Will Lancia’s return to the U.K. mean we see them in New Zealand again? The end of right hand drive product, withdrawal from the U.K., was the end of Lancia in New Zealand. We saw most the range over the years, good and bad. For me Lancia
Seems odd for Ford to sell a marque that’s profitable, has a great future and has reportedly required little investment. Car Magazine name the potential buyers… Ford sells Aston Martin - News - CAR Magazine The world’s two biggest luxury goods firms are locked in a battle to
I’ve long been a reader of CAR Magazine and have read, subscribed to, a New Zealand car magazine Driver from it’s first issue. I still regard CAR as the best “World Title”, Driver the “Best local”. It’s strange that both have dabbled with the web in the
Clever engine management allows a Fiat Siena to run on whatever seems best… Treehugger: Fiat Sienna Tetra Power: Your Choice of Four Fuels Here is a world first for automotive technology: the four-fuel Fiat Siena developed under Magneti Marelli of Fiat Brazil…. Treehugger: Fiat Sienna Tetra Power: Your Choice of
There seems to be a fair bit of Audi (grille) and Volvo (C30 “shoulders”) DNA in the new Iroc concept/Scirocco… Volkswagen Iroc - First Official Pictures - CAR Magazine This is the Iroc, a sexy successor to the Scirocco coupe that Volkswagen will launch in 2008. Volkswagen Iroc -
Some nice photos of the 23rd International Fiat 500 Owners event. Fiat 500 gets into Guinness Book of Records - www.italiancar.com.au The Fiat 500, the classic small car which will be reborn in 2008, has entered the Guinness Book of Records with more than 750 ‘Cinquecentisti’ creating
Unfortunately my daily commute takes me through Cayenne country so I get to see quite a few of these on the road, doing the school run…. It’s not a pretty sight, not even “quirky ugly with a purpose” like a Fiat Multipla, and it seems the facelift is not
Thanks to Jack Yan I end up at a site dedicated to the basket case that was British Leyland. I never knew a Kiwi provided a voice for the unfortunate Austin Rover Maestro’s digital voice warning system. The cars | Maestro/Montego | Development story | Back from the Brink - The
This is a great review of a beautiful, if flawed, car. I often see one parked on the way to work and it’s a stunning sight in the morning sun. Perhaps those at Ford who can’t figure out what to do with Jaguar should take a look at…
Automobile
The new Mini 1 was a success, it sold well and by all reports was a great drive, but I consider it a failure. The new new Mini 2 seems like a incremental advance on the new Mini 1 but still misses the point. For me the Alec Issigonis Austin
New Zealand
Auckland has a large chunk* of NZ’s population; 1,241,600 of the total 4,098,300. According to Worldmapper New Zealand has the highest concentration of cars/person in the world at 61 cars per 100 people, beating the US with a mere 48/100. Lots of people
Ford/Holden, I don’t really care but suspect die-hard Holden fans will label Team Kiwi (V8 Supercar) traitors for switching to Ford. If it means a better deal for New Zealand's only V8 Supercar team good on them! Team Kiwi switching sides - Stuff.co.nz Team
