From visage to veloz – the 2021 Ateca
Born in Barcelona and welcomed into the comforting arms of the Volkswagen Audi Group in 1990, the Spanish car giant SEAT (and its performance arm Cupra) adds spice and a sense of Latin flair to the automotive market. With name plates such as Ibiza, Leon, Ateca and Terraco that match some of Spain’s more renowned […]
Supra and Suprarer – 2021 Toyota GR Supra review
Around a year after the launch of the fifth generation GR Supra, Toyota has fulfilled their promise of making their flagship performance sports car more ‘performancer’. And we got the keys to the 2021 model AND the A91, Limited, Power Up edition, back to back – damn I love my job. With all that’s gone […]
This ain’t no shopping cart – GR Yaris Review
The Yaris is a much loved, city-dwelling compact car that’s very much at home in a shopping mall or inner suburban backdrop, well it is until Toyota’s President (and Petrolhead) Akio Toyoda got his hands on it and with the help of Tommi Mäkinen and the GR (Gazoo Racing) team turned it into a fire-breathing […]
GC in the KC – VW Grand California Review
With international travel off the holiday list right now, many Kiwis have opted to explore their own backyard and discover all the beauties that New Zealand has to offer. As luck would have it, Volkswagen NZ has recently launched their greatest ever camper the Grand California and in a kind of ‘all ducks in a […]
One for all – 2021 Toyota Hilux review
With in excess of 18 million utes sold globally and 142,000 (basically the population of Tauranga) of those sold here in New Zealand, it’s plain to see that we (the collective we) have a bit of a thing for the last seven generations of the Toyota Hilux. Well, get ready to let the affair continue […]
Winning Kombination – VW Multivan 6.1 Cruise review
Having fairly recently reviewed (and been impressed by) the VW Multivan, I must say that I was rather keen to hear that VW had now released a 6.1 version. The ‘old’ Multivan was full of surprises, from its all 7-seat seat adaptability (forward and backward facing and even a bed), to a pop-up card table […]
Roomy, Vroomy and far from gloomy – 2021 Mini Countryman Cooper S review NZ
Ok, so it may have been a bit of a shock for purists when in 2010 Mini first launched the Countryman (their not so Mini, compact crossover SUV). However the motoring world embraced it and it’s rapidly become one of, if not THE (in certain areas) most popular Mini model out there accounting for almost […]
When three’s not a crowd – all-new Yaris Cross Review
There are a number of things that mobility brand Toyota do well, (in fact their design and engineering team has even had a winning crack at making sailing boats fly), but three things that spring quickly to the forefront are SUVs, compact cars and hybrids. The all-new Yaris Cross merges these things together and adds […]
BMW M3Phwoarty – BMW M340i xDrive Sedan review
A little over a month ago BMW New Zealand gave us the keys to their M340i Touring. It’s a bit of a brute of a vehicle with oodles of power and, thanks to its extended tail end, plenty of room too. A thrilling drive that also (since it’s not a full blown, guns ablazin’ M3) […]
Audi ImmeRSion – Audi RS Track Experience
According to Audi NZ it’s no accident that down here in our little slice of blue planet paradise, RS model sales are the best in the world – it’s all down to their 360-degree marketing (that and great cars of course). For over and above the marketing, Audi NZ immerse RS customers and potential customers […]