Win the experience of a lifetime with Century Yuasa Batteries

5 July, 2016

Century Yuasa Batteries is giving battery purchasers the chance to win an unforgettable experience of a lifetime, and it couldn’t be easier to enter. The prize is an amazing 13-day cruise for two around Greece, Turkey, and Italy, including flights from New Zealand as well as meals and unlimited beverages on board. The trip, worth $12,000, gives the lucky winner the chance to see some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet from a state-of-the-art cruise liner, for free. To enter the draw simply purchase a selected Century or Yuasa battery before September 3, 2016, and complete the entry form at the point of purchase or online here.

Purchasers of Century or Yuasa Ultra Hi Performance batteries, as well as purchasers of Idle Stop Start batteries, will receive three entries into the draw. So if you’re in the market for a new battery, now’s the time to purchase. The competition is valid at any Century or Yuasa battery retailer and includes the full range of automotive, commercial, marine, deep-cycle, motorcycle, and power-sports batteries. See the website for full terms and conditions, and complete your entry online at centurybatteries.co.nz/experienceofalifetime.

Racing Mazdas

12 June, 2026

Both Rod Millen and Ron Kendall were rotary racing kings, emanating from the North Shore of Auckland, where I grew up. And the ultimate rotary techno guru was Bill Shiells, who developed the engine into a rocket ship while working out of Gulf Mazda in Takapuna from 1969, and later in his own business, Rotorsport. He began to extract some phenomenal horsepower from the enigmatic rotary engine. Bill was one of the first to race the Mazda RX-2 Coupe in 1971 and achieved immediate success, causing others to sit up and take notice, particularly the North Shore’s racing elite. They included Robbie Francevic, Rod Millen, Ron Kendall, John Woolf, John Le Feuvre, and Rex Findlay.

Range Rover CSK — the original SUV

5 June, 2026

The Range Rover, thanks to Charles Spencer King, went into production in 1970 boasting an iconic shape that would last until 1996. The vehicle that would create the SUV moniker came about because Rover decided it was time to add a bigger four-wheel-drive vehicle, one with a 100-inch wheelbase, to the model range. Land Rover made a 109-inch wheelbase model but the standard vehicle had a 88-inch wheelbase.
The new model would be more suitable for road use than the existing Land Rover, which was considered to be predominantly for rural use. To make sure it could cope on any road it came standard with the Rover 3.5-litre V8 engine. The body design was originally sketched by King and went into production with only a few minor touch-ups by the Rover styling team.
According to King, “The idea was to combine the comfort and on-road ability of a Rover saloon with the off-road ability of a Land Rover. Nobody was doing it.”

Win the experience of a lifetime with Century Yuasa Batteries

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