Hon’dna’ day & Jazz RS launch
Over recent years (thanks probably in a big part to certain areas of the motoring media), Honda has become somewhat synonymous with the more aged sector of the automotive driving public. The spotlight being shone on the middle of the road performance and rather vanilla styling models of the brand’s line up. However at the […]
First drive of the new 2023 Honda Civic Type-R
And it was on the legendary Pukekohe racetrack! Bitter/sweet would best describe my feeling upon receiving the invite to the NZ unveiling of the 6th generation Honda Civic Type-R. Bitter because this would probably be the last opportunity I’d have to drive on the iconic Pukekohe NZ racetrack, but oh so sweet as this new […]
Refined runabout – new Honda CR-V review
According to Japanese automotive company Honda, CR-V stands for ‘Comfortable Runabout Vehicle’, however the acronym has also been referred to as Compact Recreational Vehicle, either way, this Kiwi family fave model has been upgraded and refined recently, and we (finally) got our hands on it. I have to admit that, for one reason or another, […]
Light-footed quinquagenarian – 2022 Honda Civic Mugen review
Honda’s longest-standing nameplate the Civic has turned fifty and to help celebrate this epic achievement, Honda New Zealand has released a Mugen edition and we got to play with it. Despite it not being ‘official’, Mugen is the performance name that’s essentially gone hand in hand with Honda since Hirotoshi Honda (son of Honda’s founder) […]
Sokai Civic – 2022 Honda Civic Sport Hatch review
According to Honda, when creating the 11th (yes the 11th) generation of their longest-running nameplate the Civic, the engineers and designers took a Zen moment and focused their efforts on making it more Sokai – which as we all know means (amongst other things) ‘to yearn for’ or ‘be more attached to’. Now although this […]
Say R – 2021 Honda Civic Type-R review NZ
Thanks to Top Gear, Honda has picked up a bit of a reputation for being rather bland and boring. Admittedly, there was a point where a cursory glance at their drivers in heavy traffic revealed a sea of blue rinse but nowadays not so much. Their new design language is exciting and vehicles moreso, even […]