Luxury Powerhouse

Audi’s current SQ7 is quickly becoming hot property for those hankering for a new seven-seater, luxury performance SUV. We had a play with one of four brand new variants now at Christchurch European. Thanks to a 4.0L twin-turbo V8 mated to an eight-speed automatic box, essentially what you find in the hot RS6 wagon, power […]

Life in the bike lane: E-Mega Store

With petrol fast becoming a luxury, Metropol’s gadget guru Ian Knott parks up his car in the driveway and jumps on the latest Scott e-bike to discover how beneficial they really are. Having recently rediscovered my long lost passion for fitness, when E-Mega Store offered me the latest Scott Silence Evo bike to trial – […]

Bentley takes flight

  The Bentley Flying Spur W12 is not so much a car, but more of a stately home on wheels.     Your average imitation of Sandringham House or Balmoral doesn’t however fly on the roads like this does. Thanks to Bentley Auckland, I was given the chance to experience the first new Flying Spur […]

A refreshing highlander

  For some, a Highlander is a rugby player from the deep south, to others, an 80s fantasy film starring Sean Connery. To Toyota, a Highlander is a mid-sized SUV, and a big seller.     For 2021, the Highlander has been refreshed for the fourth time, with a recent launch in Auckland and Paihia […]

Smooth and sustainable

  The Mazda MX-30 has been in the pipeline for some time. Now it is finally here, and set to spearhead Mazda’s goal of a sustainable future.     The MX-30 is available as a Mild-Hybrid and pure EV. My test car was the MX-30 Limited 2.0L Petrol Mild-Hybrid. The 2.0L petrol e-Skyactiv-G four cylinder […]

Defying the limits

  Your pulse is racing. You’ve managed to figure out how the butterfly doors open so at least you can slide into the McLaren GT.   You have been shown the button that raises the vehicle in case you need to go across a judder bar or up an angled driveway without tearing off the […]