An industry-led rise and a tax increase have pushed petrol prices to equal a record high reached last year.

Latest figures from the Motor Trade Association (MTA) show more than 400 new Toyota Corollas were sold in New Zealand during June - the most of any individual models in the new car market.

The new flagship S-Class from Mercedes-Benz will carry a number of high-tech safety systems.

Chrysler's new distributor has decided to make a big impression with Kiwis - and you can't get any bigger than the 300 SRT Core sedan.

See how Holden set the world record lap for a utility, pick up or any other commercial vehicle around Germany's Nürburgring. Courtesy of Holden Australia

Cameraman gets taken out by a clipping point at the BudMat Driftshow 2013 by Martin Ffrench of Lowbrain Drifters. Fortunately the cameraman was completely fine but motorsport is dangerous if you stand to close. courtesy YouTube/bunnygoesbangbang

Sebastien Loeb has crushed the record at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, blowing away Kiwi Rhys Millen's benchmark. Loeb's time, set in a savage Peugeot 208 T16 purpose-built hillclimb machine was a staggering 8.13:878 - smashing Millen's 9.46:164, set last year.

The free lessons will be offered once a year to Tauranga and Hamilton AA members, who can use them themselves or pass them on to a person of choice.

Toyota New Zealand reckons there's a market for sports coupe fans who want to create their own individualised car.