Dubbed one stop shop: Dub World are the specialist team you need
Dubworld has been one of Christchurch’s most trusted Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda specialists for more than a decade. Located at 65 Disraeli Street, Dubworld has earned an award-winning reputation by providing local owners of Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda vehicles a one stop shop for repairs, service and mechanical know-how. The team’s professionalism, great […]
Great golfing getaway: heading along to the Autosure Golf Tournament
As the automotive writer for Metropol, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Autosure Golf Tournament at the wonderful Harewood Golf Course. Joined by car people from across the industry, we started the event with a slap-up BBQ which gave us time to meet and network. I was assigned to the […]
Hot property: The Lexus NX needs to go home with you
When Lexus launched the NX back in 2014, it very quickly became hot property for buyers in the luxury compact SUV market, with its groundbreaking design, quality and attention to detail. Fast forward to 2018 and the old favourite has been given new life by way of a few updates, so we went […]
Electric car sharing scheme: Yoogo Share launches in Christchurch
Christchurch is now home to New Zealand’s first fully battery-powered electric car sharing scheme. Developed by Christchurch City Council and run by Yoogo Share, the scheme lets people hire electric vehicles at different points in the city. Yoogo Share General Manager Kirsten Corson says it is the biggest deployment of electric cars in […]
A sporty little number: Mercedes A180
I drove up to the film set of ‘Monster Man’ in the Mercedes A180, a film I play a pretty rough Maori fella in. Not quite the picture you get of a driver of this refined, elegant little vehicle is it? Gumboots, unshaven with a Swanndri and beanie: quite the contrast to this […]
Bang for your buck: Mitsubishi 2018 ASX review
This year’s new model Mitsubishi 2018 ASX was a real surprise to review. It’s a small SUV but what I discovered was the only small thing about it was the price, with a cost of only $26,000. For that price, one might expect low end features; the ASX was anything but. At 112 […]
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