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Jaguar Land Rover reveals a new subscription service that allows drivers to swap between JLR models every six months.

David vs. the Goliaths - a fair match? Mitsubishi's 3.71-meter hatch takes on the wannabe SUVs. And it's packing an unbeatable punch: its low price.

Coronavirus has also impacted the car industry, with demand and sales slumping. German-Italian automotive supplier Zender switched production and is now making protective masks.

Bentley confirms additional colours, a new steering wheel and panoramic roof on its Continental GT range.

Here's what you should have in your car's winter survival kit.

Watch BMW Motorrad's Adaptive Cruise Control in action.

J.D. Power has re-vamped its annual quality survey, which has led to some surprising results this year.

Here are five things you may not have known about AMG.

Ineos Automotive has just revealed its take on a rugged, utilitarian off-roader - the all-new Grenadier.

Meet the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, a mid-engined masterpiece.

Get the lowdown on the 2020 Porsche Cayenne GTS.

Watch as Volkswagen unveils the facelifted Arteon and the all-new Arteon Shooting Brake.

A few simple suggestions for driving in the wet.

Watch as Mazda Australia reveals the all-new BT-50 ute.

Fastback or fast wagon? Audi gives you a choice of body styles, but both are brutally fast.

We look at seven of the best executive saloon cars on the market right now.

Winter has arrived, so here are some top tips for safe driving in wet, snowy and icy conditions.

The Ranger FX4 gets the same impressive 2.0-litre bi-turbo engine as the Raptor.

We look at six of the best SUVs on the market for under GBP30k

The Abarth 595 Competizione is a belligerently angry sounding car. Hear it for yourself.

These are the most expensive used cars sold at auction. They are very special used cars though...

Ever wonder what it would look like if iconic performance cars did like the Corvette and switched up their engine layouts? Wonder no more!

Lexus has given the IS sedan a fresh look for the new decade.

Two-tone paint and leisure sports: check out 90 years of Volvo passenger cars.

EV got enough juice? Good. Now you can share it back into the national grid.

It's becoming an electric world. Let's visit the Nissan Electric Cafe in Paris, where you pay for coffee with power.

While electrification is the future of economy, petrol and diesel cars are also capable of frugality.

Most cars will offer two Isofix children's seat mountings. Some more practical models will offer three - here are the best of that bunch.

Service history is extremely important in the used car market, whether you're buying or selling. Here's how to check a car's service history, and maintain yours.

Porsche has two high-performance models - one petrol, one electric - but how do they compare?

We take a first look at the Porsche 911 Turbo S.

A closer look at Porsche's first electric car, the Taycan.

A trio of rare stainless steel Ford cars are heading for auction this September. The extremely rare cars span decades of Ford Motor Company's design. originally created in 1935 to promote stainless steel and its then-new possibilities, Ford used t...

The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the rental car company since no one has been renting cars.

With everyone now clamoring for an SUV, manufacturers are having to constantly add new models to their ranges to satisfy niches-within-the-niche. Mazda's done just that with this vehicle that slots between their CX-3 and CX-5.

Now that certain lockdown measures have been eased and more people are taking to the roads, it's likely that drivers will need to travel further afield than they have over the previous few months. And though we're not advocating undertaking a mam...

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.

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.