Peugeot 2008 Review – Parlez vous SUV
Accents are a wonderful thing, they can truly transform a conversation. They can enhance virtually any discussion topic and command attention … New Zealand has it’s own way of pronouncing vowels and as such endears us to the rest of the globe the moment we open our mouths but there is something about the way […]
Suzuki Ignis and S-Cross – Compact and Bijou
Suzuki have been making small cars for over 100 years so it’s safe to say they know what they’re doing. This month saw them release two stylish small Suzuki’s – both revamped and improved and both have their own special niche in the automotive market. Firstly the S-Cross. Suzuki have given it a bold new […]
VW Amarok V6 review – Paddle Steamer
Although Paddle boats date back to the Romans and the use of Oxen to propel the big wheels, it wasn’t until 1704 that French Physicist Denis Papin first propelled a ship using steam power that was mechanically attached to giant paddles. The modern and common image that we now have of steamboats is of being […]
Audi A3 Review – Light and tasty
Audi A3 review – With breakfast being brandished ‘the most important meal of the day’ it’s not surprising that there is a full on multi Billion dollar industry that surrounds it (cereal alone is expected to reach US$43 Billion globally by 2019). From Toast and Cereal to the belly busting Full English or American it […]
Suzuki Vitara review – a two toned townie
Stepping out around town can often be fraught with danger. What to wear very much depends on where you are headed and of course the company you are in. Most of the business world appears to have turned its back on the three piece suit or power dress in favour of a more casual and […]
Mazda MX-5 RF NZ Launch – A Band Expander
In the late 19th century, it Heinrich Rudolf Hertz first discovered’ how to use radio waves but ironically, he stated that he didn’t see any practical value in it but as the 20th century came into play, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi picked up the mantle and ‘pioneered’ Radio Transmission as we know it. Nowadays, we […]
Ford Ranger Review – Ranger Smith
Yogi Bear is an animated creation dreamt up by Hanna Barbera. He was a breakout character that first appeared on the Huckleberry Hound show but went on (in my opinion) to be far more successful. He and his little friend Boo boo live modestly in Yellowstone park where they mainly feed on the generosity of […]
Hyundai i20 Cross Review – Crossing the i’s
Attending a car launch within a hair’s breath of Christmas is always going to be a tough call but Hyundai wanted to get us behind the wheel of their new i20 Cross as soon as it landed and although the timing wasn’t the best, it did give us all an excuse to combine a launch […]
Toyota GT86 launch – Tune Changer
Toyota GT86 launch New Zealand A couple of years ago I got behind the wheel of the Toyota GT86. I had it for a week and used it to commute and basically domesticated it. I enjoyed the car, liked its simplicity and although I understood that Toyota designed the 86 to be a ‘Driver’s Car’, […]
Mercedes AMG GLS 63 – High and Mighty
The phrase ‘high and mighty’ often has a negative connotation, it can be used to describe people as arrogant or self-important, grandiose or just haughty but I think there is a simpler and more positive way to utilise this phrase and the Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 will help me explain. You see to me, most epithets […]