Photos from the Speedshow at ASB Showgrounds 19th and 20th July 2014.

Hyundai has unveiled ambitious plans to take on the best from Europe and break the glass ceiling of premium brands with the launch of the Genesis sedan.

It showed that nobody could afford to rest on their laurels when new national champions were crowned in half of the 16 separate categories at the 15th annual New Zealand Mini TT Championships near Kuratau, at the southern tip of Lake Taupo.

Some of New Zealand's best and brightest motor racing talent were going about their business on four and two wheels over the weekend.

Relief could be at hand for motorists and cyclists suffering red-light rage on Auckland's clogged roads.

Tesla Motors has halted production at its sole assembly plant for a revamp the company said is necessary to speed Model S output and prepare it to make electric crossovers.

Speed kills - Auckland Transport (AT) will be dropping cars from a crane this weekend to dramatically show the carnage caused by a head-on crash at 60km/h. Two cars were dropped from 14 metres to provide a full picture of likely passenger injuries and indicate how safe vehicles are likely to be in the event of a speed-related crash.

Crowds at the CRC Speedshow got a spectacular but safe demonstration of the power of a head-on crash at 60km/h when cars were dropped from a crane yesterday.

Jacqui Madelin goes for a ride in a 100 year old Maxwell for Driven.

Q: I have been following the new car discussion with interest. I would like to suggest the following thoughts to purchasers of a new car.