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

Mitch Evans had only 12 laps to go and was closing in on the race leader when he was penalised.

Motorists will face petrol price rises tomorrow, with a three cents a litre government tax increase, pushing total tax on petrol to about 42.7 per cent of the pump price.

Mazda has revealed its next-generation Mazda3 hatchback, which it expects to provide the bulk of its NZ sales next year.

The average age of a car in New Zealand is almost 14 years, but motor groups say people are putting themselves at risk.