Zooming with DRIVEN

Zooming with DRIVEN Car Guide is back for a limited-run series thanks to our sponsor, Winger Motors! If you're not up to date, check out the first episode here , the second episode here , the third episode here and the fourth episode here! This is the big one: today we announce the overall winner of the 2023 AA DRIVEN Car Guide New Zealand Car of the Year, as well as all the individual category wi...

Zooming with DRIVEN Car Guide is back for a limited-run series! If you're not up to date, check out the first episode here , the second episode here and the third episode here . Our 2023 AA DRIVEN Car Guide New Zealand Car of the Year programme, this year sponsored by Winger Motors, is now reaching the really exciting bits. Just one week to go until all is revealed! This week Sam, Dean and David a...

Zooming with DRIVEN Car Guide is back for a limited-run series! If you're not up to date,  check out the first episode here  and  the second episode here. Our 2023 AA DRIVEN Car Guide New Zealand Car of the Year programme, this year sponsored by Winger Motors, is now well under way. This week Sam, David and fellow COTY judge Avon Bailey from the AA are in the studio to look at the finalists for th...

Zooming with DRIVEN Car Guide is back for a limited-run series! If you're not up to date,  check out the first episode here . Our 2023 AA DRIVEN Car Guide New Zealand Car of the Year programme, this year sponsored by Winger Motors, is now well under way. This week Sam, Damien and fellow COTY judge Allister Wade from the AA are in the studio to look at the finalists for our three Clean Car categori...

Yes, we're back! Zooming with DRIVEN (now DRIVEN Car Guide, of course) has returned for a limited-run series - as is the fashion in the streaming age - as we kick off our 2023 AA DRIVEN Car Guide New Zealand Car of the Year programme, this year sponsored by Winger Motors. This week Sam, Dean and David are in the studio to look at the finalists for our first three categories: Small SUV, Medium SUV...

Sam's away, but Zooming with DRIVEN carries on! But, somehow, with no less talk of Sam's muscles... Anyway, in Episode 121 David and Damien tell us of their trip to Hamilton to check out the new ride of Police dogs around the country - the Skoda Superb Police Dog Unit. The Superb is rolling out around the country to replace the old Holdens (currently a mix of VF Commodore utes and Equinox SUVs) an...

On this week's episode of Zooming with DRIVEN , Dean regales us with tales of his MX-5 racing exploits from the last-ever motorsport event at Pukekohe Park Raceway, Damien tells us why the 34th series of Top Gear has been cancelled and Sam wonders how many whale penises it take to upholster a car interior. Really. Dean tells us how David was down at the Toyota Festival at Highlands Park to see the...

On the latest episode of Zooming with DRIVEN , David tells us about the Kia EV9 all-electric large SUV that the Korean manufacturer just revealed the production version of , and it actually looks a lot like the brilliantly angular concept ! Although Sam is disappointed that the more impractical features of the original concept - like the weird doors and square steering wheel - haven't made it onto...

This week on Zooming with DRIVEN Dean tells us about his trip to the Fully Charged Show in Sydney to see the new MG4 EV before its release here later this year, but also the new long-range version of the popular MG ZS EV that will be here shortly as well. The Fully Charged Show is a roadshow of electric vehicles that is a spin off of the popular YouTube channel of the same name that was started by...

In the latest episode of Zooming with DRIVEN Sam and Dean talk to country music star Miranda Easten about her music and - more importantly (well, to us at least!) - her DMC DeLorean. Miranda fell in love with the DeLorean when she first saw one in - you guessed it - Back to the Future and has gone on to own three in the years since! But it's not just a friendly chat - Dean also tests Miranda and S...

We're back for 2023! In the first episode of Zooming with DRIVEN for the year (Sam had a loooong holiday...) we take a look back at what has happened (and what we have driven) since the last episode. Dean tells us about his recent trip to Japan for a drive of the all-new Mazda CX-60 (and also about some gross things he ate while he was there...), while Damien headed off to Scotland to  drive the f...

In the final episode of Zooming with DRIVEN for 2022 we finish off our countdown of the twenty most popular stories on DRIVEN for the year, covering off the top ten -  you can watch last week's episode where we look at #20 to #11 here. What was the most read story of the year? You'll just have to watch the episode to find out, but it surprised us... Also in this episode, Dean talks about the Hyund...

In the penultimate episode for 2022 Dean, David, Damien and Sam kick off our countdown of the twenty most popular stories on DRIVEN for 2022, covering off #20 to #11 this week, while David also tells us of the all-electric MG4's recent success in NCAP crash testing, where it scored a full five stars. It was also confirmed that the small BEV will definitely be coming to New Zealand next year as wel...

