The Audi S4 review – Audi S Four’ce
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the NZ launch of the new Audi S4. A great event but it left me with the need to get more driving time. Anyway; I have just had my need fulfilled. My previous experience was with the Avant and we all know that Audi make great […]
The Lap of luxury – Lexus Summer of Performance
Lexus may have a well established reputation of being a luxury car brand but (just in case you didn’t know) they have deep-seated roots in Motorsport too – namely F Sport. To underline their commitment to customers (and probably to have a bit of fun too) Lexus hold regular client days at the track as […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk – Off the page
Located in the Sierra Nevada desert, West of the beautiful Lake Tahoe California is a 35km part road part 4×4 trail called Rubicon. The Rubicon trail is an unforgiving ride through treacherous arid and rocky countryside along a route that demands the best from any vehicle that dares to venture up it – just the […]
New Holden Astra – European takeaway
Europe’s population is estimated to be around 750million (give or take the UK) and its land mass covers roughly 10 million km (again give or take the UK). Most of the population tends to congregate around major cities; which despite the ever changing people vs land equation, still leaves a fair amount of unattended land. […]
Ferrari California T Handling Speciale – Everyday Attraction
Just like Supermodels, Supercars are there to be exalted. They grace the pages of glossy magazines, posters of them adorn walls of pubescent youths (and sometimes older folk) and are leered at lustfully whenever possible. We covet them, desire them and crave knowledge about them, often seeking out and rating their performance against others in […]
Audi Q2 and S4 Launch – Untaggable Stepping Stones
The invite to the launch of any new (or even updated) Audi vehicle always brings on a sense of excitement. You can be relatively sure it’s going to be stylish and good looking (inside and out), it’s going to be technologically advanced, prestigious and undoubtedly well designed to fit the market perfectly. So you can […]
Kia Optima GT – Powerful Family
Families come in all shapes and sizes (Even I have one) but throughout history, there have some families that have seemingly controlled more than their fair share of the world – they are surnames that can be famous or infamous but are ultimately synonymous with power. The likes of Rothschild (Banking), Kennedy (Politics), Corleone (Mafia […]
Maserati Levante – Natural Habitat
Virtually the moment that Winger Maserati handed me the keys to their new Lavante in their ultra posh showroom in Auckland the heavens opened up outside and not in a good way. Rain had been forecasted (but not to this extent) and I had no way of altering the booking date – why would I […]
Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 Coupe review – Blue Steel
Have you ever wondered how there are some people that never have a bad photo taken of them? Their social media feeds or even family pics for that matter always seem to catch these people at their best. Well rest assured, like everything else; for most of them it takes work. From Models and wannabee […]
Lexus IS Launch – Intelligent Sports
When you think of intelligent sports, things like Chess, Card games, Apps or maybe even a Spelling Bee (not sure that is a sport) spring to mind. But in actual fact most sports need more than just a modicum of smarts. Quick hand/eye coordination, rapid reflexes, quick decisions all require a quick mind. Out thinking […]