What the (Arc)Fox – BAIC Arcfox T1 review NZ
BAIC’s Arcfox T1 offers a roomy cabin and a lot of kit for a budget EV, but is it too good to be true? BAIC‘s Arcfox T1, is a budget electric hatch that’s getting a lot of attention in NZ thanks to its price, generous equipment, roomy interior and modern tech. On paper it offers […]
mORA Than Just a Review. 3 Months with the Ora 5 EV – Your Questions Answered
What’s it really like to live with a GWM Ora5 EV every day? How practical is it? What’s the range really like? And is it a car you could see yourself owning? We’re about to find out. We’ve got some exciting news. We’ve been handed the keys to a GWM Ora 5, and we’re not […]
The Times They Are A-Chargin’ – Audi RS5 PHEV Sedan review NZ
Audi Sport has gone electric, and the new 2.3-tonne RS5 plug-in hybrid has to prove it still deserves the RS badge. Back in 1965, Bob Dylan walked out at the Newport Folk Festival, plugged in an electric guitar and (depending on who you ask) got booed by a crowd of folk purists who felt properly […]
Back in Black – RAM 1500 Express Black Edition review
The RAM 1500 Express Black Edition pairs a twin-turbo straight-six and 4.5 tonnes of towing with an all-black look, but it’s at its best when you actually use what you’re paying for. When AC/DC released Back in Black in 1980, it became one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. It’s loud, it’s unapologetic and […]
Subaru TrailSeeker SEV First Drive New Zealand
For decades, the Subaru name has been synonymous with a specific kind of Kiwi adventure, winding coastal roads, gravel tracks, and the reliable capability to reach the ski field car park. Now, Subaru New Zealand has officially signaled that this legacy of exploration is not just surviving the transition to electric, but evolving. At a […]
EV-oh? BYD Atto 3 EVO Dynamic review
The entry-level BYD Atto 3 EVO Dynamic swaps quirky for grown-up and fast for sensible, and we ask whether it has done enough to earn the EVO badge. For a certain generation of road racing Kiwis (you know who you are), the letters E, V and O bring to mind rally stages, big rear wings […]
Starship Trooper – XPeng X9 Performance review
XPeng’s ‘Starship inspired’ X9 is a quick, clever and very comfortable seven-seat electric people mover, and its zero-gravity middle row is so good you’ll want someone else to drive. “Space, the final frontier…” Ok, the newest arrival from XPeng isn’t exactly boldly going where no man has gone before (it’s more likely boldly going to […]
Shark Hunter? GWM Cannon Hi4-T PHEV first drive
GWM’s Cannon Alpha Hi4-T has 310kW, 750Nm, real low-range 4×4 hardware and about 100km of everyday EV running, and it’s coming straight for the Shark. Few films ruined a summer at the beach quite like Jaws. Spielberg’s great white had a whole generation of Kiwi’s eyeing the water with suspicion. It also gave us one […]
HOLY SHIP! We Tow Fishing and Adventure’s Big Boat with a Nissan Navara
When your fishing adventures involve remote coastlines, challenging boat ramps and a 3.2-tonne fishing boat called Holy Ship, choosing the right tow vehicle is rather more important than deciding whether to pack the chilly bin. We hitch up with Fishing and Adventure to find out if the Nissan Navara is up to the job. There […]
GWM Haval H7 Vanta HEV (and PHEV) NZ launch review
Seventh Heaven. GWM’s boxy new Haval H7 brings an upmarket cabin, clever hybrid tech and some light off-road ability to the family SUV segment, and the top-spec Vanta HEV/PHEVs make a strong first impression. “Seventh heaven” is an idiom for a state of perfect happiness. It’s an old saying with roots in ancient religious texts, […]