Not your usual ride
This may look like a regular Audi Q5, except it actually isn’t. The Q5 has been a mainstay of the Audi family for many-a-moon, being a strong seller in the uber-competitive premium mid-sized SUV sector for over a decade. As the Ingolstadt brand moves towards a more electrifying future, the Q5 is the […]
Purple road eater: Eyrewell Forest Motor Company
It’s hard to imagine Porsche today without the 911. Ben Selby reports. Amazingly this this icon has been with us for 60 years and in that time, has evolved into what many consider the perfect everyday usable sports car. What you see here is the 964 911. Built between the 930 and 993, […]
Torque Talk: Try a little kindness
We have all experienced road rage at one time or another. Whether you are on the receiving end, or you’ve had a bad day, and you vent your frustration on the motorist next to you because they dared to drive 5km/h slower than the speed limit. Findings from a study last year, conducted […]
Sixth Times the Charm: Honda CR-V Launch Report
It’s hard to believe the Honda CR-V has been with us for nearly 30 years. During that time it has become one of Honda’s best sellers, with many in the market for the midsized SUV gravitating towards it. “The CR-V is among the pioneers of a true SUV in New Zealand. The first […]
A tonne of grunt
With a bit of fanfare, Nissan has given us a new Pathfinder. Ben Selby reports. The Pathfinder is a name we haven’t seen for some time amongst the Nissan lineup, so has it been worth the wait? From the get-go, it’s obvious the new Pathfinder has, well, found a new path, in terms […]
Howd e-partner: Armstrongs
Electrification is becoming more and more the norm across all automotive sectors. Ben Selby reports. One can’t afford to be left behind, even when it comes to commercial vehicles. Peugeot know this, which is why their popular Partner van has been given an electric boost. Enter the e-Partner, one of the most car-like […]
Torque talk: Legendary
Not so long ago, I managed to catch a screening of the latest instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise. With out spoiling too much, the real star was an electric converted Fiat 500 which Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell use to evade the villains through the streets of Rome. Quite comically too in […]
The name’s Bond
Fancy yourself a bit of a James Bond? If you’re in Queenstown, then you can now book a ride in a rare James Bond-inspired Aston Martin. Tourism operator BLACK offers a unique experience allowing guests to ride in the Aston Martin 007 Vantage car, one of only 100 worldwide, and the only model […]
Revving through history: Casbolts motorcycles
It’s hard to imagine the Canterbury Motorcycle scene without Casbolts Motorcycles. Established in 1932, Casbolts have catered for and inspired riders of all ages for generations. The roots of Casbolts affinity with two wheels go back as far as the late 1800s where the Casbolts family had a booming bicycle business. Ninety years […]
Moped with street cred: Voltrix
The look on the face of the driver next to me at the lights was priceless. My moped was able to out-accelerate him off the mark, and silently zoom up to the speed limit of 50km/h says reviewer Ben Selby. This is just one of the cool features of the newest local offering […]
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