R United – 2022 Volkswagen Golf R Review
The Volkswagen Golf R. With the exception of the GTi, for many, this is the ultimate Golf. Eight generations later, the R is still with us and in my view, can easily match, and in some cases surpass, the GTi in terms of performance and cult following. So, when Volkswagen New Zealand allowed me to […]
Volkswagen ID.3 Proving to be a Huge Hit
144,000 orders and counting!
Below Par: The VW Golf MK8
Golf puns and more as a VW Golf owner reviews the MK8!
This year’s NZ Staycation sorted – all-new VW Grand California
Meet the Kombi’s big brother – the all-new Volkswagen Grand California due in NZ this Spring Having felt a little penned in over the last few months, it was a welcome sight to see that the New Zealand release of the all-new VW Grand California is imminent. The California has embodied a ‘freedom’ vision for […]
4Motion Devotion – A VW 4Motion Experience
Volkswagen invited us to the snow-capped mountain peaks of Queenstown and a racetrack in Cromwell to ‘get to grips’ with their 4MOTION All-wheel drive system and tell us why it’s so important to the brand. Although the 4Motion itself actually only appeared by name in 1999, Volkswagen has been involved with AWD systems as far […]
What goes on in Vegas – VW California Review
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 […]
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 […]
VW Tiguan – Information Highway
The information highway, or super highway or infobahn was a buzzword made popular during the 1990’s. It’s an all-encompassing term/phrase that describes the information we receive via telecommunications or on-line and in many ways sums up the digital age. Now (with a smartphone in your pocket) we are essentially all genii, we can self-diagnose, have […]
Motel California – VW California Ocean
VW California Ocean review New Zealand A few months ago Volkswagen teased me with a picture of their new California Ocean Campervan, it was resplendent in nostalgic red and white it harked back to the glory days of the iconic VW Kombi – anyway; they said that it would be mine to test out soon […]
Making Tracks – Alltracks in fact
Volkswagen Alltrack review New Zealand With the clocks going back an hour and temperatures dropping a few degrees it’s hard not to notice that Winter is in its way. Now normally this would be a great excuse to stock up on your favorite Merlot and start hunting down comfort foods and soups. The TV becomes […]