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Fred Alvrez

How an earth to start this? I've been car/bike/truck crazy since I was a teen. Like John, I had the obligatory Countach poster on the wall. I guess I'm more officially into classic cars than anything else - I currently have a '65 Sunbeam Tiger that left the factory the same day as I left the hospital as a newborn with my mother. How could I not buy that car? Recently my wife and I drove across the USA in a brand-new Dodge Challenger, and then shipped it home. You can read more on www.usa2nz.co.nz I'm also an Observer for the Institute of Advanced Motorists - trying to do my bit to make our roads safer.

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Advice

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....
SUV's & MPV's

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...
Mazda

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...
Mercedes-Benz

In May, 2018, Mercedes Benz New Zealand (MBNZ) invited us to the Wellington launch of the new S-Class flagship, the S560 coupe and cabriolet.It also gave MBNZ a chance to highlight some of the safety technologies available in the new S-Class, and many of these technologies will be filtering down to the lower models over time.Ben...
Hatchbacks

BMW have decided we need another X model to join the ranks of the X1, X3, X4, X5 and X6. I have to admit, when I saw the photos for the X2 before it was launched, I didn’t like it. Something about it didn’t get me going.Part of this was a feeling of ‘X Overload’. Do we really need yet another X model?The X2 is built on...
Reader's Rides

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...
Hybrids & Electric

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...
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