Zooming with DRIVEN

Zooming with DRIVEN is back for another week, and today we're talking about the best learner driver-friendly cars on the market for the handsome sum of $10,000. Alongside this, we cover Holden's last backing of Bathurst, and discuss the best liveries that have run around the mountain. Sam gets upset about his beloved C63 losing its mighty V8 engine, and discovers that a few of the texts about the Audi RS4 he's selling weren't genuine inquiries. All this plus Dean's Rotten CARmatoes game is included in this week's episode, and don't forget to check out plus vote for your favourite 30 Second Sell listing at driven.co.nz.

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This week we have $20k to spend on an awesome car currently for sale. Vote now, below, if you think we got it right/wrong. We also talk about the MMA fight that was the world karting championships, debate if Harley-Davidson’s new electric LiveWire is the best Harley ever, and discuss the best all-wheel drive car you can buy new for $80k. We play the 0-100 game, seeing if some classic supercars are faster than sedans, and look at the results of what was publicly voted the best used weekend car for $10k.Zooming with DRIVEN, S03E02, and Ep16 on podcast, it’s available to listen on iHeart, Apple and your fav apps. And while you’re there, give us a rate and review, and share it with a friend.

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This week on Zooming with DRIVEN we're talking about the New Zealand driver's licence system, and how weird the questions in the learner test really are. Andrew covers off all the weird and wonderful vehicles that came from the Beijing Auto Show, David talks about the Hilux Mako that he was lucky enough to drive at the start of the week, and Sam drops an Audi RS4 bombshell. For this week's 30 Second Sell, we're looking at fun cars that can be had at driven.co.nz for less than $10,000, and as always, Sam has something to say about David's controversial pick.

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We cover off the week’s motoring news, with Mazda’s new SkyActiv engine technology, look at the R34 Skyline GT-R that sold for $400,000, and we run down the cars we’re driving this week that will feature on DRIVEN.co.nz. And we also look at the new BMW M3/M4 and ask if we rate or hate it.

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Zooming with DRIVEN Season 3 kicks off again as both our vidcast and podcast, and we dive straight into what could be the best Z of all time, the new Z Proto, aka 400Z. We look at the new Isuzu D-Max, and discuss our Expert Car Picks where you, the viewer/listener decides. We play a new game called Rotten CARmatoes, listing five car movies and seeing how fresh or rotten they really are. And we also have the latest round of 30-Second Sell, where we scour the used cars on DRIVEN.co.nz and find the best car we can within a budget: this week, it's $50k family cars, given our anchor Sam Wallace just announced he's expecting twin baby girls.

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While waiting for his flight from Frankfurt back home, we caught up with Simon over a Zoom video chat to talk about his championship win, how he transitioned from a rear-wheel drive V8 to an all-wheel drive electric SUV, his management of race strategy, the unique aspects of the electric series including a temporary boost, along with his Lego set, and how he finally managed to secure his championship victory, by just one point!

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This week we discuss the Gazoo Racing Super Sport – could a Toyota really be the world’s most exciting hypercar? Also, Sam Wallace’s prayers are answered with the announcement of a ridiculously powerful V8 ute. Things get heated in the Car Quiz as more of the DRIVEN team get points on the board – but can you beat us to the answers? In our 30-Second Sell segment, we search DRIVEN.co.nz to discover just how much performance you can buy for $40,000; in Expert Picks we argue about which car delivers the best combination of road and track ability for $200k.

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We’re back to our roots this week, thanks to Auckland’s re-entry to Level 3, where it all started for Zooming with DRIVEN: on Zoom! Hosted by Coast’s Sam Wallace and the DRIVEN motoring team, we’re all working from home this week, but the show can go on. This week we're debating the best utes for sale at DRIVEN.co.nz on a $20k budget, then we double that budget and go showroom shopping for a brand new $40k double cab ute. Sam rambles on and on about his love for the Toyota RAV4 and electric cars, we play the Car Quiz with a surprise winner (can Sam finally crack a win this week?!), and a challenge is discussed and issued.

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This week the team asks the big question of SUV or Supercar, we have just $6k to play with in our game of 30-Second Sell, from cars for sale at DRIVEN.co.nz. We look at the new Yaris, in Hybrid, Cross and super performance GR all-wheel-rive turbo specs, due for NZ by the end of the year. We play the Car Quiz, this week with a new twist, new host and homage to the farewell Holden issue and Acadia drive.

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This week, we look into what we'd buy if we won $30m Lotto this Saturday night, we pick our preferred turbo car for $25k off DRIVEN.co.nz in our 30-Second Sell segment, with some typical infighting and mocking of choices, and Sam tells us about his love for his Audi RS4 (hint, it's not a lot this week after a WoF...). After a week away, Andrew's back with his often controversial, always entertaining Car Quiz, and we discuss the Jeep Gladiator and new Range Rover Defender.

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