The food you just gotta eat and places you don’t want to miss.
Cars today are so capable that it is sometimes really hard to explore everything they can do on public roads, and without putting yourself or
Emeya is here and we were there to see the Union Jack lift to reveal Lotus’ newest hyper electric tourer!
It’s hard to put into words what it’s like to drive a range of Audi performance vehicles, full throttle with the traction control off on
A few months ago, I hopped on a 25 hour journey to go back to my home country of Brazil to spend some time with
This post is part II of my recent road trip through the North Island with the Volkswagen California. If you haven’t seen part I, it’s
With an aggregated figure of almost 5 months living in campervans of all shapes and sizes, I think I can call myself an enthusiast of
How does a Tarmac Life motoring-themed Horoscope sound? Let us know if any of these predictions come true. Aries (March 21 – April 19): Buckle
The Ford Ranger is designed to explore the road less travelled and get filthy dirty in the process. But leaving your Ranger covered in mud,
Start your engines! Experience the edge-of-your-seat action in this odyssey of fierce determination, survival against all odds, and ultimately… hope. As the world fell, young
In my quest to check every single NZ Great Walk off the list, I recently did a take two for the Whanganui Journey. Why take
To help celebrate the release of Monkey Man, we have scored 4 x double passes for Tarmac Lifers to win. Competition details below. MONKEY MAN
Lancia have welcomed the film to Italian theaters.
It’s a Jaguar F-Pace SVR like no other!
Don’t judge, but we’ve finally gotten around to delivering our 2023 Car of the Year Trophies, (we’ve been busy alright) and it’s fair to say
In an evident confirmation of the exceptional adventurous capabilities of the their models range, Nissan is welcomed on board as the official vehicle partner of
New Rally to the ‘Land where the Sun Never Sets’ is creating intrigue HERO-ERA’s new Arctic Midnight Sun Rally promises to be such a voyage
The new supercar picks up on the achievements of the 720S.
Italo McLeod (aka my son) is a budding football (Soccer for the less informed) player. Recently he had the opportunity to attend a couple of
Opel’s Grandland SRi was the perfect road trip companion for a tour of the Mighty Waikato.
The Lotus owners of New Zealand turned up in big numbers for both the celebration and subsequent tour!
The brand are taking their celebrations to the metaverse.
Globally, luxury and sporty car brand BMW is heavily involved in sustainability, from manufacture, through components, materials and of course emissions, it’s a brand that’s
Experience the future of Mini in the quirkiest of ways.
‘Look no hands!’ I exclaimed, as I let go of the steering wheel of the Ford Mustang Mach-E and rushed along the M4 motorway in
A very special trio of Polestar cars are currently on display in Auckland.
Calling a front wheel drive electric SUV is a driver’s car might read like a stretch to some, but hang with me while I make
Hot on the heels of Cupra’s first EV, there’s now a second addition in PHEV form!
This post picks up from where we left off in my previous story from Niue and, if you haven’t read it yet, you can find
Whether recharging, waiting to pick up your loved one, or cherishing a quiet moment away from the in-laws – your Volvo car is now better
Summers in New Zealand can be full of fun, exploring and great times, but I’m not the biggest fan of the cold and wet Auckland
Premium tourism operator BLACK is launching a world-first James Bond Aston Martin experience to cater to the growing luxury tourism market. BLACK’s unique James Bond-inspired
Over the years I have been lucky enough to spend hours wandering through many vehicle brand museums, and to varying degrees, they tell a story
The California by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is a statement, a motoring way of life: a full-value VW bus suitable for every day of the year, which
We spent an afternoon on track with Mercedes-Benz, experiencing their new Driving Events programme!
The offer of a week in India would be hard to turn down by anyone I feel, but when you add in a day’s driving
A fitting showroom for a Swedish superstar.
Abarth makes the Mission Possible!
The first 2023 Corvette Z06 has touched down in New Zealand and we went along to have a look!
Where Savile Row meets Park Avenue. Aston Martin proudly opens the doors to Q New York, its first ultra-luxury flagship on 450 Park Avenue, in New
Hyundai becomes the official vehicle partner for the international event.
Having a surname like McLeod, means that Dunedin strikes me as a funny old city. You see, aside from it being NZ’s seventh largest city
Those that have met me know, (even those that haven’t, can assume) that I like food, aka scran. All shapes, all sizes and in most
If you are one of those avid readers that will go to the end of our articles and read our bios, you might have seen
Prepare to escape the ordinary and embark on a journey to paradise as we unveil the crème de la crème of beaches across the globe.
Not only is there a new, larger addition to the Defender range, namely the 8-seater 130 but there’s also one with a V8 heart, and
Now a key feature of the Opel GSe cars.
The Trident takes centre court in Monte-Carlo.
Attending an event where you watch people thrash their 40+year old vehicle within an inch of its life on the racetrack, to then seeing (often
Like many I assume, when I think of Dubai, images of sand, camels and exotic sports cars spring to mind, well having just spent two
The launch of the new Land Rover 130 essentially completes the new family line up for the Defender nameplate, and where best to test out
One of the (many) perks of attending a new car launch is often the stunning accommodation that we stay in. So when Czech car brand
Jeep has got some exciting stuff in the works for their Annual Easter Safari!
Traditional car rental firm Sixt together with NZ’s very own Giltrap Group have added an extra dimension to getting more bums into vehicle seats with
Ford are calling the experience an “off-roadeo”!
And we’re back for the second post about my most recent South Island roadtrip. Just in case you missed it, here’s a link to the
Sixty years after Bruce McLaren made the journey from New Zealand to England to establish the company that still bears his name, two University of
It had been a hot minute since my last road trip through the South Island, and we were already missing the expansive vistas, the beautiful
Our interview with Ken Block in 2019. In New Zealand as part of a worldwide bucket list rally stage tour, we (thanks to Ford New
Two French icons come together!
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