In December of last year, I got the opportunity to test drive the new Lexus ES 300h Limited. It's in a market full of long wheelbase Germans offering various degrees of luxury sedans for any wallet size.Would the new ES 300H have what it takes to stand out from the crowd and make you rethink your options?The RangeThere...
The Camry is one of the most common sedans that you can find on the road. It is the workhorse of the sedan world, so much so it is one of the more popular choices for sedan sized taxis in Wellington. I was intrigued to see what the Camry had to offer that made them so popular.The RangeToyota has a lot to choose from in its...
Four door coupes, they are really not my thing. When you look up the definitions of a coupe you find that it revolves around two doors. Maybe I am old fashioned, but I still feel that if you want a coupe it should have 2 doors, not 4.As you can imagine, the 4 door CLS Coupe would be an interesting review for me.The...
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...
If there’s one brand I don’t mind talking about over and over again, it’s Alpina. I love what they stand for combing supercar-baiting performance, exclusivity, and true usable comfort all wrapped up in a BMW body. So far I’ve tried out the 3-Series based D3 sedan, the 4-Series based B4 coupe, and now I’ve got my hands on a B5...
When we schedule vehicles in for the DriveLife team, some leave you wondering what they will be like, others leave you with some excitement or anticipation. Then there are the vehicles that you know are going to be pushing the benchmarks.That's exactly how we felt when we saw that the new BMW M5 was on our list. Has there ever been...
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...
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...
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...
