Automotive21 February 2023
Kicking off the brand’s 120th year, Harley Davidson has announced its new model lineup for the 2023 model year. The first announcement of 2023 models includes a range of 120th Anniversary Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) models as well as a new Nightster Special and a re-powered Breakout 117. Ac...
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Automotive21 February 2023
Ford’s simple Escort proved amenable to the ministrations of tuners, racer and factory rally teams, spawning a huge aftermarket tuning industry. This heavily reworked 1968 two-door celebrates that tradition. Today the word ‘escort’ is more usually applied to someone who provides companionshi...
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Automotive21 February 2023
In the decades after World War II, Chrysler attempted to bring the auto industry into the jet age, launching the most ambitious consumer test programme of all time — 55 cars, 203 families, and one hell of a tale. Chrysler’s Ghia-bodied Turbine Car, in its distinctive Turbine Bronze paint and b...
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Motorcycle19 December 2022
Urban commuter? Gravel road explorer? We didn't quite know what the Scram 411 was meant to be, so we sent two young testers out to get to know Royal Enfield's mini Himalayan. Royal Enfield's Himalayan Scram 411 is advertised as a scrambler through and through. With rubber-gaiter adorned 41mm fron...
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Motorcycle19 December 2022
Triumph's Rocket 3 has been been an outlier since it was first conceived. The latest iteration is no different. and we love it for that. Having recently left Triumph HQ and heading north into a cold headwind, I was already missing the comfort of a screen and hand guards. Yes, even at this early ...
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Motorcycle19 December 2022
It is without a doubt one of the highlights of the motorcycle calendar. The last big show of the year and the chance for manufacturers to wow us with models to look forward to in the coming year. Here are our highlights from this year’s EICMA International Motorcycle Show in Milan. WORDS:...
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Automotive19 December 2022
Meet Minion, the 781kw nine-second street car. Words: Rene Vermeer Photos: Richard Opie. The Mitsubishi Evolution is the pinnacle for many automotive enthusiasts. For Rizwan, this rang true - now even more so since it's packing over 780kW at the wheels; a true nine-second bright yellow monster. T...
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Automotive19 December 2022
If the 550 Spyder featured in this mag on page 34 stirred a hankering for classic open-top Porsche motoring, there are a couple of homegrown options more attuned to the depth of Kiwi pockets, and they are more attainable. By Patrick Harlow. Graham McRae, who died last month, was a well-known New ...
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