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 […]
BMW M Town – Too Hot
Passport – check, Ticket – check, Thermals packed – check, thrill-seeking, adrenaline-junkie attitude ready to be unleashed – check, guess I’m ready for BMW M Town! Recently, an advertising campaign was created to embrace the monumental features and thrills that BMW M cars deliver. With emotive headlines the likes of “Too Loud, Too Low, Too […]
Rapid Head Movement – the Audi SQ2 Review
Audi’s hip, city-dwelling small SUV the Q2 arrived in a cool neighbourhood near you a couple of years ago and I personally first met it in downtown Wellington. Audi NZ had devised a bit of a scavenger hunt across the Capital that included historic landmarks, cool POIs and a visit to Weta studios (of Lord […]
Twice as nice – BMW X2 M35i xDrive Review
BMW’s ‘sub compact SUV’ the X2 was added the marque’s ever-increasing range at the tail end of 2017 and subsequently joined us here in NZ early the following year. Displaying the brand’s new styling cues but also featuring a ‘C’ pillar BMW badge that nods back to the CSL of the 70’s, it was heralded […]
Lean and Mean – BMW X4 M40i review
When it comes to writing, there are numerous ways to grab a reader’s attention. Bold of course, or shouty CAPITALS, “speech” or ‘quote’ marks. (brackets), underscore, exclamation marks! I could go on. But one of the lesser used, or possibly more subtle techniques is italics. With their progressive slant and ‘out of the ordinary’ appeal, […]
Buzzing about this new RS 5 – Audi RS 5 review
When it comes to Audi, the mere mention of ‘RS’ immediately has my attention. Two semi-insignificant letters, that when joined together with a four-ring logo take on a life of their own. Audi NZ asked if I’d be keen to try out their RS 5 Sportback, naturally, I gratefully accepted. As most of you are […]