On Zooming with DRIVEN EP113, David tells us about his first experience with the all-new Range Rover Sport in the South Island - it's a big deal for Land Rover New Zealand, while being smaller than the full-size Range Rover, that is. And bigger than a Velar, but about the same size as a Land Rover Discovery... it's confusing, but you can read more about the newest member of the Land Rover family r...

Welcome to the biggest and best Zooming with DRIVEN show of the year, where we announce the winner of the 2022 AA DRIVEN New Zealand Car of the Year.  As well as the overall winner of AA DRIVEN Car of the Year, we announce the winners of each class. Cars eligible for the AA DRIVEN NZ COTY include any vehicle currently on sale and that the AA and DRIVEN judges have all had a chance to experience, w...

In Zooming with DRIVEN EP111, Toyota has made the Prius fast and sexy, but it's too late for NZ . David chats about a Ford Ranger Raptor , largely showroom-standard, that won the Mid Size Stock class in the Score International Baja 1000 last week. Damien checks out the cars up for grabs in Webb's classic car auction , and we talk about our top picks.  More finalists for AA DRIVEN Car of the Year a...

On Zooming with DRIVEN EP110, Damien chats about weird off-road sports cars, the Porsche 911 Dakar and Lamborghini Huracan Steratto. David mentions that from December, all new and used-vehicle importers in New Zealand will have to operate a Government "CO2 account" . And more finalists are revealed for AA DRIVEN Car of the Year, this time it's the finalists for the Passenger and Sports and Perform...

On Zooming with DRIVEN episode 109, Opel launches in New Zealand . David was at the launch, and gives us insight into the automaker's first NZ cars.  It's Damien's first week on Zooming with Driven, and he chats about Formula One NFTs .  Dean checks out Countdown's Brick toys, and takes us through more AA DRIVEN Car of the Year finalists.  Remember, you can go in the draw to win $5000 for either p...

On this episode of Zooming with DRIVEN, we drive the Honda Civic Type R ! David checks out the Ford Ranger XLT and Wildtrak, and Dean shows us a NASCAR wallride video .  Dean shares his thoughts on the Mercedes-AMG EQS 53, and chats about the upcoming Opel open day .  AA DRIVEN NZ Car of the Year is kicking off, you can check out more info on the categories and People's Choice voting here .  See o...

On episode 107 of Zooming with DRIVEN, Dean drives a Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 . David chats about the Honda Civic Type R , Polestar 3 , and Rolls Royce Spectre . Dean talks about the record-breaking price that a Nissan Pulsar GTI-R Nismo sold for at auction  and announces that AA DRIVEN Car of the Year is kicking off this weekend.  Voting for People's choice is opening soon, so keep an eye out f...

On Zooming with DRIVEN this week, we have a lot to catch up on! David talks about his road trip in the BYD Atto 3 , and he went to Slovenia to check out the new Nissan X-Trail and Polestar 2.  Dean breaks down both WRC and Bathurst. He also talks about the new Mercedes-Benz EQB , Toyota Corolla Cross , and Honda Civic Type R .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Zooming with DRIVEN this week, the ultimate guide to every new hybrid and electric car you can buy in NZ ! David chats about the Nissan X-Trail launch, and Dean checks out the Christchurch EV expo .  Also, a sneak preview of the guide to New Zealand EV chargers video , and the new Honda Civic Type R is in the country! The  Honda Roadshow  is about to wrap up. Check out the details below, and he...

In Zooming with DRIVEN epsiode 104, it's our EV special! We talk about the Ford Mustang Mach-E , Transit E, and have a special interview with TransNet NZ e-Mobility Transport Manager, and racer, Glenn Inkster.  We also acknowledge the Queen's passing, and honour a Queen who loved cars . She was also a mechanic! The  Honda Roadshow  is about to wrap up. Check out the details below, and head along i...

On episode 103 of Zooming with DRIVEN, Dean and Sam chat about the V8 Supercars event  that happened at Pukekohe last weekend.  Dean discusses details for the new Toyota GR86 2.4 , and the new MG ZS EV , which is the country's cheapest electric car. David joins us from the US, bringing news about the new generation Ford Mustang .  The team also chat about the Porsche Macan and RC car racing. The ...

On Zooming with DRIVEN this week, we talk about Ford Ranger Raptor which launched this week. David discusses the Alfa Romeo Guilia GTAm, and the new car sales from August 2022.  Dean recounts his Mazda MX-5 racing that happened over the weekend, and Sam mentions the Supercars event that's happening at Pukekohe this weekend.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.