Automotive10 May 2023
Maserati named a number of its cars after winds because, in its opinion, that’s what the cars go like — the wind! The dramatic mid-engine Bora, named after the katabatic wind of the same name — a sometimes hurricane-force wind that blows off the Adriatic Sea — was the star of the show when i...
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Automotive10 May 2023
Hot Holdens are already highly prized but this month for Star Insurance Marketplace Ben Selby assesses what the rising tide is doing for the family versions. The demise of Holden Australia as we knew it in 2017 left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Holden faithful. In the wake of the collapse ...
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Automotive10 May 2023
This month for Star Insurance Marketplace Ben Selby examines the financial premium attached to vehicles with a star-studded connection. Celebrity and classic cars go hand in hand. Since the dawn of 20th century popular culture, cool cars have been brand boosters for the rich and famous and the ult...
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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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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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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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