Hyundai Veloster Review – the VelociRAPTor
Anyone that has seen the Jurassic Park movies will ‘know’ that Velociraptors are nasty dinosaurs that are fast, cunning and have big sharp teeth. As they stand a mere 2M tall (5M length) so you may be mistaken for thinking that they are rather cute (in Dinosaur terms) but Spielberg has them portrayed as aggressive […]
Bicycle, Bicycle – I want to ride my…
Last weekend saw the annual Skoda ‘Bike the Bridge’ event in Auckland. It was a chance to get the family together on their 2 (or more) wheel steeds and do something that you seldom get chance to do – bike cross the Harbour Bridge. Mountain, Road, e.bikes, tandem, tricycles, folding, drop down bars, cross handle… […]
Audi SQ7 review – Two plus one equals WHEEE
Audi SQ7 review – Let’s face it, regardless of how much patience we claim to have; none of us really like to wait. Queues bring on sighs, the revolving wheel or hourglass on the computer sparks anger and frustration and don’t get me started on the endless wasted hours shoe shopping with the wife. On […]
2016 Commodore VFII SS V Redline Review – Easy Like a Sunday morning.
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1949. He graduated Joliet Township High School as an Ace tennis player took up a Scholarship at Tuskegee Institute before dropping out in his sophomore year. Despite then seriously considering becoming a Priest, Richie opted to continue down the path of a musical career – […]
CLA 45 AMG review – X Marks the Spot
Scotsman Robert Louis Stevenson first published Treasure Island in 1883; it is an adventure novel full of Pirates, Swashbuckling Buccaneers, talking parrots, far off lands and high sea high jinks. It’s a tale of Good guys verses Bad, Brotherhood, Loyalty, Greed and Mutiny all shrouded in the quest to find buried treasure. Despite some of […]
CanAm Spyder F3 Review – What a Trike
While everyone was raving about Green Eggs and Ham; my favorite book was Marvin K Mooney – that’s just who I am. I guess I was a bit different when I was a kid, so that must be why I read what I did. It’s a story about Marvin who wouldn’t go NOW, so the […]
VW Touareg V8 R-Line
There is something quite reassuring about the roar of a V8 engine under your right foot, the sense of power is almost primeval, you just know that it has the ability to get you in AND more importantly out of trouble. Earlier this year I road tested the V6 Touareg but Volkswagen thought it was […]
Mercedes-AMG – Driving Performance
Globally, three distinctive letters embody automotive high performance, exclusivity and dynamic driving pleasure and bring passion to an already desirable brand – Mercedes AMG. Although AMG was formally founded in 1967, Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher (the G comes from Aufrecht’s birthplace Grossaspach) were two former Mercedes engineers that had already forged a reputation […]
VW Golf GTI – Repeat Performance
Around the mid-late 80’s was a particularly good time in my life, I was in my early 20’s, living in the UK, the music was both diverse and had depth (it even had lyrics you could sing to), I was slimmer and fitter and I owned a MkII Golf GTI 16v. It’s a period I […]
Honda HR-V – Room(y) With a View
Honda NZ asked me to meet them at the Villa Maria vineyard to proudly unveil their all new HR-V and I’m glad they did. It’s a crossover vehicle and stylishly fits into the ever increasing subcompact SUV category, with its coupe styling and SUV freedom. The Solid wing face looks very pleased with itself and […]