If you are looking for a family wagon with all the modern tech, comfort and excellent build quality, along with proven reliability, look not further than the smart looking Skoda Kodiaq, in particular the RS model at the top of the Kodiaq range.
Quality and Comfort
Posted: September 3, 2023 in 4x4, All, New Car Reviews, SkodaTags: 4x4, 7 seater, car review, kodiaq, kodiaq rs, new zealand, nz car review, off road, review, rs, Skoda, turbo
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Environmentally Friendlier Vitara
Posted: August 20, 2023 in All, New Car Reviews, SuzukiTags: hybrid, suv, suzuki, vitara
Suzuki have always been renowned for some of the most fuel efficient cars on the planet and kinder to the environment as a result. But now Suzuki have gone one step further bringing out a range of hybrid options with an aim of becoming less reliant on the internal combustion engine in the near future.
Bonjour Partenaire Électrique
Posted: August 5, 2023 in All, New Car Reviews, PeugeotTags: cafe, coffee shop, delivery van, e partner, e-partner, electric, electric van, electric vehicle, ev, flower shop, partner, peugeot, van
Welcome to the Peugeot e-Partner. Peugeot’s electric version of the great Partner we tested last year. We loved the petrol variant but is the électrique version any better? Read on and check out our video review below!
Mean Green Machine
Posted: July 14, 2023 in All, New Car Reviews, PeugeotTags: 308, 308gt, 308gt phev, nz, nz car review, peugeot, phev
Since testing the first of the stunning Peugeot 308GT’s last year we had been hanging out to get a drive in the brilliant 308GT-PHEV and we weren’t disappointed!
A Go-Kart for the Road
Posted: May 21, 2023 in All, New Car Reviews, OpelTags: corsa, corsa sri, go kart, new car review, new zealand car review, Opel, review
Recently we tested the awesome little Opel Corsa-e. This time we have the epic little Corsa SRi running the efficient yet powerful 1.2 litre, 3 cylinder turbo engine. The size of this little Corsa mated with that engine, 8-speed auto gearbox with manual shift option and flappy-paddles makes for a fantastic little package. Responsive, nippy and a hell of a lot of fun.
Opel Corsa SRi is available for $36,990 with the current clean car rebate of $2,438.79 bringing it down to a very affordable $34,551.21. And I say ‘current’ clean car rebate because it is looking like that rebate will be scrapped soon for all vehicles running internal combustion engines, no matter how efficient they are.
Read the rest of this entry »More Than Just a Different Colour…
Posted: May 6, 2023 in All, New Car Reviews, OpelTags: mokka, new car review, new zealand, new zealand car review, Opel, opel mokka, opel mokka sri, sri, turbo
Recently we reviewed the Opel Mokka e, this time we have the Opel Mokka SRi, the fossil fuelled version of what was a not too bad mini SUV form the German manufacturer.
Electric Tangerine
Posted: April 16, 2023 in All, New Car Reviews, OpelTags: corsa, corsa e, electric, ev, Opel, opel corsa e, opel cosa
Say hello to the awesome little Opel Corsa e. A great pocket rocket so nippy and agile you could almost call it a hot hatch!
Aside from a lack of storage space in the back seat area this orange hatchback is nearly impossible to fault.
Read the rest of this entry »Plug In To A Smooth Ride
Posted: April 11, 2023 in Citroen, New Car ReviewsTags: aircross, c5, Citroen, hybrid, phev, plug in hybrid
A smooth ride, power, and economy is what you will experience with the C5 Aircross PHEV from Citroen. A great little SUV offering excellent economy, all the bells and whistles you’d expect form a modern European car, typical French quirky-ness and did I mention excellent economy?
Elektrisch Avenue
Posted: April 4, 2023 in All, New Car Reviews, OpelTags: electric, electric vehicle, ev, Opel, opel mokka, opel mokka e
Welcome to the funky ‘SUV’ (or overgrown hatchback as I like to call them) the Opel Mokka-e. A great little run-a-bout that will save your wallet many dollars (and the environment too, apparently).
This great little SUV EV is a lot of fun to drive, especially in sport mode, and turns heads wherever you go.
All the bells and whistles you’d expect from a European car at an affordable price.
43rd Classic Motorcycle Festival – Leslie Harris
Posted: February 25, 2023 in All, EventsTags: 43rd classic motorcycle festival, Bantam, BSA, BSA Bantam, Les harris, pukekohe, pukekohe part raceway
Les Harris was born in the small town of Pirongia in the Waikato region, North Island, New Zealand on the 26th of February 1925. Before he settled into a professional career he moved around a lot but had lived on the family farm in Harris Road, Pokuru, King Country, which is still in the family today.
Having many different jobs over the years including owning and managing the Thames and Waihi rubbish run, general carrier with a couple of handy trucks, mechanic in various places including Citroen motors in Thames, working on the wharves in Wellington in the 1950’s, driving buses in Auckland for many years after an unsuccessful attempt at owning a fish ‘n chip shop in Epsom and café in Queen Street before retiring at 65. He built his own house in Mt Roskill, and invested in a few houses over the years, being a landlord and working and maintaining on those properties until he was around 80 years young.
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