Voices
Is Australia better seen from a 4WD or a motorhome?
Is Australia better seen from a 4WD or a motorhome… What’s more important, travel flexibility or comfort?
Australia’s most annoying driving habits?
If only everyone else out there could drive as well as – obviously – the readers and writers of Practical Motoring, wonders Jane Speechley.
Distracted drivers are d**ks
Fines for using mobile phones while driving are on the up, while for p-plate drivers there’s a ban on their use… so why are people still holding on.
How much zap to New Zealand’s EV power push?
With New Zealand’s Government having plugged in the merits of electric cars, how soon before the country powers up?
Travelling with kids and why it’s okay to be bored
When I was a kid road trips in the family car were boring… and that was okay, but now we’ve got to be ‘connected’ to survive a drive.
Dirt road dangers
You may be an ace on bitumen, but that doesn’t mean to say you’re safe on a dirt road.
The future of motorsport?
Lewis Isaacs wonders about the future of motorsports when Audi pulls out of WEC to race electric cars.
What driving a sports car has taught me
After driving a series of very sensible cars, columnist Jane Speechley shares what she’s learned since stepping behind the wheel of the spirited and nimble Toyota 86.
Driving on a roundabout and why it means civilisation is doomed
The roundabout can be an instrument for good, but too often, argues Isaac Bober, moronic drivers and cyclists ruin it for the rest of us.
Can you solve this puzzle?
The title image looks like a jigsaw but is not a puzzle. Well, whatever it is, the solution is simple. […]
Do you love the Ford Mustang?
New Zealand motoring writers have ignored the Ford Mustang for their top gong… it didn’t even make the Top 10…
Driving in New Zealand… and why T-plates might be a good thing
There’s a push for tourists to be required to fit T plates to their hire cars and campers when driving in New Zealand… it might be a good idea.
The world in motorsport: Advocating for arrogance
Jamie Whincup is being cast as the villain at the recent Bathurst 1000 but, as Lewis Isaacs argues, his desire to win has done him more good than harm…
Who’s fuelling who with the price of fuel?
When it comes to buying fuel for his vehicle, our Richard Robertson, reckons it really does pay to shop around for the best deal…
Why the Ford Everest is not classifed as an MC off road passenger vehicle
The Ford Everest is billed as an offroader, and is steadily gathering a loyal base of enthusiasts. That means the […]