East Germany's infamous Trabant was a smelly, two-stroke engined car made out of plastic, cotton and wood.

Older models of the Toyota Corolla - one of NZ's top-selling vehicles - are among the worst cars to crash in.

The latest 300C lifts the bar even higher for Chrysler, reports Alastair Sloane

The wife of a man who killed an elderly motorist in a fit of road rage says her husband knows he must pay for his actions.