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MG Electrifies Goodwood With Two Sunning Concept Cars | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (366+ words) There’s something magical about watching a legendary automotive brand evolve without losing its soul. And that’s exactly what MG delivered at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2026, where two electrifying concept cars proved that sportiness and sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive. The…...
Škoda Elroq vRS vs 1980s Supercars | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (407+ words) Remember when those impossibly sleek, wide, and exotic supercars adorned your bedroom wall? Those 1980s performance legends represented the pinnacle of automotive aspiration, machines that seemed untouchable, unattainable, and purely the stuff of dreams for us ordinary folk. Well Škoda has…...
FIA Sustainable Innovation Series Brings Intelligent Mobility Debate to Shanghai | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (433+ words) Motor sport and mobility policy rarely share the same stage, but the FIA’s Sustainable Innovation Series is making a habit of bringing them together. The third event of the 2026 series took place in Shanghai, held in collaboration with Formula E…...
Auckland-based Prototipo stole the show at Pikes Peak Hillclimb event with a 670kW V8 | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (132+ words) It didn’t take me long since coming to New Zealand to realise that the old adage of “Kiwi Ingenuity” is absolutely not a far-fetched concept. And while we get to see some of it off-roading or in the odd track…...
Tesla Rolls Out FSD V14 Lite to Around Four Million Older-Hardware Vehicles | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (455+ words) Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving update has, until now, been the exclusive preserve of newer AI4-equipped vehicles. That changes with the arrival of FSD V14 Lite, a version of the software adapted to run on the older AI3 hardware found in around four…...
Now Gas Companies are Making Cars - Shell's Triple 10 Challenge Concept Car | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (815+ words) If you’ve been following the electric vehicle revolution, you’ve probably heard the same old story, bigger batteries, longer waits, astronomical costs. Well fuel company Shell has unveiled something genuinely different – the Triple 10 Challenge concept car, a compact, mass-market EV that’s…...
Everything You Need to Know About NZ's New Antisocial Driving Crackdown | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 1+ day ago (584+ words) For years, New Zealand communities have dealt with the same tired story, illegal street racing, obnoxious burnouts, drivers fleeing police, and intimidating convoys turning neighborhoods into impromptu racing circuits. But those days are officially numbered. Parliament has just passed the…...
Porsche Museum Opens 75-Year Motorsport Exhibition Running Until January 2027 | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 2+ day ago (575+ words) Seventy-five years is a long time to go racing. Porsche has marked the anniversary of its first international motorsport success with a major new exhibition at its Stuttgart museum, and the scope of it suggests the brand is treating this…...
GWM New Zealand Smashes Sales Records with 42% Growth – Here's What's Driving the Boom | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 2+ day ago (461+ words) When it comes to automotive success stories in Aotearoa, GWM New Zealand just wrote a pretty impressive chapter. The Chinese automaker has just celebrated its best-ever monthly performance, and the numbers tell a compelling story about where the Kiwi car…...
Michelin Guide Arrives in New Zealand With 15 Starred Restaurants Across Four Cities | Tarmac Life | Motoring | Tech | Experiences
1+ week, 3+ day ago (459+ words) New Zealand has become the first country in Oceania to appear in the Michelin Guide, with the 2026 edition recognising 110 restaurants across four cities. The announcement marks a significant moment for the country’s dining scene, and a genuine expansion of Michelin’s…...