Jaguar XE R-Sport Review – Dial Up a Hero
Alright so I’m an Englishman reviewing a Jag, don’t think for one moment I’m going to be biased or nostalgic in any way. I’d like to think, I’m going to look upon this marque like every other car brand and review this XE in the same impartial way as I do all the others and […]
Range Rover Evoque Convertible HSE Si4 Review – It’s a bit posh.
When Jaguar/Land Rover call and offer you a car to review; you immediately look to clear the schedule and make room for something special. So when the offer of the Range Rover Evoque convertible HSE Si4 came up; there was a quick juggle plus a crossing of fingers that the current temperate Auckland weather would […]
Hyundai Veloster Review – the VelociRAPTor
Anyone that has seen the Jurassic Park movies will ‘know’ that Velociraptors are nasty dinosaurs that are fast, cunning and have big sharp teeth. As they stand a mere 2M tall (5M length) so you may be mistaken for thinking that they are rather cute (in Dinosaur terms) but Spielberg has them portrayed as aggressive […]
Audi SQ7 review – Two plus one equals WHEEE
Audi SQ7 review – Let’s face it, regardless of how much patience we claim to have; none of us really like to wait. Queues bring on sighs, the revolving wheel or hourglass on the computer sparks anger and frustration and don’t get me started on the endless wasted hours shoe shopping with the wife. On […]
2016 Commodore VFII SS V Redline Review – Easy Like a Sunday morning.
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1949. He graduated Joliet Township High School as an Ace tennis player took up a Scholarship at Tuskegee Institute before dropping out in his sophomore year. Despite then seriously considering becoming a Priest, Richie opted to continue down the path of a musical career – […]
The Curse of the ‘Little Bastard’ Porsche
Anyone that has seen the movie Christine will know that people fall in love with their cars and that cars can be possessed. Alright we can probably all agree that the latter part is a little far-fetched – or is it? In my opinion; the Porsche 550 Spyder is one of the most desirable looking […]
CLA 45 AMG review – X Marks the Spot
Scotsman Robert Louis Stevenson first published Treasure Island in 1883; it is an adventure novel full of Pirates, Swashbuckling Buccaneers, talking parrots, far off lands and high sea high jinks. It’s a tale of Good guys verses Bad, Brotherhood, Loyalty, Greed and Mutiny all shrouded in the quest to find buried treasure. Despite some of […]
CanAm Spyder F3 Review – What a Trike
While everyone was raving about Green Eggs and Ham; my favorite book was Marvin K Mooney – that’s just who I am. I guess I was a bit different when I was a kid, so that must be why I read what I did. It’s a story about Marvin who wouldn’t go NOW, so the […]
Maserati Quattroporte 330hp – See Spot Run
I was invited to Sydney recently to take a look at Maserati’s new Quattroporte 330hp, it was an action packed day filled with Italian flair, testing roads, fine food and a dog named spot (name changed to protect the innocent). Picking up the luxurious 4 door saloon north of the city; our route took us […]
VW Touareg V8 R-Line
There is something quite reassuring about the roar of a V8 engine under your right foot, the sense of power is almost primeval, you just know that it has the ability to get you in AND more importantly out of trouble. Earlier this year I road tested the V6 Touareg but Volkswagen thought it was […]