The first new Beetle virtually caused a riot when I drove it round Auckland with 30km on the clock, back in 1998. Now there's another new Beetle, renamed The Beetle to underline the update.

As the new century was hailed it, car manufacturers were feeling a bit retro. Did these automotive rebirths stand the test of time?

International drivers have claimed the top three spots in the Toyota Racing Series.

A quarter of us are driving above the speed limit on the open road, according to the Ministry of Transport's 2012 Speed Survey which has been released to the Herald.

France's defending champion Stephane Peterhansel yesterday took a huge step towards his 11th Dakar Rally win as his main rival Nasser Al-Attiyah struggled during the ninth stage, the longest of the race.

As the NZ Transport Agency has repeatedly said over the Christmas and New Year period, anything we can do to make our roads safer is important.