Perhaps July in New Zealand isn’t the best time to launch a refreshed model. As I landed in Auckland, it was bucketing down.We had a drive program all set to go to Taupo for a night and then back, after the initial presentations – maybe the weather in Taupo would be better.One thing was for sure – the weather conditions...
When BMW calls and says, “Would you like to go play in the snow, drifting M5s and M4s, and running X2s and X3s through a slalom at the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds?”, it’s one of those events that you can’t turn down.After arriving in Queenstown, I caught up with BMW’s Integrated Marketing Coordinator, Jake Ashby....
DriveLife is proud to announce a new partnership with Trade Me Motors, that will grow the DriveLife brand hugely - not to mention the massive increase in reach of new car buyers and motoring enthusiasts.From July 2018, DriveLife will be supplying used car reviews to Trade Me Motors, and in return Trade Me motors will link new car...
Do people still buy people movers? Or is it all SUV SUV SUV now? Honda thinks people movers are still relevant, and along with the Kia Carnival are sticking in there with a refresh of the Odyssey.Is there still a market for a people mover? Honda sent us a top-spec L Sensing model to find out.The RangeThe key here is keeping...
I was recently in Italy for 12 days to attend a couple of events, including the Concours d’Elegance at Villa d’Este. I had been nervously looking forward to this trip for a while as my last time in Italy was only a short five day trip. Last time I was only a passenger seeing the sights through the back window of a rental...
It's been a long time coming, but we're finally able to reliably start, run and rev the engine in the FZ12.I won't keep you in suspense too long, but we did have one change to make to help us get there and that was that the temporary intake plenum we made was way too big. We needed to get the size down to help control the throttle...
When Mazda announced the launch of the new CX-8, I had to admit, I was a bit dubious. Did they really need another SUV to slot in between the CX-5 and CX-9?Don’t get me wrong – both the CX-5 and CX-9 are great cars, and I’d be happy with either as a daily driver.But they aren’t really that far apart in size to warrant...
Finally we have the chance to test the long awaited and much anticipated Kia Stinger GT Sport. The general feeling around the office was this: it's going to be an exciting one, and we hoped that the Stinger performed as advertised and looked just as good in real life as it does in photos.The RangeThe range is simple with 3...
The ute market in NZ is on fire. Between SUV’s and utes they now take up over 50% of all vehicles sold. If you’re in the market for a ute, there is a massive array of options - a segment that used to be made up of Ford, Toyota, Holden, Nissan, Mazda and Isuzu. We now have products from Ram, LDV, Foton, Great Wall, Ssangyong, VW and...
For the first time in McLaren’s relatively short history they’ve had to completely replace an existing model, the 650S. The 720S is the next chapter in their Super Series range not only pushing the boundaries of what the young company can do but also heralding a new design direction for Woking. Passing the...
