BMW X3 M-Phwoarty-d – BMW X3 M40d Review
BMW X3 M40d Review New Zealand Although it cannot be assigned to just one person (apparently it’s a bit of a mish-mash of several engineers over a period of time), since the Diesel engine bears the name of Rudolf Diesel (the man that first came up with the concept of ‘ignition by compression’ in 1892), we’ll use […]
Delivering 58kg’s of sweet chocolate
Volkswagen Amarok V6 580Nm review New Zealand In most vehicle reviews, many of us will seek out things like top speed and the 0-100km times. These are of course connected to the engine’s HP/kW and Ft-Lbs/Nm outputs. Essentially, kW is the measurement of power which provides the ‘glory boy’ top speed while Nm is the ‘hard working’ […]
Life lessons the NZ motor industry taught me in 2018
It’s been another amazing year for the automotive industry, with giant leaps made in design, tech and performance but the real winners are us the drivers and even the passengers. Here is my list of what life lessons the motoring industry has taught me in 2018 – feel free to add your own. Alfa Romeo […]
E for Electric and Evans…
Kiwi Simon Evans Wins Inaugural Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Race Historic victory for Kiwi Simon Evans in Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia VIP driver Alice Powell wins PRO-AM category and finishes fifth overall Jaguar makes history with the debut of the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY – the first motorsport race with men and women competing together in Saudi […]
‘Shotgun’ be gone – Hyundai Santa Fe review
Hyundai Santa Fe review New Zealand At virtually every indoor (or even outdoor stadium for that matter) event, albeit a concert, play, a big game or a smaller show there are those good, upfront, touching distance seats, followed by the rather average, middle of the road positions and then finally, there’s those way back at […]
Diesel do just nicely – Holden diesel review
Holden Diesel Review New Zealand Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you’ll have noticed that the face of Holden has changed somewhat. The car brand’s ‘Westieness’ has given way to a more global visage. It’s a mind shift that hasn’t pleased everyone but by dipping into their overseas […]
