Zooming with DRIVEN

For the 60 Second Sell this week we're talking about tow cars under $40,000. Considering international travel is still off-limits, it's a good time to hook a caravan to the back of a car and hit the road!

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For Dean's game this week, we have to guess which vehicle is faster out of a bunch of supercars and super SUVs. It's harder than it sounds...

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This week we're discussing speed records with the Landspeed event going down in Reparoa tomorrow. We also cover the Giltrap Supercar Show that's happening next month.
David's in to talk about Polestar's entry into the New Zealand market, and how we can't say the 'V' word.
And Dean talks about Murray Walker's death as well as a pet peeve relating to fuel.

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When you meet a man with two first names, one of them being 'Racing', you know that he's serious about speed - and Ray Williams certainly is. 
The Kiwi racing legend joins us in studio this week, on his 75th birthday, to talk about his land speed record and the incredibly fast Porsche 930 Turbo that he did it in. 
We've finally found a winner in our 'Greatest Ute of All Time' bracket, and are happy to announce that Barry Crump's trusty Toyota Hilux has come out on top. 
It was a close final, but the Toyota beat FPV's F6 Tornado by around 20 votes, to take the title.
We're also talking about NISMO's $600K R32 GT-R restoration program, in which the Japanese brand will restore your Skyline to a factory-fresh condition. 
This week for Expert Car Picks, we're talking about the government's new 'Clean Car Standard', and the cars that we would choose within the restrictions. 
If you aren't familiar with this standard, it will take effect next year, requiring car importers to meet progressively lower emissions targets, falling to 105 grams of C02/km average by 2025. If they don’t, they could face fines from 2023.
The move is designed to further push the demand for electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle technology. There are currently no new cars with conventional internal combustion engines that meet the 105 grams per kilometre target. The closest is the 1.2-litre manual Suzuki Swift, which is 106 grams per kilometre.

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This week for Expert Car Picks, we're talking about the government's new 'Clean Car Standard', and the cars that we would choose within the restrictions. 

If you aren't familiar with this standard, it will take effect next year, requiring car importers to meet progressively lower emissions targets, falling to 105 grams of C02/km average by 2025. If they don’t, they could face fines from 2023.




The move is designed to further push the demand for electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle technology. There are currently no new cars with conventional internal combustion engines that meet the 105 grams per kilometre target. The closest is the 1.2-litre manual Suzuki Swift, which is 106 grams per kilometre.

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When you meet a man with two first names, one of them being 'Racing', you know that he's serious about speed - and Ray Williams certainly is. 

The Kiwi racing legend joins us in studio this week, on his 75th birthday, to talk about his land speed record and the incredibly fast Porsche 930 Turbo that he did it in.

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We've finally found a winner in our 'Greatest Ute of All Time' bracket, and are happy to announce that Barry Crump's trusty Toyota Hilux has come out on top. 

It was a close final, but the Toyota beat FPV's F6 Tornado by around 20 votes, to take the title.

We're also talking about NISMO's $600K R32 GT-R restoration program, in which the Japanese brand will restore your Skyline to a factory-fresh condition.

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Welcome to a special International Women's Day edition of Zooming with DRIVEN. Out go our usual panel and in come three women with proper motor-industry credentials. Join head of DRIVEN Natasha Callister, Subaru New Zealand marketing manager Daile Stephens and AA head of marketing, motoring services Richelle Ashman for conversation about favourite cars, the future and motoring - and what it's like to be a woman in the world of cars. Regular anchor Sam Wallace keeps it all running and yes, he still manages to turn the conversation towards V8s at every opportunity...

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This week for the sixty second sell, we're talking about the best used Subaru bargains on DRIVEN for under $20,000. We've got plenty of choices in this category, so we end up with a range of options, and surprisingly just one STI. In sales news, Toyota claimed both the biggest market share (expected) and the number one new-vehicle spot (now that's news) for the biggest-ever February registration result on record for New Zealand.

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Dean's come up with a new game, and it's called 2 4 6 8. Dean plays a sound clip from a car, and the other three have to try and work out what engine it is.

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