Carving up the Crest – All-new Mazda CX-8
Mazda CX-8 New Zealand Launch There are quite literally, countless inspirational surfing metaphors that can be attributed to life, wellbeing and business and as I’ll point out soon, SUV’s. Everything from refocusing the mind and soul, determination and perseverance, through to spotting opportunities when they arise, or simply put, catching the wave – something it […]
Skoda Kodiaq Moving into Top Gear with record breaking ‘ring lap
Sabine Schmitz achieves the fastest time for a seven-seater SUV around the Nürburgring’s legendary Nordschleife in the ŠKODA Kodiaq vRS Emotion, dynamism and passion – ŠKODA combines all of these qualities with the ‘vRS’ initials. Even before its market launch, the Czech car manufacturer’s first high performance SUV, the ŠKODA Kodiaq vRS, proves that it […]
Fieldays Auto Alley
This year celebrates 50 years of the Fieldays, an epic gumboot wearers Expo. However, with hoards of people flocking to get their fill of ‘what’s new’ in country chic, it’s also become a place for car brands to showcase their wares – County folk drive too! We nipped down to Mystery Creek to take a look, […]
BMW i8 Roadster – Wallets at the ready
The new BMW i8 Roadster and i8 Coupé – NZ Specs and price. The sports car of the future – now available in two body variants. Emotion-stirring design promises an intense driving experience. Further developed BMW eDrive technology for increased electric driving range. All-electric roof opens and closes within 16 seconds whilst travelling at speeds of […]
Toyota’s (not quite new) Terrain Trouncer
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado GX Review New Zealand You are overcome with a sense of all-conquering power the moment you climb (and I mean climb) inside a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. Of course it’s big and bold, offering an elevated seating position across a rather substantial bonnet, and that goes a long way towards your […]
Skoda – Making music and topping charts
ŠKODA and Paloma Faith joined forces earlier this year to launch the brand’s latest instalment of its Driven by Something Different campaign. The campaign single, ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music’, has now been revealed as one of Paloma’s most successful singles ever. The anthem has seen Paloma Faith’s highest weekly sales and online streams since […]
Ford’s Performance Ranger un-Rapt in NZ
The NZ unveiling of the new Ford Ranger Raptor The life of a Performance truck can be pretty hectic we hear. Fresh from it’s punishing (and we are told it really was punishing), TV commercial duties in New Zealand’s South Island, Ford’s new Ranger Raptor was rushed to Ford NZ’s day spa in Manukau for some deep […]
4 X5 equals BMW’s next gen SAV
What we’ve been told about the new BMW X5 On sale (in the UK) from June 2018, the all-new X5 demonstrates the latest BMW advances in technology, design and safety, with the highest level of autonomous capability yet seen on a BMW X model. A choice of TwinPower and M Performance petrol and diesel engines […]
Beaver’s Fieldays Barn
Holden REVEAL NEW PRODUCT AHEAD OF FIELDAYS Shrouded in secrecy, (well lots of surprises at least), we were invited by Holden NZ to a very involved, Fielday preview event. Commencing at their Head Office in Mangere, we headed South West on an adventure that included lots of driving across Holden’s wide range of larger vehicles […]
An engine so good, it’s a threepeat winner
The 3.9-litre V8 takes the International Engine of the Year Award for the third year running A record number of six awards The latest iteration of Ferrari’s turbo-charged V8 that equips, in various forms, all Ferrari’s V8-engined cars, has been nominated the best engine in the world for the third year running in the 2018 […]
