Mildly Hybrid and mildly black – Mazda CX-30 SP MHEV Blackout Edition
With its compact size, design tweaks and mild-hybrid efficiency there’s a lot to like about Mazda’s CX-30 SP MHEV Blackout Edition, but could they have done a little bit more? Mazda NZ gave us the keys for a few days to find out. Alright, so when a vehicle brand usually releases a ‘Blackout Edition’, visions […]
High Society: 2021 Hyundai Kona Elite Review
Hyundai’s new Kona Elite is the kind of all-rounder that doesn’t come around often.
Sorento Perfecto: Kia Sorento Premium AWD PHEV Review
The current Kia Sorento is leaps and bounds ahead of the previous generation. For the first time, the term ‘Premium’ could be mentioned in the same sentence as Sorento. That’s not saying the previous car wasn’t much chop, it just couldn’t really fly that premium flag despite Kia’s best efforts. Today, things couldn’t be more […]
3 Kings of Leon – SEAT & CUPRA Leon first drive
The fourth generation Leon has arrived in New Zealand and it’s better than ever, with stunning new designs, advanced technology and both ‘clean car’ economical or ‘heart-racing’ ferocious powertrains. There are three models on offer and we got to test them all. Named after the Spanish city of Leon (which incidentally also means lion), the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Audi Q2 and S4 Launch – Untaggable Stepping Stones
The invite to the launch of any new (or even updated) Audi vehicle always brings on a sense of excitement. You can be relatively sure it’s going to be stylish and good looking (inside and out), it’s going to be technologically advanced, prestigious and undoubtedly well designed to fit the market perfectly. So you can […]