Holden’s new Rox Star
Holden releases their Premium Bespoke Colorado ‘Super UTE’. “Start with 35s” was the opening gambit from Holden NZ when they asked Retro Vehicle Enhancement (RVE) to help build their vision of a whole new SuperUte. It needed to be larger than life, pushing virtually every boundary possible when it came to elevating the Holden Colorado […]
One Brute of a Ute – Mercedes-Benz X-Class V6 Review
Mercedes-Benz X-Class V6 Review New Zealand To many of us, the tough, hard-working, utilitarian side to the Mercedes-Benz brand generally goes by unnoticed. However, if you take a moment and look around at the Vans, Trucks, Minibuses and Lorry’s that make up some of our motoring landscape, you’ll begin to see the three-pointed star everywhere. […]
New Year Recovery – A Ford Ranger Raptor Experience
Ford NZ – We had the chance to review the Ford Ranger Raptor in NZ over the New Year and here’s how it went. As I have matured (another way of saying I’m getting old), the need to stay up until the early hours of the morning, partying, has waned and nothing highlights this more […]
Delivering 58kg’s of sweet chocolate
Volkswagen Amarok V6 580Nm review New Zealand In most vehicle reviews, many of us will seek out things like top speed and the 0-100km times. These are of course connected to the engine’s HP/kW and Ft-Lbs/Nm outputs. Essentially, kW is the measurement of power which provides the ‘glory boy’ top speed while Nm is the ‘hard working’ […]
Xtremely Great Colorado Experience
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 […]
Baby RAM ain’t kidding around – RAM 1500 Review
RAM 1500 Review – First drive Alright, I know that a young Ram is called a ‘Ram Lamb’ but it didn’t have the same ring to it. The point is RAM (the truck type) have just launched their new 1500 and despite it being shorter, lower and lighter than its siblings, according to them it […]
Ford’s Jurassic Performance
My first drive of the Ford Ranger Raptor Ford NZ – Every now and again I manage to become fully immersed in a vehicle’s evolution, and my experience with Ford’s new Ranger Raptor is a perfect example. It began with the usual press awareness email, which certainly sparked interest – bearing in mind the attention […]
Ford’s Performance Ranger un-Rapt in NZ
The NZ unveiling of the new Ford Ranger Raptor The life of a Performance truck can be pretty hectic we hear. Fresh from it’s punishing (and we are told it really was punishing), TV commercial duties in New Zealand’s South Island, Ford’s new Ranger Raptor was rushed to Ford NZ’s day spa in Manukau for some deep […]
Ford Ranger Raptor – Performance Plus Baja ha ha
A recent study by Ford research boffins in Europe highlighted that regularly driving a sports car can greatly increase your sense of well-being and emotional fulfilment. Therefore, unfortunately, although our off-roading friends may find a certain sense of pleasure slowly wallowing around in the mud ruts of the countryside, they have evidently been missing out […]
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 […]
