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Take a look at the all-new SsangYong Korando, it might surprise you - it sure surprised us, and in a very good way.

This vehicle could be the solution for semi-social distancing breaks, the Z-Triton combines a house, a boat and tricycle. It is a holiday on wheels!. The tiny electric camper is the brainchild of a latvian designer, Algars Lauzis from design studi...

Making decisions can be fun: On the snow in sunny Davos, Switzerland, we pursue two potent competitors from the same maker: the Seat Cupra Leon RST and the Cupra Ateca. The engines are identical - how about the rest?

2 Cheap Cars attempted to improve its image with an initiative to plant a native tree for every car sold in October last year.

The sports car segment is one which has, historically, been fiercely fought. It's no different today, with challengers from key manufacturers sparring with one another for performance supremacy. These compact models are some of the best in the bu...

Meet the Learmousine - because sometimes a party bus just isn't enough.

How far has Lexus come in the last 30 years? We drive a blast from the past and a thoroughly modern super saloon side-by-side.

A closer look at seven cars you can buy now that we think will be future classics

It’s got the looks and the desirable Range Rover badge. But how well does it perform beyond aesthetics? Cam and Steve spend some time in the Evoque to see how it stacks up for kiwi Audiences. May contain idiots attempting off roading.

General Motors' new modular electric platform will first appear under a new Cadillac SUV.

The HS is MG's latest offering in the medium SUV segment. We drive it.

Volkswagen's new Touareg R is the first plug-in hybrid for the performance sub-brand.

The Peugeot 208 has just been crowned the European Car of the Year, and it has quite a lineage too.

Ben Sheridan from the AA offers his top tips on how to ensure your car is ready to get back on the roads after lockdown. Checking the car's tyres, brakes and electrics is pivotal, as well as making sure you are prepared for your journey before se...

Take a look at our list of seven of the best track cars of all time.

The C-HR concept from 2014 is remarkably close to the current production version.

Skoda's upcoming Enyaq electric SUV 'closely resembles' the Vision iV concept revealed at last year's Geneva motor show.

RM Sotheby's is selling a development car for the original TVR Griffith.

Ubco has revealed its latest creation, a 15kW electric trail bike.

The 1990s was a golden era for cars, but these might just be the pick of the bunch.

Though a much more convenient way to buy, online car shopping is not without its risks and things to take care of. Here are our dos and don'ts to buying a car online...

Heading out on two wheels but need a car that'll fit a bike? These are your best options...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global climate improved due to the lack of cars, emissions and pollution from everyday activities.

Toyota's Land Cruiser 200 Series is selling like never before, but is your money better spent elsewhere?

Honest Korean warm hatch fails to ProCeed up the Bang ranking

A three-pointed star in the northern Flinders Ranges might be a rare sight, but that’s where we took the X-Class for its first outback stoush against three top rivals.

Have money to spend on a prestige 4x4 and don't want a Range Rover? How about one of these?

Peugeot's fresh and fashionably sleek seven-seater aims to take out two established Wheels favourites in this large SUV three-way

V6-powered Germans rock the top-end dual-cab segment.

A family of robins has chosen the rear wheel arch of a Toyota Corolla to build a nest and raise its young. Staff at a Toyota garage have been monitoring the birds' progress.

Bored at home? Fancy a tour of an Audi factory? Now you can, virtually that is.

Want to know the difference between an ordinary BMW and an iPerformance one? Watch this to find out.

Here's a selection of what went up the Millen driveway this year.

The newly facelifted Jaguar F-Type is on its way to New Zealand.

In an effort to bring down their environmental impact, not only are car makers turning their attention to lower-emissions vehicles but also recycled interiors. Here are some of the earliest adopters of recycled materials in car interiors that we'...

Dropping Dodge's 522kW Hellcat engine into an SUV seems absurd, so we devised an equally outlandish test

These two are the best-selling ute-based 4x4 wagons, but which one deserves your coin?

It's almost 50 years since it invented the category, but is the Range Rover still the pinnacle of luxury off-roading? We got a 2019 SDV8 Autobiography muddy to find out.

