A Top Contender
Make no mistake, the ute segment is thoroughly crammed with choice. Holden’s Colorado has been a strong option for many years, but against its rivals, it fell short. Today, things are different. The Colorado is now sharper, more rugged and stuffed with more tech than ever before. Holden New Zealand allowed this […]
A New Player in Town
There’s a new 100 percent electric vehicle entering the market and Nicholas Henare has the inside scoop on the vehicle that is making ‘electric’ more accessible than ever before. Competing with the BMW i3 and the Nissan Leaf which have already established themselves, we’re now seeing Renault coming into its […]
A Sharp Little Cactus
Citroën has its mojo back. For the last few years, with every new model generation, Citroën has been giving us quirky, stylish and quintessentially French designs. The first to ignite the design and dynamic renaissance for the French company was in my opinion, the C4 Cactus; it just looked like no other […]
Take a Seat
Bold and innovative, the SEAT (pronounced ‘see at’) is a compact crossover vehicle (CUV). Direct from Spanish automaker SEAT, I even had the marketing manager greet me with ‘Hola!’ The Ateca is a 140 kW 4Drive with a price tag of $50,900. You have extra options like dynamic chassis control […]
Family Friendly Line-Up
It’s all well and good lusting after the latest and greatest supercar line-ups, but when you’re in the family way, sometimes all you need is space. Honda New Zealand has added a new seven-seat model to its popular CR-V line-up, with all the space to boot. Priced from just $39,990+ORC, […]
Jeep Wrangles Success: Armstrong Prestige
The Jeep Wrangler is one of the true greats of the modern automotive world. With each generation, Jeep has refined the winning formula of unmatched quality and toughness to create a winning package that is second to none. Now, there is a new Wrangler on sale at Armstrong Prestige and […]
The Power of Dreams
The new dealership for Honda has recently opened on the corner of St Asaph and Montreal Streets, with the ability to showcase the extensive range of cars for anybody’s need in one of Christchurch’s biggest showrooms. From Formula 1 and Scott Dixon to the trusty Honda Jazz, Honda is an […]
An edgy visual feast
The first Lamborghini SUV was a seventies military prototype called the Cheetah, the second was the LM002, a gargantuan Countach V12 powered monster, which was very popular with oil sheiks. So, along with ballistic fire-breathing supercars, an SUV, whether we would care to admit it or not, is still an […]
Beast Mode
I was at Mitsubishi in Moorhouse Avenue picking up the new Mitsubishi Triton VRX. As you would see in their marketing, it’s “In Beast Mode” and with a price point starting at $49,990. With all the grunt of a great off-roader, the price point is quite exceptional. I had to […]
Seventh Heaven
Fifty years ago, Christchurch businessman Graham Bernie fell in love with two beauties. One was a woman called Lynn Small. The other was a 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible. He married one and forty years later bought the other. “It takes pride of place,” he says proudly of the full-sized […]
