Automotive19 December 2022
Early in 1981 Mitsubishi headquarters in Japan warned its subsidiaries around the world to expect something special in the sports car line ahead of its launch in March. Code-named 'YDC' and with no forward information except for some early drawings of the car, anticipation was high. Words and phot...
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Automotive1 November 2022
Honda has pulled the covers off the all new 2023 CB750 Hornet, with the nameplate returning to the lineup after a nine year absence. The final version of the bike looks to have softer edges than the concept art we have previously seen, with the headlight being the biggest callback to the CB600. It...
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Automotive1 November 2022
In the year 2000 the Auckland Museum staged an exhibition to celebrate a hundred years of motorcycling in this country called VROOM. Now a further 22-years on it’s interesting to look at some of the bikes that were featured in that exhibition. There were eighty bikes in all. It was inspired by ...
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Automotive1 November 2022
More accessible than Aprilia’s screaming Tuono1100, the Tuono 660 offers some of that thunder, and a little lightening in a fun package. I was fortunate enough to ride Aprilia's new RS660 late last year and had a terrific time putting it through its paces at Hampton Downs racetrack, on one of th...
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Automotive1 November 2022
Can't see the light at the end of your project's tunnel? Don't lose hope - Lindsay Smith took 34 years to get his Torana just the way he wanted it. Words: Connal Grace Photos: Rod Dunn. Remember when Aussie cars weren't worth the paint over their rust? Remember when American car owners looked dow...
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Automotive1 November 2022
Is this the ultimate Porsche 911? Porsche has made a virtue of keeping the 911 true to its origins, with a policy of evolution, not revolution. It came closest to breaking the mould with the wild whale-tailed 930 Turbo, which catapulted the car into supercar territory. By lan Parkes, photography H...
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Automotive1 November 2022
Ford of Australia made the ultimate cruising Cortina but it tempted few of Ford's Australian customers away from the big basic Falcon. By Ben Selby, photography by Kallum Harris Photography. Think of a big Aussie-built Ford with a strong and torquey straight-six engine and the Falcon will inevi...
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CamperCare1 November 2022
If you’ve been labelled the “Hellhole of the Pacific” it must be a hard slog back to respectability but Russell has pulled it off. Admittedly it took 200 years and a name change (from Kororāreka), but nevertheless it is now one of the most delightful holiday destinations in the Bay of Island...
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