Isuzu MU-X review – A Sense of Freedom
Since driving around the Isuzu off-road course at Fieldays earlier this year, both myself and my family were keen to get some additional time with their MU-X SUV. I liked its capability, the wife liked its 7 seat versatility and my son liked the drop down 10.2” screen with DVD player – evidently it ticked […]
Land Rover Discovery Review – ‘Disco’s Here
A short while ago I had the pleasure of attending the NZ launch of the all new Land Rover Discovery (5). Held at Boomrock in Wellington, it was an off road experience that gave e a big insight into how well the Land Rover Discovery could handle terrain that was far from urban, and surfaces […]
Ford Everest FX2 – Escape to Black Mountain
My cursory internet search on ‘Black Mountain’ (I’ll get to why in a moment) produced a Canadian rock band, a butterfly and a high-end golf resort in Thailand, the later sparked more of my interest as it’s the perfect segway for my latest chariot to review, the Ford Everest FX2. The location is pertinent because […]
Honda CR-V review – Party Greatcrasher.
As a parent, kids parties are fraught with danger. The venue itself is always a complete mission, I mean where is the best place to entertain a dozen children for a couple of hours and also (apparently) impress the other parents? Plus, you need to be quick, popular spots need to be booked several months […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD review – Jeepers it’s Mighty
When I started to write this review I assumed that it would be more of a car/weather match. You see, my friends at Jeep NZ kindly loaned me the Jeep Grand Cherokee during a particular Icy snap that Auckland had been part of (yes I know it was nothing like South Island weather) and hopping […]
Mazda CX-5 Review – Red, White and Blue
Now I’m not going to open the NZ flag debate again, (there has been far too much spent in terms of time and money on that) but what I will say is that our current Union Jack/Southern Cross one is in good company – most certainly when it comes to the colours. There are 192 […]
Equinox passes NZ – Holden Equinox that is.
Following on from a big day of NZ road testing Holden’s new Astra Sedan (will get to that another time), we were rewarded with a sneaky look at their new SUV, the Equinox. We managed to open doors and get a feel for its spaciousness but as decisions have yet to be made on spec, […]
Ford SUV Review – the Great Escape
I recently read a list of ‘10 most re-watchable movies’ and as usual I basically disagreed with most of it. It consisted of things like the Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz and Lord of the Rings (aka 10 hours of my life I’ll never get back) but it did have a couple that […]
Suzuki Ignis Review – You only live twice
Once again news that Idris Elba is next in line to play James Bond has surfaced. I’m not sure if it’s wishful thinking or if the Londoner does infact have chance to play the coveted role of the suave British Secret Agent (very probably the former) but his name alone got me thinking about the […]
Suzuki S-Cross Review – S-Blended
Although some people manage it naturally, as do certain animal or reptilian species (think Chameleon), blending in (be it in Art, business or social circumstances, or even way back at school) mostly takes skill and often a fair amount of forethought. Design, colour schemes, dress, approach and of course; a big dollop of attitude are […]