F1 expedition beckons after 30-year break
Next weekend I will be cheering Liam Lawson on for a top result at the Singapore Grand Prix, and not from home-base here in Dunedin, but from trackside at the Marina Bay circuit.
Drivesouth
Cannon fires up ute market
Cannon fires up ute market
This time last year there were none — now there are three, all striving to set a new precedent.
Solving rally mysteries
Solving rally mysteries
EDITORIALThere's been exciting news for rally fans this week with reports a book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Otago Rally is in preparation, and publication is due early next year.
Suzuki Fronx hits the mark nicely
Suzuki Fronx hits the mark nicely
ROAD TESTWhat’s new?Both a credible new player for Suzuki in the compact crossover class, and a replacement for the Japanese marque’s discontinued Baleno hatchback, the recently launched Fronx is...
The dark horse of muscle cars
The dark horse of muscle cars
ROAD TESTWhat’s new?It’s not often that Drivesouth tests a new car that’s already sold out, but such is the case with the Ford Mustang Dark Horse featured today. Ford New Zealand landed a...
Problems compound for Tesla
Problems compound for Tesla
Tesla hit refresh on its EVs, but it didn't work, writes Liam Denning.
Winter driving often more demanding
Winter driving often more demanding
Driving mishaps seem to have been the stock-in-trade of the Otago Daily Times’ editorial and online pages in recent weeks
Camry takes it up another notch
Camry takes it up another notch
Not so many years ago, the launch of a new generation Toyota Camry would have been one of the major motoring events of the year.
Keeping it in the family
Keeping it in the family
June is turning out to be another interesting month for Kiwis on the national and international motorsport stage.
M5 legend blends old and new
M5 legend blends old and new
It's a new era, and this is no error.
Bill could create global ‘ripple effect’
Bill could create global ‘ripple effect’
EV advocates warn of Chinese dominance as a result of cuts to credits in the United States, writes Grant Schwab.
Big tick for the big new Prado
Big tick for the big new Prado
A couple of months back, fellow Drivesouth contributor Richard Bosselman introduced Toyota’s all-new Land Cruiser Prado on these pages, in a fascinating comparison of the VX-variant with the old-school Land Cruiser 70-series.
Mixed results for Kiwis after last week’s races
Mixed results for Kiwis after last week’s races
EDITORIALWell, what an interesting and, in some ways, unexpected week it was for motorsport. The Indy 500 lived up to its billing as America’s great race, with drama at regular intervals and close...
Practical and polished performer
Practical and polished performer
Richard Bosselman takes the Skoda Octavia vRS Plus through its paces.
Ready for America’s great race
Ready for America’s great race
This year’s Indy 500 has already delivered its fair share of drama and interest, even before Sunday’s flag fall.
Claw marks way of the future
Claw marks way of the future
Commitment to modest-capacity, lion-hearted engines has been a Peugeot thing for a few years, but now it steps up.
Road Test: Claw marks way of the future
Road Test: Claw marks way of the future
Commitment to modest-capacity, lion-hearted engines has been a Peugeot thing for a few years, but now it steps up.
Ready for America’s great race
Ready for America’s great race
With specular practice crashes, demotions down the start order for cheating (sorry, a rule infringement), a rookie on pole position, and Kiwis on the second and fourth rows of the grid, this year’s...
Weekend festival set to soar
Weekend festival set to soar
In the past couple of days I’ve done a quick pivot, out of Rally Otago mode, to get set for the 2025 George Begg Festival, which kicked off in Invercargill on Thursday, and runs over this weekend.
Otago Rally highlights
Otago Rally highlights
David Thomson and Geoff Ridder take a pictorial look back at last weekend’s Otago Rally, with a focus on local drivers and others who caught their eye.