Go Faster Stripes – Ford Fiesta S Limited Edition Review
Ford Fiesta S Limited Edition Review New Zealand Many years ago, almost too many to remember, I got my first car. The make and model are not relevant here, but suffice to say, it was very cheap, wasn’t pretty and wasn’t fast – well not until I ‘modified’ it. Being my first car, I of […]
Japan – Two Hearts, beat as one.
Travel Experiences Although thanks to Mazda, we were in Japan to see the latest offerings in the automotive world at the Tokyo Motor Show, we still had plenty of time to immerse ourselves into the spectacle that is Japan. And as we found out, it’s not all samurai swords and ninja’s The island of Japan […]
Exploring the true nature of KODO
Mazda’s KODO Mazda’s KODO (Soul of Motion) design language was first introduced to the world in 2010 in the form of the Shinari concept vehicle. The motivation behind this design ethos was, and very much still is, the ‘dynamic beauty of life’ and with its more muscular design characteristics, Shinari showed us that this form […]
All things being equal – Holden Equinox Launch
Holden Equinox Launch New Zealand Twice a year, (March and September) the plane of the Earth’s equator passes through the centre of the Sun’s disk. The Equinox a derivative of the Latin word aequinoctium – Aequus/Nox (equal/night) and is said to be when both day and night are equal. New Plymouth had an Equinox pass […]
Catch a bullet
To catch a bullet in your hand or mouth takes skill and precision timing, or that’s what magicians and performance artists would have you believe. Of course, it’s a trick but as a child, I used to watch in awe and wonder. What is not a trick, however, is the precision and timing that surrounds […]
Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II Review – It’s eerily good.
Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II Review New Zealand When Ghostbusters hit the silver screen back in 1984 it began a franchise of near Star Wars proportions – well it seemed that at the time anyway. The supernatural comedy, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis (they starred in it too) was essentially about three unconventional parapsychologists […]
Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge Review – Going Boldly…
Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge Review UK Being handed the keys to a Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge is one thing, however, receiving them at their custom-designed headquarters in Goodwood England is another thing altogether. Having been chauffeur-driven to the establishment, had coffee in the Charles Rolls study, received a personal unveiling of the new Phantom and […]
BMW M2 Review – A Vermicious Knid
BMW M2 Review New Zealand Vermicious knids are huge dark egg-shaped beings that live on the planet Vermes 184,270,000,000 miles away from earth and for some reason, they are the first things that came to mind when I drove BMW’s new M2 rocket ship. It’s obviously not their shape that made me think of them, […]
Lexus LC500 Review – Second date.
Lexus LC 500 Review New Zealand First dates can be a nightmare – not the date itself (that’s a different story), I’m talking more about the pressure that surrounds it. It doesn’t help that the date is shrouded in anticipation (I assume from both sides) but if you are the person organising it, trying to […]
Unstoppable Force – An Outback experience with Mike Horn and Mercedes
An amazing Mercedes experience in Australia Mike Horn has circumnavigated the globe more times than a NASA satellite. He’s climbed to the top of numerous 8,000+ metre peaks (without oxygen), walked unassisted to both Poles and all the way around the North one, swam the Amazon, played with sharks and piranhas and even had a […]