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The fully electric XC40 SUV – Volvo’s first electric car and one of the safest on the road

The advance of electric cars constitutes the biggest change in the history of the automobile. For the first time in over a century, cars move without a petrol or diesel engine in the engine bay and have a battery in the floor, changing the car at its core.

POSTED 25 September 2019

New Porsche Taycan sets a record at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife

Porsche sets new standards for four-door, all-electric sports cars on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. Consequently, test driver Lars Kern conquered the legendary track, famously known as the Green Hell, in seven minutes and 42 seconds. The lap time was set over the 20.6-kilometre course that’s usually used for record attempts. During the attempt, Lars Kern drove a pre-series Taycan.

POSTED 28 August 2019

Burling and Tuke win gold at Olympic test event

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke knew they had essentially claimed gold at the Olympic test event in Enoshima moments after the start of today's 49er medal race.

POSTED 23 August 2019

The Volvo E.V.A. Initiative

Cars should protect everyone: Some people are less safe on the road than others. That’s why it’s time to share more than 40 years of safety research – to make cars safer for everyone. Not just the average male.

POSTED 07 August 2019

Skoda: 250-YEAR QUEST FOR THE IDEAL DRIVE

The automotive industry is on the cusp of the Electrical Age. The powering of cars with electricity is nothing new, having previously cropped up elsewhere in history. Much like other alternative drives. This is because designers have been grappling with the question of what makes for the best form of drive for at least 250 years now.

POSTED 31 July 2019

Strong addition: The 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera and 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Porsche is expanding the model range of the new 911. Following the introduction of the 911 Carrera S and 4S models, the new standard 911 Carrera and 911 Carrera Cabriolet complement the line-up.

POSTED 30 July 2019

First drive: Audi's electric e-tron

A car that has been a long time coming has wasted no time demonstrating its capabilities in New Zealand driving conditions. Audi New Zealand has immediately switched on to showing off the new e-tron fully-electric SUV as an ideal zero emissions solution for New Zealand drivers.

POSTED 30 July 2019

2019 Cupra Ateca Review

ABOUT AS OFTEN AS A CAR COMPANY IS SWALLOWED UP OR GOES UNDER, THERE’S A NEW START-UP. CUPRA ISN’T NEW EXACTLY BUT A SPIN-OFF FROM THE SEAT BRAND. WE HUSTLE ITS FIRST OFFERING, THE CUPRA ATECA

POSTED 22 July 2019

Sunday Drive: Lexus UX 200

Many modern cars can look unresolved and overly fussy in photos, only to appear much more coherent in the metal.

POSTED 22 July 2019

Reopening of renovated test tracks at the Nardò Technical Center

On Thursday, the official opening ceremony of the modernized tracks of the proving ground, that has been operated by the international engineering services provider Porsche Engineering Group GmbH, Weissach (Germany), since 2012, was held in the presence of participants from regional and local authorities as well as company representatives.

POSTED 17 July 2019

Rhys Millen breaks the Pikes Peak production climb record in the Bentley GT

The Bentley Continental GT has reinforced its status as the finest Grand Tourer ever produced by claiming the outright record for a production car at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday, 30th of June, 2019 in Colorado, USA.

POSTED 02 July 2019

Earl Bamber claims podium finish at 24 Hours of Le Mans

New Zealander Earl Bamber has once again found himself on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, after a gritty drive between himself and Porsche co-drivers Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet.

POSTED 22 June 2019

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POSTED 02 July 2018

66 Magazine

Winter sports, wellness and plenty of wonderful new autotomobiles are also on the agenda in this issue. Plus the full story on JK beyond the newsroom.

POSTED 02 July 2018

Our Heritage

It all began in the 1960s when a young, car mad Colin Giltrap founded Hamilton luxury car dealership, Monaco Motors.In the late 60s, Colin expanded his interests by buying Matamata Motors and then Coutts of Great North Road in Auckland. Read more about our history.

POSTED 18 June 2018

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POSTED 08 June 2018