'Accelerating toward and beyond 301km/h puts you in the death zone. If any little thing goes awry the situation can quickly turn critical.'

The carmaker does, however, say its new GTS is 'emotional'.

The Kiwi bloke and his ute have entered the nation's mythology, with sheds and gumboots. And it's not just blokes.

Honda plugs its Kiwi gap with a hatch contender, writes Matt Greenop.

After tearing up Le Mans, Brendon Hartley gets a F1 Merc.

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Eight-time world rally champion Sebastian Loeb will take on the X Games rally cross comp this weekend in LA - driving this 407kW Citroen monster.

Santander has articulated the fizzing excitement surrounding the capital with the release of a spectacular concept film featuring Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. The London Grand Prix is presented as an ultra-high fidelity short CGI film founded on a detailed feasibility study undertaken by expert project architects Populous. Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One group, said: “The idea of an F1 street-race in London is something I have had for many years. It would be magnificent. A couple of years ago we came very close to an agreement with the City of Westminster and The Mayor's office but we ran into the small problem of cost. A few years back over half a million people turned-up to watch F1 cars parading through the streets of the capital. The public’s appetite for a London Grand Prix is huge as I am sure it is with the F1 teams and sponsors.”

The New Zealand Herald motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson chats with Bob McMurray the legendary motorsports commentator about whats happening in the world of motorsport.