Modern History
Thanks to German car marque BMW, I found myself in the fine city of Seoul, Korea. Now although most of the planned activities were going to be around the their driving centre in Incheon, for numerous reasons (flight availability, connections, event dates etc) I ended up having nigh-on a full day to play with and […]
The Aventador S by Lamborghini – Italian Masterpiece
It’s not that hard to define a masterpiece, albeit a painting, a literary piece, a culinary delight, a song, even a play or opera. In simplistic terms; a masterpiece is essentially a most outstanding piece of work that you become so engrossed with that you actually forget the artist that created it. It’s the Triumph […]
Mazda MX-5 RF Review – Be careful what you wish for
When it comes to reviewing convertible cars, Mazda seem to have a hotline with the weather bureau. Regardless of what the google app seems to say, normally when I pick up the keys to their MX-5 the sun shines and the top goes down. Now don’t get me wrong, being subjected to a big dose […]
The BMW M4 CS – the new name in sport
The BMW M4 CS first look During my recent visit to the BMW Driving Centre in Seoul (don’t worry you’ll get to hear all about it), I had an extra special reason to be excited – a sneak unveiling of the new BMW M4 CS. Under the strictest (and I mean strictest) confidentiality, our host […]
Toyota C-HR review – Outgoing personality
Millennials have been branded self-absorbed, self-important and even selfish but I’m not so sure it’s all their issue. In this heavily polluted ‘white noise’ digital world there is a battle to be heard and things like selfies and viral ‘home made/ self-exploitation videos are simply just another personality arm. At their recent new car launch, […]
New Audi A & S5 Review – a Karaka of a car
On a soggy and dreary Monday morning a group of us were bussed to Karaka for the local launch of a new car. The combination of time, day and weather may sound like I wasn’t looking forward to this event, however that couldn’t be further from the truth. As we arrived at Te HiHi, there […]
Tiptoe through the tulips – Learning to Rally Drive.
I picked up a bug when Hyundai got me to ride shotgun with Hayden Paddon, the Rally bug. I guess that the thrill (and tinge of fear) of travelling at excessive speed over loose surfaces has been there since first getting behind the wheel in old blighty but Hayden brought it to the fore and […]
Abarth 124 Spider review – Web of Desire
Alright; so the title is a little ‘Mills and Boonish’ but nevertheless; when I was young (a couple of years ago) there happened to be a Fiat 124 in our neighbourhood that I yearned after. Dressed in blue, this Italian designed (2+2) convertible was a stand out vehicle amongst the relatively bland and cars that […]
The Audi S4 review – Audi S Four’ce
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the NZ launch of the new Audi S4. A great event but it left me with the need to get more driving time. Anyway; I have just had my need fulfilled. My previous experience was with the Avant and we all know that Audi make great […]
The Lap of luxury – Lexus Summer of Performance
Lexus may have a well established reputation of being a luxury car brand but (just in case you didn’t know) they have deep-seated roots in Motorsport too – namely F Sport. To underline their commitment to customers (and probably to have a bit of fun too) Lexus hold regular client days at the track as […]