Higher than the rest
With the new Mazda6 Takami, which in Japanese translates roughly as ‘Higher than the Rest’, it really is a case of the best made better. Available as saloon for $56,995 and now a wagon at $58,695, the Mazda6 Takami is the company’s flagship, and a very handsome one at that. From the outside, the flagship […]
Audi Q3’s Makeover
The new Audi Q3 has been a long time coming. With the first gen debuting in 2011, it was a big success for the Ingolstadt company, with loyal customers lapping it up en masse. So, after eight years, one of Audi’s most popular models has finally received a makeover, but is this automotive nip and […]
Ford v Ferrari
The epic David and Goliath battle of Ford and Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966 is coming to the big screen next month. Directed by James Mangold, Ford V Ferrari tells the epic story of Henry Ford II’s plan to crush Ferrari at the ‘24 Hours of Le Mans’ with the all-conquering Ford GT40, after […]
The power of perfection
You could use any number of over-the-top action adjectives to describe the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. After 24 hours in our care, we can confirm the ZL1 is quite simply the most powerful, tyre-shredding devourer of blacktop you can buy for under $200,000, and thanks to HSV dealerships like Blackwells Holden, it can be yours, […]
Car enthusiasts convene
On 8 September, owners of some of Canterbury’s most desirable classic and exotic cars descended on Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub for the second annual running of The Christchurch Car Show. Sure, the weather wasn’t the greatest, but that didn’t stop gearheads from around Christchurch and beyond converging to take photos, meet the drivers and […]
Bang for your buck
It is not every day we get to see a new Suzuki Jimny. In fact, if you look back far enough, we haven’t had a new pint-sized off-roader to carry the Jimny name for about 20 years. Now we have, and my word it is something really special. The term ‘bang for your […]
Cutting edge Canterbury school: HRS Construction
Christchurch’s own HRS Construction Ltd has teamed up with the Ministry of Education to provide students with the most cutting edge new school in Canterbury. Spreydon School’s new site at 50 Hoon Hay Road, Spreydon, has been constructed by HRS Construction and is the first of its kind to be built incorporating BIM technology. […]
Great things come in small packages
Is it possible to make one of the best small hatches better? Honda thinks so. Just check out the new Jazz. Visually we see a more pronounced nose and restyled LED headlights, but it still retains the iconic eggshell styling. The entry-level S comes in a 1.3 i-VTEC four pot with 73kW and […]
Supra Hot!
After years of speculation, Toyota has given us a new Supra and it’s in New Zealand! I recently headed to a rain-soaked Hampton Downs Raceway to enjoy two glorious, if a bit brief, laps in the 2019 Toyota GR Supra. So, what can we tell you? Well the new Supra is the result […]
Well-equipped
The SUV is king of the new car market, so is the five-door family hatch a thing of the past? Not so, according to Mazda. After attending the launch of the seventh generation Mazda3 in Hanmer Springs and sampling two variants of the new hatch in day-to-day driving, the new Mazda3 is the best yet. […]
