EVolvolution – Volvo C40 Recharge review NZ
Already synonymous with automotive safety, Swedish car brand Volvo is evidently now focussing much of its attention on sustainability. As they journey towards having 50% of their global sales volume fully electric by 2025 (and be fully electric by 2030), Volvo cars has recently launched their second ‘zero-emissions’ vehicle to the world, the C40 Recharge, […]
Power Ranger – Ranger Raptor review NZ
The power rangers are essentially a group of teens with superhero abilities. When ‘morphed’ they wear brightly coloured suits and possess enhanced strength, durability and agility… A perfect segue to my review of the next gen Ranger Raptor. When it comes to Ford, the Raptor name was first introduced in 2010 (so just about to […]
MG ZS rEVisited – MG ZS EV review NZ
I was last behind the wheel of the much improved MG ZS EV in late September while attending the New Zealand launch, and it’s fair to say that my first impressions of the revamped all-electric SUV were excellent. But how would it hold up to more thorough scrutiny? MG New Zealand felt I should find […]
Tangy Twist: Renault Arkana R.S Line Review
Renault’s newest SUV has gotten the R.S treatment and it’s flavoursome!
E-VANgelical – Ford Tourneo Custom PHEV review
Albeit quite a while back now, I took the extended family on a road trip from Auckland to Tauranga and back (via the Coromandel) in a Ford Tourneo, with Its space and overall driveability proving exceptional for the long weekend away. Well, the marque’s commercial division has now begun preaching a new EV psalm by […]
From the Azur to Auckland – new Peugeot 308 GT review NZ
Let’s get one straight from the start, the last time I was behind the wheel of the new Peugeot 308 GT was a year ago in Cannes, in the South of France and it was epic – a suitable silver screen event for the first Peugeot to sport their new coat of arms. But would […]
King Trident: Maserati MC20 Review
It really has been sometime since Maserati gave us a bespoke supercar. Decades in fact as it happens. While the MC12 hyper car launched in 2005 was a force to be reckoned with both on and off the track, it was essentially a road going racing car. Plus, a rear window was not an option. […]
EverBest – Next Gen Ford Everest review NZ
Some would say that when you have one of the most capable and well-appointed 7-seater SUVs on the market that minimal improvements are needed when releasing a new model, that ‘someone’ evidently isn’t Ford – for their latest ‘next gen’ Everest is has been redeveloped from the ground up and really is their Ever Best. […]
GR8ty six – new Toyota GR86 review NZ
Brand new, compact 2+2 seater, front-engined, rear wheel drive sportscars are becoming a rarity on NZ roads, especially ones with a manual gearbox, but the second generation of the Hachi-Roku (86) is here, and thankfully, Toyota New Zealand let us give it a blast. The Toyota 86, (or GT86 here in NZ) was originally released […]
BYD ATTO 3 Revisited: Just As Good Second Time Around??
Lets get to it straight away, the BYD ATTO 3 has been one of the biggest surprises of 2022. A premium feeling, practical all-electric SUV with good range, tech and at a very reasonable price tag, it just ticked plenty of boxes. As a result, BYD Auto’s first instalment of its upcoming five model range […]