Toyota GR Yaris Automatic Review – GR-ins for a wider audience
Let’s get one thing straight, the original Toyota GR Yaris was a giant thunderclap in a quiet sky of shopping carts. A rally-bred homologation special that gatecrashed the hot hatch party and promptly rewrote the rulebook. It was raw, aggressive, and defiantly, exclusively manual. For purists, it was perfection, a direct, unfiltered connection between driver, […]
MG QS Essence Review – Is This 7-Seat SUV the New Value King of NZ?
In the fiercely competitive arena of the family-sized, three-row SUV, a new challenger from MG Motors has stepped into the ring. Meet the MG QS, a large seven-seat SUV stretching nearly five metres long, squaring up to seasoned heavyweights in the New Zealand market. It’s aiming its sights squarely at beloved family haulers like the […]
Chery Tiggo 4 Review – A Second Bite of the Cherry
Chery is a name some Kiwis might remember. After an initial foray into the New Zealand market from 2011 to 2014, the brand departed, leaving a modest impression. Now, they’re back for a second bite, and their opening act is the Tiggo 4, a compact SUV aimed squarely at the budget-conscious buyer. Forget what you […]
Ford Everest Tremor Review – The Factory-Fresh Adventurer
The Ford Everest has long been the darling of the school run and the weekend getaway, a capable and comfortable seven-seat SUV. But what if your weekends involve less tarmac and more… well, tremors? What if you want to take the family further off the beaten track without spending a fortune on aftermarket gear? Ford […]
Review – Giving the Subaru WRX 2.4T tS Spec B Manual Some Stick
There are few nameplates in motoring that get the pulse racing quite like WRX. For Kiwis, the letters themselves conjure up gravel-strewn backroads, turbo whistle, and a bonnet scoop that could inhale small wildlife. It’s a cult, a legacy, and – let’s be honest – a slightly unhinged obsession for those who remember when Subaru […]
2026 Kia Sportage HEV AWD Light review – A Family Favourite, Recharged
For more than three decades, the Kia Sportage has been parked in Kiwi driveways, carting kids to Saturday sport and hauling Bunnings runs like a loyal mate. It’s built its reputation on practicality, comfort, and sharp pricing. Now though, the facelifted 2026 model throws a hybrid powertrain and AWD into the mix. Efficiency meets capability, […]
Mahindra XUV 3XO Review – Heating up the NZ SubCompact Cross Segment
Mahindra, the automotive giant from India, is a brand on the rise in New Zealand, and its latest offering, the XUV 3XO, is here to add a little spice to the hotly contested subcompact crossover market. A comprehensive facelift of the previous XUV300, the 3XO joins the XUV700 and Scorpio in Mahindra’s local SUV lineup, […]
Chery Tiggo 7 & Tiggo 8 Super Hybrids – First Drive Review
Affordable Innovation Meets Practical Efficiency As Chinese carmaker Chery strengthens its presence in New Zealand through its core brand and sub-brands Omoda and Jaecoo, two standout contenders are ready to make waves in the highly competitive hybrid SUV segment, the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 Super Hybrids. These two models, which share the brand’s revolutionary […]
5 Best Things About the MG ZS Hybrid+
NZ’s compact SUV market is buzzing, yet even so, the arrival of the all-new MG ZS is bound to make some serious waves. While the entire ZS range has been given a sleek redesign, it’s the introduction of the innovative HYBRID+ model that’s really got our attention. It promises efficiency, tech, and practicality without the […]
2025 BMW M5 Touring Review – The Ultimate Everyday Rocket Returns
BMW fans, rejoice, the wagon is back. For just the third time in the nameplate’s legendary history, the BMW M5 Touring makes a return. And this time, it’s bigger, bolder, and more electrified than ever before. Since the first M5 arrived in 1984, the model has stood as the benchmark for performance sedans. But it […]