Couldn't take the heat on the track, despite cold wet conditions

Sometimes car makers aren't content with certain models and look to tweak them for even more performance. Here are some of the best.

Three electric subcompacts: Our tester Emmanuel suffers his own personal Groundhog Day when every vehicle he checks out looks the same. Is he stuck in a bad dream or it is the new reality of VW's corporate strategy?

Audi's Q8 is an undeniably good looking thing. The SQ8 even more so.

Skoda's baby SUV, the Kamiq, is coming here with a sharp price and lots of standard equipment.

Kia has revealed its new-look for the Sorento SUV, inspired by the small Seltos that has just arrived in New Zealand.

Audi has revealed its second-generation A3 saloon, which gets electrified powertrains and a tech-filled cabin. Based on the recently revealed fourth-generation A3 Sportback, the saloon gets the same styling updates, such as the large front grille...

The C-Class has come to define the compact executive class, but how has it changed through the years? The Mercedes C-Class is one of the key competitors in the compact executive segment. Fighting it out against rivals like the BMW 3 Series and the...

So, Holden is dead. We knew it was sick but not quite that terminal. But what part the ZB Commodore really play in the death of the Aussie badge? We even took three Commodores to a skid pan to get all analytical about it.

Can Trailblazer keep the 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel-powered Everest honest?

Dual-cab 4x4s are booming - not just in Australia but also across the globe - and Mercedes-Benz wants a slice of the action.

Fourth time's a charm for BMW's X5

Volkswagen's long-serving Amarok has a new - and potent - lease on life thanks to V6 diesel power.

BMW's level-four autonomous demonstration heralds the evolution of driverless cars

Ford gives buyers a choice of diesel engines, among a suite of updates to the 2019 Everest wagon.

In this episode of the $2K Challenge, we put the cars to the test in the first round of challenges

Unbreakable? Possibly. Unloveable? Sadly, yes, as mediocrity is allowed to prevail

With over 200 million Americans under shelter in place orders, the roads and highways are mostly big rig trucks transporting goods as always. However, truck drivers are often undervalued and they've been impacted tremendously during the COVID-19 p...

Jump in and ride along with CarNut as we sample the latest metal on Kiwi roads. We'll tell you what we think. Honest.

There's a limit to how much power you can throw at the ground via two wheels and expect them to retain traction.

How will a 4-cylinder 2.5-litre engine get to grips with hauling nearly two tonnes of 7-seater around? Well, Mazda thinks it'll be no problem, confident the big CX-9 delivers 'real world performance'.

It is recognisably an Aston Martin, but the DBX is something completely different for the company - an SUV.

Wouldn't it be great if you could have all the proud history and prestige that comes from a revered British car maker, but skip the oil leaks and dodgy electrics of old? Well, actually Jaguar has been offering that for years.

The funny thing about reviewing cars is that, occasionally, one can sneak up on you and challenge every molecule in your petroleum-rich bloodstream. Even to the point of declaring yourself something of a brand acolyte.

A large, rear-wheel drive performance sedan from...Korea? Yes indeed. The Stinger GT has a meaty turbo engine, a RWD chassis, striking looks and air-punching nameplate. So, beyond the spec sheet does it deliver as a driver's car?

Like a faithful old friend, Toyota’s Land Cruiser Prado has been a fixture of the antipodean lifestyle for… well, almost forever. The latest version has had a chin tuck and some other tweaks to keep it fresh.

The challenge for small convertibles is that, for a handful of Neanderthals out there, they'll always be regarded as a lesser automobile. Well, cars like the BMW Z4 take a big ol’ turbocharged stick and poke that claptrap fair in the eyehole.

Hyundai hot hatch? Absolutely. The i30 N is the Korean brand’s first crack at a proper compact firecracker, and when unveiled it immediately had the rivals running for the hills. Perhaps they're scared of all the drama from the exhaust.

We sample the last of its kind: the thoroughly un-modern Land Rover Defender 110 station wagon in delicious heritage green. And we’re not even architects or advertising executives!

