What the (Arc)Fox – BAIC Arcfox T1 review NZ
BAIC’s Arcfox T1 offers a roomy cabin and a lot of kit for a budget EV, but is it too good to be true? BAIC‘s Arcfox T1, is a budget electric hatch that’s getting a lot of attention in NZ thanks to its price, generous equipment, roomy interior and modern tech. On paper it offers […]
mORA Than Just a Review. 3 Months with the Ora 5 EV – Your Questions Answered
What’s it really like to live with a GWM Ora5 EV every day? How practical is it? What’s the range really like? And is it a car you could see yourself owning? We’re about to find out. We’ve got some exciting news. We’ve been handed the keys to a GWM Ora 5, and we’re not […]
Polestar enters a new chapter with Polestar 4 and Polestar 5
Polestar New Zealand has unveiled the Polestar 4 SUV and Polestar 5, marking a significant moment for the brand as it expands its electric vehicle offering and prepares for its next stage of growth. Today, we were invited by Polestar to check out their new product lineup and a broader discussion of the brand’s positioning […]
The Times They Are A-Chargin’ – Audi RS5 PHEV Sedan review NZ
Audi Sport has gone electric, and the new 2.3-tonne RS5 plug-in hybrid has to prove it still deserves the RS badge. Back in 1965, Bob Dylan walked out at the Newport Folk Festival, plugged in an electric guitar and (depending on who you ask) got booed by a crowd of folk purists who felt properly […]
Begin Again: 2026 BMW iX3 50 xDrive Review
The new iX3 has been widely acclaimed as a game changing EV but can this BMW balance both hype and history?
Back in Black – RAM 1500 Express Black Edition review
The RAM 1500 Express Black Edition pairs a twin-turbo straight-six and 4.5 tonnes of towing with an all-black look, but it’s at its best when you actually use what you’re paying for. When AC/DC released Back in Black in 1980, it became one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. It’s loud, it’s unapologetic and […]
Subaru TrailSeeker SEV First Drive New Zealand
For decades, the Subaru name has been synonymous with a specific kind of Kiwi adventure, winding coastal roads, gravel tracks, and the reliable capability to reach the ski field car park. Now, Subaru New Zealand has officially signaled that this legacy of exploration is not just surviving the transition to electric, but evolving. At a […]
It is, in fact, about the drive – GR Yaris Road Review
Part two of a three part series on three weeks with the GR Yaris — the brand, the drive, the daily. Back for another piece of the GR Yaris. Last time, I wrote about the idea of this car and how that connects to GR now being its own brand, but we all know ideas […]
EV-oh? BYD Atto 3 EVO Dynamic review
The entry-level BYD Atto 3 EVO Dynamic swaps quirky for grown-up and fast for sensible, and we ask whether it has done enough to earn the EVO badge. For a certain generation of road racing Kiwis (you know who you are), the letters E, V and O bring to mind rally stages, big rear wings […]
Starship Trooper – XPeng X9 Performance review
XPeng’s ‘Starship inspired’ X9 is a quick, clever and very comfortable seven-seat electric people mover, and its zero-gravity middle row is so good you’ll want someone else to drive. “Space, the final frontier…” Ok, the newest arrival from XPeng isn’t exactly boldly going where no man has gone before (it’s more likely boldly going to […]