A dynamic set
It’s all about class with Mercedes and, with two of the brand’s top-line models getting major improvements, it makes me wonder how far you can take it, especially when the starting point is an already dynamic set of cars – the AMG A45 and CLA 45. The CLA 45 is a stunning example […]
A standout showroom: Honda Cars Christchurch
Chances are, if you have lived in Christchurch for the last 30 plus years, you have known someone who has purchased a Honda from Honda Cars Christchurch. The team has gained a sterling reputation over the last three decades and, to this day, is New Zealand’s biggest volume Honda dealer. After battling through […]
Team behind the tyres: Tyres 2 Go
One of the best ways to vastly improve the safety and performance of your car is by fitting the best quality tyres. Naturally you need the best when it comes to tyres; you need Tyres 2 Go. With six centres situated around the greater Christchurch area, the company’s range of tyres has to […]
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 […]
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 and 19-inch machined […]
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, family friendly doesn’t […]
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 it’s better than […]
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 integral part of […]
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 American-made scarlet classic […]
Tiger under the hood: BMW X4 M40i
My first car was a 1957 Morris Minor – 800 side valve, split windscreen, 0 – 100… never. My friend Geoff Mahon and I rebuilt her from a wreck in someone’s yard. I once dreamed of having a BMW. As I was pushing the new X4 M40i around the Port Hills, I flashed […]