Petersen art cars look like sketches
1+ week, 4+ day ago (304+ words) Petersen gets sketched out. Some car designs start life as sketches. Artist Joshua Vides has taken finished classics and pushed them back in the other direction. The artist's Flat Out exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles turns…...
New Zealand new-vehicle sales June: electric vehicles account for more than 1 in 3 vehicles registered
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (375+ words) Tesla Model Y topped all tables in June. Move over Ranger, RAV4. The popularity of plug-in vehicles continued to rise in New Zealand in June, with battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models accounting for 38% of registrations - more than 1 in…...
Nissan Qashqai Ti-L e-Power review: extended ambition
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1137+ words) Nissan Qashqai Ti-L in Fuji Sunset Red with Black Oynx roof. The Qashqai was a groundbreaking model for Nissan at launch back in 2006: a true urban SUV with the focus on a FWD powertrain (although AWD was offered as an…...