Donna McIntyre finds out what drives car lovers to stand out from the crowd.

Jacqui Madelin jumped aboard a CB500X and joined the Honda convoy travelling from Auckland to Invercargill for the Burt Munro challenge.

The Driven Magazine staff have their first ever long-term test car, a BMW 320d.

Driven's The Good Oil looks at a different side of the week in motoring.

It's the season for normal sedate drivers to lose their rag and become absolute maniacs on our roads.

One of New Zealand's few full-time professional motor racers flies very much under the radar. Daniel Bray believes his sport of karting is most of the time regarded as a stepping stone to bigger things.

American-Kiwi Jonathan Allard has proven to be one of the fastest sprint car drivers at WxC Speedway Western Springs this season, but as the old adage states: to finish first, first you must finish.

It's not revolutionary, writes Brian Rudman, but my solution post-weekend traffic hell is cheap and quick. Just clean up faster after a major crash and get us moving again.

Liz Dobson gets a driving lesson from Earl Bamber in the new Porsche Cayenne S. Photos / Ted Baghurst.

Auckland shouldn't throw money at projects that are just about providing a little bit of extra capacity at peak times but sit under-used the rest of the day, writes Matt Lowrie.

Police have defended their handling of a harbour bridge crash which closed three northbound lanes on Saturday, causing traffic jams that crippled the Auckland's transport system.

Last Saturday's traffic ordeal highlighted Auckland's vulnerability to complete and protracted gridlock, writes Chris de Freitas. A single crash can bring the core of the city's transport network to its knees.