Jaguar reckons those German car makers have had things all their own way for far too long in the mid-size executive car space. The British brand’s fightback? This quick cat compact sedan that puts the tired old ‘bowling club’ Jaguar clichés to bed.

Want to try keeping a 670HP rear wheel drive car on the straight and narrow - on wet roads? We managed it in the Roush Supercharged Mustang. It’s a handful as much as it is an eyeful and earful. Essentially, it's got maximum threat factor.

The X5 was the first SUV that drove like a proper car. That was way back in the 20th Century. Things have moved on a bit since then, and the fourth gen X5 is a very different beast to what has come before.

Plug-in Porsche Cayenne promises to be many cars in one and the path to petrol-free motoring

Any ute can be improved from stock, but why do it yourself when you can buy pre-enhanced units like this duo?

Jaguar storms into the electric vehicle arena with an impossibly complete first attempt

Think of a dual-cab 4x4 and you probably think of HiLux? Most people certainly do.

A strong and likeable mid-fielder where consistency and value are king

The city car segment is one which is often overlooked. However, it's jam-packed with high-quality models from some of the biggest manufacturers who know that there's still worth in small, nippy and efficient models. Of course, the current climate...

As one of the most popular cars of all time, the 3 Series has gone through all manner of changes. We turn the clock back as we see where this saloon came from.

With the new VW Golf bursting onto the scene at the end of 2019, the arrival of similarly-sized models from the sister brands were inevitable - such are the ways of the Volkswagen Group. So, here's the new Audi A3.

The Volodrone is an unmanned, fully electric, heavy-lift utility drone capable of carrying a payload of up to 200 kg (440 lbs).

The Bugatti Chiron is the first car from a "production auto manufacturer" to ever exceed 300 mph.

The Hyundai Palisade is the Korean manufacturer's largest SUV and one that is absolutely packed full of features.

New Zealand's new car market is small. Here's five global numbers that show just how small it actually is!

How does the new Toyota Corolla fare against its established competition?

Ford's Ranger is proof that Australia is the perfect place to design and develop a ute. Hopefully there will be more of it!

Predictably greater than the numbers suggest

Across the world millions of people are staying home and have changed their lives to distance themselves from others. As a result, the environment has started to recover from years of emissions and disruption caused by daily human life.

Looking for a car that can swallow everything you need for a weekend but also get your heart beating faster upon pushing the throttle? Here are five of the best new performance estates for under GBP80,000.

Spring brings warmer weather and - occasionally - drier days. Here are some of the best cars in which to enjoy this time of year...

The BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe has arrived to slot in below the 3 Series in the company's line up.

The SUV is undergoing a transformation. It's going electric, the four-wheel drive is on the way out and it's even getting smaller. So small in fact that even the Polo and Twingo are feeling the heat.

The RSQ3 is Audi's sportiest compact SUV. Five cylinders, a turbocharger and 400 PS under the hood. There's nothing like it on earth. Some of this test is beyond belief, even!

Can scientists from RWTH Aachen University reinvent the world of mobility? Why are the professors there trying their hand at business? And can Professor Schuh's electric cars really save the world?

There are some interesting new cars coming out within the next six months, so to avoid the need to scour the internet in search of them, here are five to watch out for.

While a car's styling is often discussed, less so is its wheels. However, there are some properly great designs out there. Here are five of the best...

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so if you fancy a road trip with a loved one, we've got your car choice covered.

There have been a lot of amazing supercars produced over the years - cars that possess immense performance and capability. Here are five of the best of them...

Carsharing is supposed to save our cities from gridlock. But doesn't carsharing via WeShare and Share Now with tens of thousands of additional cars actually add to the gridlock? REV checks out an alternative: private carsharing.

What car should you take along for a road trip, and which one will mean you get the most out of your journey? Here's a variety of options to suit all parties.

Is going electric a matter of the heart or the mind? Should I give my heart to the smooth moving Audi e-tron? Or follow my mind to the practical, carefree Kia e-Niro? REV takes up the challenge.

Peter drives the anticipated hydrogen powered Hyundai Nexo