Tiptoe through the tulips – Learning to Rally Drive.
I picked up a bug when Hyundai got me to ride shotgun with Hayden Paddon, the Rally bug. I guess that the thrill (and tinge of fear) of travelling at excessive speed over loose surfaces has been there since first getting behind the wheel in old blighty but Hayden brought it to the fore and […]
Abarth 124 Spider review – Web of Desire
Alright; so the title is a little ‘Mills and Boonish’ but nevertheless; when I was young (a couple of years ago) there happened to be a Fiat 124 in our neighbourhood that I yearned after. Dressed in blue, this Italian designed (2+2) convertible was a stand out vehicle amongst the relatively bland and cars that […]
The Audi S4 review – Audi S Four’ce
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the NZ launch of the new Audi S4. A great event but it left me with the need to get more driving time. Anyway; I have just had my need fulfilled. My previous experience was with the Avant and we all know that Audi make great […]
The Lap of luxury – Lexus Summer of Performance
Lexus may have a well established reputation of being a luxury car brand but (just in case you didn’t know) they have deep-seated roots in Motorsport too – namely F Sport. To underline their commitment to customers (and probably to have a bit of fun too) Lexus hold regular client days at the track as […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk – Off the page
Located in the Sierra Nevada desert, West of the beautiful Lake Tahoe California is a 35km part road part 4×4 trail called Rubicon. The Rubicon trail is an unforgiving ride through treacherous arid and rocky countryside along a route that demands the best from any vehicle that dares to venture up it – just the […]
Kia Niro – Cross Traffic
The Kia Niro brochure boasts of this planet saving hybrid doing 3.8Litres/100km, which all sounds well and good but these numbers can often only be achieved in ‘ideal’ conditions and environments and not REAL world. I (accidentally) made the Niro’s efficiency part of my review and I’m actually pleased I did. Ask any commuter and […]
New Holden Astra – European takeaway
Europe’s population is estimated to be around 750million (give or take the UK) and its land mass covers roughly 10 million km (again give or take the UK). Most of the population tends to congregate around major cities; which despite the ever changing people vs land equation, still leaves a fair amount of unattended land. […]
Ferrari California T Handling Speciale – Everyday Attraction
Just like Supermodels, Supercars are there to be exalted. They grace the pages of glossy magazines, posters of them adorn walls of pubescent youths (and sometimes older folk) and are leered at lustfully whenever possible. We covet them, desire them and crave knowledge about them, often seeking out and rating their performance against others in […]
Ford Escape SUVeee
Naming your children is often fraught with danger, there can be so many people to appease along the way. Grandparents, Parents, In Laws, friends you even (at some point) should consider the child itself and the name they have to live with. Even our esteemed celebrities can get it wrong – Moxie Crimefighter, Princess Tiaamii, […]
Audi Q2 and S4 Launch – Untaggable Stepping Stones
The invite to the launch of any new (or even updated) Audi vehicle always brings on a sense of excitement. You can be relatively sure it’s going to be stylish and good looking (inside and out), it’s going to be technologically advanced, prestigious and undoubtedly well designed to fit the market perfectly. So you can […]
