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On Tour with the Tourneo – Ford Tourneo Custom review

Ford Tourneo Custom Review New Zealand

Ford Tourneo Custom review New Zealand Ford NZ – Although terrific fun, having the extended family over from abroad is always going to be a slightly disjointed and somewhat harrowing time. Aside from the obvious disruption to everyday life, there is the underlying need to amuse and entertain plus the added uncomfortable fun that comes […]

Raising the game – Maserati Levante S GranSport

Maserati Levante S GranSport Review New Zealand

Maserati Levante S GranSport Review New Zealand As many of you are probably aware (after all you’re a bright bunch), the translation of the Italian word Levante means ‘to rise’ as in ‘the sun rising in the east’, thus making it the ideal moniker for Maserati’s SUV. Call it fate or sublime forethought, but the […]

Soul-ful – Mazda CX-3 Review

Mazda CX-3 Review New Zealand

Mazda CX-3 Review New Zealand When launched onto the market in 2015, Mazda’s sub-compact SUV the CX-3, came loaded with flair, athleticism and electronic wizardry. But it would appear that with its latest refresh, they have further upped the ante with smoother styling, increased performance and a whole host of cutting-edge technology. So, the big […]

What goes on in Vegas – VW California Review

VW California Ocean T6 Review New Zealand

Volkswagen California Ocean Review New Zealand Las Vegas is the bright lights, big ‘sin’ city, in Nevada in the good ‘ol US of A. It’s a place of adventure (of sorts), gaming, shows and comes packed full of stories that you cannot talk about, ‘What goes on in Vegas…’ well you know the rest. A […]

Family Speedway – Honda HR-V RS review

Honda HR-V RS Review New Zealand

Honda HR-V RS review New Zealand Badge of honour, badge of office, badge of pride, badge of distinction… it seems that when it comes to badges, their list of uses and associations go on ad infinitum. From being a simple emblem or signification of merit, to portraying a sign of allegiance or even a statement […]

Xtremely Great Colorado Experience

Holden Colorado Z71 Xtreme New Zealand

A chance to xplore Holden’s Z71 Xtreme Colorado ute. Being squeezed tightly into a single prop bean can to be flown to an Island in the Hauraki Gulf by a, let’s say ‘fresh-faced’ pilot in brisk and swirling winds is not the normal way to begin a road test, but Holden New Zealand is becoming […]

Panamericana Grille and Diner – AMG GLC 63 S review

Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S Coupe review New Zealand Google up ‘Panamericana’ and you’ll get results that vary from a Peruvian TV network and a University in Mexico, to a ninety-minute road trip documentary, a gruelling motor race and numerous Diners serving up a whole host of culturally inspired cuisine. But add a ‘grille’ to your […]

Holden Commodore VXR review – some of the people

Holden Commodore VXR review – New Zealand It’s hard to please everyone. After all, aren’t we all supposed to as unique as a snowflake? Aside from our physical appearance, size, shape, looks and so on, our tastes differ, attitudes range (often quite severely), dress sense, what we opt for in terms of entertainment – I […]

Historical Lemons

24 Hours of LeMons – New Zealand To most people, the humble lemon is a semi innocuous fruit whose sole purpose is to garnish an alcoholic beverage or sour up a battered fish. However, it would seem that flowing some extensive research, (typing lemon into Google), this award-winning reporter has discovered that this oval-shaped yellow […]

Polo Beats review – Beats city traffic

Polo Beats review – New Zealand Volkswagen have (quite literally) turned up the bass and the base on their Polo with the Beats model, fashioning their popular, and now all-new compact car, into a four-wheel Dr Dre beatbox, and yes I did say beatbox. For those of you unaware of the global phenomenon that is […]