Making sense of the Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+
Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ review NZ There are, of course, many reasons why large performance SUVs are pointless. I mean, why would a carmaker want to create something that’s designed to carry multiple passengers (often in luxury), ride high (and therefore feel safe), tow boats, go off-road (softroad) and usually weighs over 2-tonnes, race off […]
Scala steps up in style – Skoda Scala Style Review
For those of us that missed out on Latin classes, Scala means ‘ladder’ or ‘step’ but in Czech (particularly Skoda) it means ‘4.3m long nifty looking hatchback that’s as spacious as a wagon but as nimble as an alley cat’ – I’m not sure that’s the literal translation but I missed Czech language classes too. […]
Whistling Performance Pony – Ford Mustang High-Performance review
With its timeless fastback profile, muscular haunches, uber-cool heritage and film star good looks, the Ford Mustang is as iconic as it is popular. But what happens when you mess with its winning formula and replace its V8 roar with a whistle? Well, quite a lot actually. I can already hear the Mustang purists bolting […]
An Elite Venue – Hyundai Venue review
Generally speaking, a venue is the scene of any event or action, it can be as big as a stadium or (nowadays) as small as your home/office for a video chat. However, recently car maker Hyundai added an all-new Venue into the mix with the launch of a new ‘baby’ SUV with the same name […]
Shhh – we review the all-new Mazda CX-30
Much has been said about Mazda’s new CX-30 crossover, certainly in the looks and size department. Fitting perfectly between the CX-3 and CX-5 and boasting the ‘Utsuroi principle’ or interplay of light that the new Mazda3 displays, but now having driven the GSX model for a week, one of the biggest things we noticed about […]
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera – An Iconic Britalian.
Aston Martin DB11 AMR review – more oohs and ahhs.
Naming your children after you is one thing but, you’ve got to have a certain type of personality to put your name to a car, that or be pretty sure that it’s ‘legacy worthy’. Thankfully in David Brown’s case, his Aston Martin DB’s are both. From the iconic and movie star showstopping DB5 to the […]
Aston Martin Vantage review – It all begins with Sport
Although when asked if I’d like to review the all-new Aston Martin Vantage my inner voice yelled rhetorical statements such as ‘do bears take their morning constitution in the forest and was the Pope Catholic, my actual response was a very British “Yesh please.” I happened to be in the Aston Martin HQ in England […]
BMW’s Lap of luxury
It’s always a plus when your BMW media invite begins with ‘Meet at Mechanics bay.’ This location generally means a Helicopter ride to an event that will undoubtedly be something rather special. In this case, I was correct with the event but thanks to the weather gods not playing ball, incorrect with the chopper. Still […]
An Audi E-Tron Carbon Zero Event Extravaganza
It would appear that the human race is a social bunch. Currently, 4.3 billion of us flock to populate city centres all across the globe and it’s estimated that this will grow to 6.7billion by 2050. We emit CO2 at an alarming rate and inevitably seem to be on a fast track to grinding to […]