I'm not going to beat around the bush ! It's finally alive !After what seems like an endless list of little issues I needed to get solved before we could start this engine, Chris from Prestige Tuning and Motorsport came and spent quite a lot of time with us going through wiring, sensors, testing injectors and ignition etc and doing...
Due to the lack of broad driver education in New Zealand, Drive Life contributor Rob Neil is here to talk about some of the common bad habits and issues that cause difficulties on the road.Please, share the links to these articles with others. If we can save one life with our series of road safety and driver information articles, it...
I had a chance to drive the 2017 BMW X3 xDrive30i when Fred was reviewing it, and I was not as impressed as he was. I had just been testing the Volvo XC60 T5 which I thought was a much better option for an entry level midsize SUV.With my expectations wavering, it was time to see what the top of the range X3 was like. BMW should not...
Those New Zealanders around *cough* my age will have fond memories of Todd Motors. Their logo seemed to be everywhere, and they were a huge player in the New Zealand car industry, to the point of having 1,800 staff at their factory in Porirua, Wellington at its peak.The company started in the early 1900s in Heriot, West Otago, in the...
I think it’s some sort of law, that when you are writing about a DeLorean, you have to mention a certain movie in the first paragraph. So – Back to the Future. There you go, it’s out of the way.Mike Baucke and his wife Irene have owned a huge range of cars, always something a bit special; a Porsche 911 Targa, a Maserati BiTurbo...
I’ve always liked the look of the newer models of car that the CT200 is based on – they look sharp and modern.When you add the Lexus treatment to the refreshed version of that car – it actually improves it. Futuristic looking even. But is it futuristic to drive?And more importantly for me, it’s a hybrid – it was time to...
2018 sees the launch of the refreshed Peugeot 5008. A bit of a quiet achiever compared to others in the mid-size, Euro SUV segment, the 2018 5008 has a lot going for it, including 7 seats – with the 3rd row removable.Peugeot sent us a top-spec GT (diesel) model to review.This just happened to coincide with a trip over Easter to...
With the mid-size SUV market segment seemingly flooded, it would be hard for any manufacturer to launch an all-new model.Skoda has had a very good run in New Zealand lately, especially with the Kodiaq SUV receiving the Car of The Year award in 2017.Can Skoda launch a new mid-size SUV in a market segment that has so much...
The Kona is Hyundai’s all-new crossover SUV, and you’ve probably seen the ads saying it’s aimed at a group of people who they call “The Intrepids” who like to go on weekend adventures, and value experiences over possessions, but still want a new SUV to get there.Recently I spent a week each with two different models of Kona...
So hopefully by looking at the pictures it will become obvious very quickly that this isn't our final airbox design. This airbox is for one reason and one reason only and that is to allow us to be able to start, run and give a basic tune to the FZ12's beating V12 heart.Lets call the design functional shall we, because it...
