Problems compound for Tesla
Tesla hit refresh on its EVs, but it didn't work, writes Liam Denning.
Drivesouth
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.
Tight battle for Otago Rally title anticipated
Tight battle for Otago Rally title anticipated
Once again, rally fever is about to descend on Dunedin, with competitors and fans arriving in the city this week, ahead of next weekend’s big event.
Gilmour ready for strong start
Gilmour ready for strong start
New Zealand’s queen of rallying Emma Gilmour is in the best possible place ahead of her home event, the Otago Rally, coming up over the April 5 and 6 weekend.
Skoda’s best gets better
Skoda’s best gets better
One reinstates a diesel previously dropped to meet no longer relevant CO2 targets, the other settles down into petrol purity.
Omoda gaining foothold
Omoda gaining foothold
Of the three new Chinese brands to launch here last year, Omoda has made the strongest start, notching up 468 registrations of the C5/E5 compact crossover that is its sole Kiwi model offering at present.
A nifty little package
A nifty little package
David Thomson takes the Toyota C-HR for a drive.