Kia’s Tonic: Kia Stonic Limited Review
The small urban crossover segment just keeps growing and growing. Just about every mainstream manufacturer is throwing their hat into the ring. Here is the latest offering from Kia, the new Stonic. Well, actually, the Stonic isn’t actually new at all. European buyers have had this Kia baby SUV since around 2017. With the success […]
Great M8: BMW M8 Competition Coupe Review
You hear the BMW M8 Competition Coupe long before you see it. In fact, when BMW’s flagship M car is within a few 100 metres of you, you seldom hear anything else. The bellow being emitted from those blasting twin pipes is a beautiful rumble and a loud one at that. BMW makes no bones […]
Gaining Pace – 2021 Jaguar E-Pace review
Leaping (see what I did there?) onto the motoring scene less than a handful of years ago, Jaguar’s cub-like E-Pace brought the brand’s mantra of style, grace and (obviously) pace to the compact performance (crossover) market. Well it’s been enhanced for 2021 and so Jaguar New Zealand let us take it for a run. At […]
Posh as truck, Ford Ranger Wildtrak X review
You could say that the good ‘ol ute has changed a lot over the years. As well as moving off of the farm, becoming domesticated (and becoming VERY popular), across the board it’s been given more horses, been given more technology, been made safer and more aware of its surroundings and also (in many cases) […]
Same great 2021 Tiguan only better – Tiguan TSI R-Line 4Motion review
There is no doubt that thanks to its refreshed face and new tech, the 2021 model is the best Tiguan that VW has produced to date, however, I personally found a few things that could be tweaked or refined to make it even better. Well the car manufacturer was already one step ahead of me […]
Plugged in to Activity – 2021 BMW X3 30e PHEV review
It’s fair to say that BMW do SAVs (Sports Activity Vehicles) well and on top of that, the heavily sustainable car maker is damn good at producing EVs too. So let’s face it, a PHEV X3 was always going to be on the cards. The X3 30e is the 3rd PHEV in the brand’s current […]
French hospitality – 2021 Renault Koleos Review
The Renault Koleos boasts heaps of space, heaps of comfort and an inimitable sense of French hospitality – well there’s a new model in town and Renault NZ let me take the Intens AWD model for a spin. Admittedly, it’d been a while since I’d been behind the wheel of a Renault Koleos (which was […]
Auxsome Ford Ranger FX4 MAX review
The Ford Ranger has (more or less) been NZ’s most popular vehicle for what seems like an age now and with its vast range, special editions, raft of accessories and ‘the Raptor’ to play with, there’s something for everyone. But wait, there was a gap that needed to be filled (an upmarket ute that’s also […]
A big leap forward – 2021 Jaguar F-Pace P400 review
In 2016 Jaguar strayed from their two and four door sports car and saloon blueprint and ventured into the already well-subscribed world of SUVs. However, in their own inimitable way they brought with it their mantra of ‘Grace, Space and Pace’ and created the World Car of Year and the World Car Design of the […]
The 2021 Lexus IS, is…
The redesigned and upgraded 2021 Lexus IS is a sports sedan that’s powerful and quick, fuel efficient and environmentally-friendly AND is a bit of an all rounder BUT not all in one model. So Lexus New Zealand gave us three ISs to review, each with their own distinctive place in the world. For the first […]