Thousands of New Zealand cars have such poor rear visibility that drivers cannot see a small child unless the kid is standing more than 10m away from the vehicle.

Round five of the New Zealand Rally Championship, the Possum Bourne Memorial Rally, will see the son of the late rally champion behind the wheel of his own car.

Complaints that a Nissan car advert was irresponsible, "reckless" and "glamourised" speeding have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.

The start of the V8 Supercars endurance season gets underway next week at Sandown in Melbourne with a number of teams aiming to stand out. One of them is IRWIN Racing which will sport a paint scheme that is sure to get the support of tradies across Australia. Video courtesy IRWIN Racing

Police in New York are searching for a driver who completed a lap of Manhattan in a record 24m 7s, before posting a video of the journey to the internet.

V8 Supercars great Mark Skaife will return to Mount Panorama for this year's Bathurst 1000 - this time as a team mentor.

Go behind the scenes to see the filming of young New Zealand BMX athlete, Jaden Leeming, battle the new black Peugeot 208 GTI. Video courtesy Red Bull

Can a car do the same tricks a bike can do? Tune in to see New Zealand BMX athlete, Jaden Leeming, battle the new black Peugeot 208 GTI.