It's not often we get to review convertibles, maybe it's due to our location and the famous Windy Wellington weather. Most of them have been small sports cars that dont always fit well with taller drivers.However, when the words E-Class Cabriolet are spoken, you won't be squeezing into a dingy, this will be a land yacht. The...
Last year we tested the $126,900 high spec Land Rover Discovery HSE TdV6 and found it to be a pretty impressive bit of kit. This year we have the opportunity to test the new limited edition Land Rover Discovery Td6 S Pioneer Edition, which is the first Discovery available on the market for under $100K, at $99,990.The RangeThe...
We joined Volkswagen New Zealand at Bracu in the Bombay Hills. On a stunningly clear day, this olive vineyard was the perfect location for the launch of the 2018 Touareg.Tom Ruddenklau, General Manager for Volkswagen New Zealand, started the launch with a general state of the nation with some stats on sales and the future products...
Our time has finally come to review the Tesla Model S P100D. This has been extremely long awaited, so much so that we were worried that we may not have much to review due to all the publicity and YouTube videos across the internet.But that didn’t discourage us from taking the P100D for a week to see what all the hype was...
Niche market segments are all the range now, and there does not appear to be any sign of them stopping soon. Whether it’s customers demanding more choice or manufacturers wanting and being not able to fill voids that previously could not be filled, the market and desire for these niche products continues to grow and grow.The...
After the 5 Chevron review on the Volvo XC90 D5 Inscription and its continuous market segment growth, would the XC60 be able to stand tall and hold its own in the mid-size luxury SUV market?Launched in New Zealand in October of 2017, we got to taste the entire XC60 range in Hastings. Since then we have been looking forward to doing...
Rob and I were heading to Leadfoot Festival in the Coromandel and we needed a car to get us there. We were lucky enough that Volvo had a car for us to review, a Bursting Blue S90 T8 R-Design. From Wellington that is about a 1600km round trip, and what a car to do it in.The Range
The S90 has not been around very long, with the...
This may surprise some of our followers, but this is officially the first Land Rover we have had the opportunity to test. And this is great news for our team and our followers, as we can now add this brand into the battle beside the other major SUV and off-road brands we currently review.The RangeThe Discovery comes in three...
It’s been three generations of 5 series BMW’s since we have seen a 540i. The E39 540i was available from 1997. The 540i was a well known and sought after model. It came out with a 4.4L V8 engine and available with a 6-speed manual or a 5-speed automatic, and a new onboard computer called the Multi-Information System.Thankfully...
