There’s no denying the Focus is a strong seller for Ford New Zealand, with the ST-Line leading the pack in sales. While the Focus Trend is the base, the ST-Line makes for the sporty-looking model, and the top-spec Titanium grabs the luxury model moniker.But is there something missing in the range? Ford NZ thinks so, and in October...
Another week and another plane trip to Auckland, but this time it was different. I was on the way to the reveal of something called the Holden Colorado ROX. I had a look around for info, and found no news about this model, no global press information at all. All I knew was that it was being revealed by Holden New Zealand at Kauri Bay...
A few weeks ago, DriveLife received an invitation from Holden along with a press release.“It is claimed the Chatham Island rose from the sea 65-million years ago, so there is a great synergy with 2019 being the year Holden celebrates its 65th anniversary in New Zealand,”Okay, bit of a tenuous link but I’ll go with it....
In the first article in this series, I talked about our upcoming road trip across the USA, following as much of Route 66 as we can – and as much of it that is actually left to drive on, up into Canada, then back into the New England states of the USA, New York, Philadelphia, then ship the car home.I left you in the last article...
We’ve previously tested the sDrive20i version of the BMW X2, and loved it. Then BMW sent us the sDrive18i model, which I thought would be a far less car than the 20i, since it ‘only’ has a 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder engine. But no – the little 3-pot was a great X2 as well, with an engine full of character.Then BMW sent us the...
The Honda Civic Type R remains my favourite of the current crop of hot hatches. I loved going through its 6-speed manual gearbox, styling that makes it stand out from the crowd, and its brilliant performance and handling. It’s a very likeable car and a worthy alternative to the typically restrained and sombre styled rivals. If the Type...
We’ve always loved the last, and the latest generation of CX-5. We tested the mid-range GSX model a few months ago, and claimed it “Still the medium SUV King”. Our man in Japan, Ken Salto, took a quick look at the new Takami model recently, and liked it, to the point of preferring it over the diesel.Mazda makes no direct...
A gallon of gas in the US was 44 cents, the Vietnam war ended, the movie Jaws was released, the UK voted to join the EU (lol), and Tiger Woods was born.Something else was born that year; the BMW 3 Series. Arguably one of the most iconic German coupes of the time, made famous by the one model that everyone lusts after, the...
DriveLife readers may remember back in 2016, my wife and I were going to buy an old muscle car in the USA, drive it from LA to New York, and then ship it home.That didn’t quite go the way we planned. Thoughts of an old, mid-sixties muscle car overheating at the side of the road in the desert of New Mexico in the middle of summer...
Back in 2018 we reviewed the Mercedes-Benz E300 Cabriolet, and in 2017 the Mercedes-Benz C200 Cabriolet. To date, we had yet to get behind the wheel on an AMG soft top. That is, until now. Both of the previous Cabriolets ranked high; would the C43 AMG bring something else to the table that you just can't live without?I was keen to...
