Driver 2009: All New Model

20 April 2009
For immediate release

Driver 2009: All New Model

Driver magazine relaunches with the May issue, due out Monday 27 April. There’s a new editor at the helm – award-winning journalist David Linklater – and he brings with him a fresh perspective, all new content, and a striking new design

Driver’s new editor is a well-known and highly respected Qantas Media Awards winner. David has written for many local and international magazines and newspapers including the Herald on Sunday, Top Gear NZ and several previous incarnations of Driver.

“This issue’s cover story is going to have local tongues wagging,” says David. “It’s the first drive in the new SpecV version of the most-talked-about-car of the decade — the Nissan GT-R, already one of the most extreme road cars in automotive history.  The Driver team also takes the all-new Ford Fiesta and compares it item-for-item, dollar-for-dollar with five of its rivals.  Interviews Champion NZ V8 driver Kayne Scott, takes a Land Rover Defender into the heart of the Tongariro National Park and brings back prices and specifications of every new car available in New Zealand.”

Not a bad line-up then. And speaking of line-ups, David’s editorial team includes assistant editor Damien O’Carroll, and incumbent editor Allan Dick.

“Yes, it's bad news for NZ Transport Agency (the latest name for the LTSA), the traffic police, motorsport authorities, lousy truck drivers and other lack-lustre members of society,” says Allan. “I'm staying on as Editor At Large. I've got a regular column, do a feature story most issues and will continue to input into the local motorsport section.”

What isn’t changing is Driver’s emphasis on being first-to-market with new car news and launches, and if anything, it’s even more packed full of impartial and practical advice about which car to buy.

“Driver has always been as much about motoring as it is about cars,” says David. “It celebrates New Zealand culture and the personal mobility that the automobile has given us. It's not elitist: mainstream cars are just as interesting as exotic ones. Driver is for those of us who get excited when they open the garage door, no matter what kind of car is inside.”

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