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Photos / Supplied Once upon a time, Tesla had a monopoly on electric vehicles capable of going fast. As more brands enter the electric sphere, insanely fast cars have almost come to be expected from every brand.  Kia is the latest brand to do so, revealing details around the sharp EV6 just recently, and whats more — it has also been confirmed for New Zealand.  The EV6 represents Kias very first dedicated battery-electric vehicle and is one that looks nothing like anything thats previously c...

If youve always wanted a Ferrari, but never seem to have the six-figure price tag bumping around in your back pocket, this could finally be the one.  While the humble Mondial isnt powered by a screaming V12, or possesses the power to hit 100km/h in under four seconds, it does come with three pedals and a stick, which is a winning combination in our eyes. Under the rear engine cover of this beautifully blue Mondial sits a 3.0-litre V8 that pumps out a respectable 160kW. This is sent through a d...

The Queen of the Nürburgring had been battling cancer for over three years.  Fittingly, the Nürburgring was one of the first to pay tribute to the late star. “The Nürburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver. Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her cheerful nature. Rest in peace Sabine!” Sabine gained fame in the early 2000s after joining Top Gear UK, where she broke the ten-minute barrier around Nordschleife in a diesel-powe...

As far as promotional videos for supercars go, Maserati has hit the nail on the head with this one for the new MC20, which is set to hit showrooms around the world before the end of the year.  To show off its winter performance, Maserati took the yellow MC20 Ghiacciodromo Livigno snow and ice driving circuit in Italy where it performed exactly how any rear-drive supercar should.  In official terms, the goal of this test was to evaluate the cold-weather performance of the MC20s componentry, an...

But Treefund has also contributed to a number of major programmes in recent years. One of the most significant has been in Kaiapoi, an area hit hard by the Canterbury earthquakes a decade ago. A region now known as the Regeneration Kaiapoi East Area was formerly the site of more than 700 households, but was red-zoned after the earthquakes. The regeneration is a project of the Waimakariri District Council that includes walkways, a pond and even a BMX track designed by Olympian Trent Jones. There...

Photos / Supplied While a lot of brands have tried their hand at modifying Fords Mustang over the years, none have been more successful than Shelby with its ridiculous supercharged line-up.  Just recently, the American brand released a handful of new models to celebrate what would have been Carol Shelbys 98th birthday, with every model having a production cap of 98.  Arguably the most interesting model in this bunch is the new Speedster Super Snake which takes a page out of Porsches book, and...

Over the past decade or so, Mustang drivers have gained a reputation of not being able to handle the V8s power, and spinning out while leaving car meets around the world. Just recently, a video emerged out of Turkey showing almost exactly the same scenario, but instead of leaving a meet, it was a car wash, and instead of a Ford crashing, it was a far more expensive Ferrari. Its easy to see what went wrong as the driver of the 458 gives it some boot as hes pulling out of the driveway. Almost ins...

Photos / Supplied The Land Rover Defender has been chosen as the Womens World Car of the Year (WWCOTY). It was announced to coincide with International Womens Day (IWD) in the Northern Hemisphere (March 8). The Defender was initially selected as Top Medium SUV, one of nine class winners in different categories that had to "represent excellence in their segments based on safety, comfort, technology, and value for the money". But the Land Rover has now claimed the overall award. The other categor...

As far as Japanese performance cars go, few are more significant than Nissans R32 Skyline GT-R, thanks to its blistering performance around Bathurst back in day.  Once a common sight on NZ roads, the R32 GT-R is now quite a rarity, and is worth a pretty penny. But would you drop $600K restoring one to factory spec? It turns out that a fair few owners would.  Late last year, Nissan announced a special restoration service that would allow owners to have their GT-Rs built from the ground up agai...

Due to the nature of off-road driving, theres a high chance that things are going to go wrong, so drivers have to be prepared for any situation, and carry the correct gear.  Just recently a video emerged out of America showing exactly what not to do when exploring the great outdoors and things go haywire. According to a local report, the Toyota Tacoma truck was driving through the Cleghorn trails when it lost its brakes before tipping onto its roof at the top of a precarious ridge.  Despite t...