LeMon treat for Mother’s Day
With May 12th rushing towards us like a freight train, the annual ritual of what to buy the woman that has everything is rapidly moving into nightmare territory. While perfumes, flowers and chocolates are a reliable ‘goto’s’ they also underline that fact that you gave the person that brought you into this world and who […]
Turning needs into WANTS – SKODA Kodiaq RS review
I’ve had this conversation many times over the years “Nobody needs a car that goes that fast, costs that much, is that low to the ground etc etc” and fundamentally ‘they’ are correct. From a ‘needs’ or requirement angle, cars are essentially just another form of ‘transport’, vehicles that simply get us from A to […]
One of the Best Driving Roads in the World
See why a Coromandel road trip is a must-do for anyone! Especially those who enjoy nice roads.
What to Expect on Your First Track Day
I recently experienced my first track day and here’s what I learnt
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 […]
5 Ways the All-New BMW 3 Series is smarter than you…
The 3 Series has been a BMW icon since its inception in the mid-1970’s and even though ‘cars’ and not in vogue at the moment (fingers crossed they will return), BMW has chosen the 3 Series to house all their new technology – yay! Here’s 5 of my favourites: 1 – Gesture control. Yes I […]
Jaguar’s new I-lectric I-Pace
Electric Vehicles are a new thing, right? Those of us that were born over a certain time period – not the young or really, really old – have been (until pretty recently) essentially unaware of the existence of battery-powered/Electric motor vehicles. Sure there was the car that everyone ‘hip’ in Hollywood owned in the ‘90’s […]
Hyundai Twoson – Tucson II review NZ
A few years ago, I was delighted to attend the launch (or maybe relaunch) of Hyundai’s medium-sized SUV the Tucson. Held at Cape Kidnappers, it was an amazing event with an outstanding backdrop. Back then, we experienced the new look, new designed SUV both on and soft-road and were wow’d by its technology and capability. […]