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...
Long gone are the days of black and white, when things were simply just one thing or the other. Now we have a market that caters to multiple tiny niches, some of which you have to explain to people each and every time you say the word. Like Coupe; for the longest time this had been used to describe a car with the body style of two doors...
Lexus aficionados will be relieved to know the wait is almost over – the arrival in New Zealand of the unprecedented Lexus LC coupe is set to deliver an amazing driving experience from mid-July.
Evolving from pure concept to an uncompromised production vehicle in just five years, the Lexus LC showcases the qualities of brave design,...
I could not have picked a better week to test the C200 Cabriolet. There had been so much rain in Wellington over the last few days, that part of me hoped Mercedes would give me a boat to review. But like UPS, neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom, Drive Life will deliver our reviews.The RangeThe range is an odd one to say the...
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