The Unicorn: Hyundai IONIQ 5 Limited Review
Hyundai’s new EV is unlike anything else on the road.
Rapper’s delight – 2021 G-Wagon Review
2021 G440d AND AMG G63 review NZ. Thanks to Mercedes-Benz NZ loaning me not one but two new G-Class’ (or G wagons) and my extensive amount of internet trawling, I now believe I have discovered why Rappers like this iconic and awesome, yet (some would say) rather unimaginatively boxy SUV. Like me, you’ve undoubtedly all […]
Silent Running: Hyundai Kona Electric Series 2 Review
Can the Kona Electric Series 2 fill the big shoes left by the first generation model?
2021 Audi S3 Sportback review – Setting new standards
At the turn of this new millennium (and while the computer nerds were panicking about the Y2K bug), German automaker Audi took it upon themselves to create an up-specced version of their popular A3 compact. Calling it the S3, it opened the sporty premium compact market segment by offering more power, more athleticism and more […]
Close Encounters of the 5 Kind: Hyundai IONIQ 5 Review
No one would have believed within the first quarter of the 21st century, that the electric vehicle market was being watched by Hyundai. While many manufacturers busied themselves with their various concerns for zero emission motoring, Hyundai observed and studied, like someone with a microscope studies creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of […]
Peugeot e-2008 review – subtle yet effervescent
We recently reviewed the all-new Peugeot 2008 GT SUV and found it to be an absolute delight, well there’s an all-electric version too and Peugeot NZ felt that we should test that out too, we’re pleased they did. First glance the e-2008 looks exactly like its petrol version, and that is not a bad thing […]
A shining example – Polestar 2 first drive
Some of you may remember a Kiwi racing star ‘giving it some jandal’ in a Polestar derived Volvo on a racetrack in 2014. Well motorsport-born vehicle brand Polestar has now emerged as a stand-alone brand. It’s still out to lead the pack, only now it’s fully electric, ultra desirable and out to be a shining […]
Grande Giorno: Christchurch to Akaroa by Alfa Romeo
The call came in around mid-October. Christchurch Alfa Romeo, Renault, Fiat and Maserati dealer Euromarque extended an invitation my way to join them on a drive to Akaroa for lunch with a group of Alfa Romeo owners and fans. The entire new Alfa range would be available to drive and Kiwi TV icon Jason Gunn […]
2021 Peugeot 208 GT review – Le petit Peugeot
I have to admit that I am actually rather partial to compact hatchbacks and despite my heritage, French ones rank highly on my list. So I obviously jumped at the chance of testing out the new Peugeot 208 on some twisty New Zealand roads. For those that don’t know, the Peugeot 208 is a direct […]
This is Why the Porsche 997 is Still Awesome
What is it with 911s these days? Every five minutes it seems prices of a used air cooled 911 are rising to the point that soon there will be no G series air-cooled 911s from the seventies and eighties for sale anywhere in New Zealand for less than $100k. If you intend to bag a […]