New Zealand racing car driver Brendon Hartley's resolve to become a professional, full-time motor racing driver paid off yesterday.

A racing car designed by New Zealand students that can accelerate from standstill to 100km/h in under four seconds has won an international engineering award.

Legendary rally driver, Carlos Sainz and the Red Bull SMG Rally Team prepare for Dakar 2014. The Dakar rally crosses three South American countries over two weeks in the early new year starting on the 5th of January in Argentina and finishing on the 18th of January in Chile. Courtesy / Red Bull

Jacqui Madelin tests the new KTM Freeride, with a little help from Enduro Ace Chris Birch.

Distinctive new road markings are being rolled out in an attempt to prevent cycling deaths - and video cameras will be watching how people react to them.

Driven's The Good Oil is the motoring week that was.

Wellington City Council has admitted personal details of up to 120,000 people were inadvertently released by its parking contractor.

David Linklater pairs up two of the best fleet vehicles, the Holden Malibu Diesel and the Toyota Camry Hybrid for a comparison test.