Well, they do say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you would have to be a wee bit of a soulless wasteland of a human being, lacking in even the most basic of essential human emotions to not appreciate the elegance of the pretty little Alfa Romeo 4C. Which is probably […]
Category: New Cars
Is 2014 going to be the Year of the Small Sedan in New Zealand? OVERSTEER has been to the launch of two this week and there are at least a couple more to come this month, so just maybe it is… or maybe the manufacturers are just getting them out of the way early in […]
Sometimes car companies don’t put much thought into their car names. Take, for example, the Maserati Quattroporte. The name translates literally into “Four Door” in English. This may be a revelation to anyone who hasn’t actually noticed that the car has four doors, but to the rest of us it is blindingly obvious. But Maserati […]
Holden is one of the early entrants into the new “Baby SUV” segment that will shortly become more populated as other manufacturer’s clamour to turn their compact cars into jacked-up faux off roaders (usually with virtually no off road ability) and the Trax is that entrant. Based on the Barina, the Trax is small but […]
Quite frankly, ever since Skoda New Zealand launched the new Octavia here, this is the version we have been hanging out for. The Octavia RS has always been a brilliant steer and we had no doubt this one would continue that tradition, especially when we found out it would have the same engine as the […]
We have now finished our time with the Holden Volt, so it is time for a wrap up of our final thoughts on it. The first thing you notice when you hop back into an “ordinary” car after just driving a Volt for almost a month is how smooth the Volt actually is. With no […]
The Grand Cherokee has always been one of those vehicles that was just plain likeable, even when it was a poorly built, soggy, big American cruiser. Now it is much more than that. Much, much more. One of our favourites – aside from the monstrous SRT8 version – has always been the brawny diesel-engined variants. […]
With the wonderfully low centre of gravity courtesy of the large central battery pack and the instant torque courtesy of the electric motor, the Volt is actually quite a thing of fun on a winding back road. While the steering isn’t exactly alive with feel, it is responsive and relatively sharp. The chassis has a […]
While we initially questioned the need for a Subaru Legacy sedan with the jacked-up ride height of the Outback, we did fall for the Legacy 3.6X when we road tested it just over a year ago. It was a car that didn’t seem to serve a logical purpose, but worked remarkably well anyway. It was […]
Well, it has taken WAY longer than we originally thought it would – and is turning into something of an epic – but our video Road Test of the Audi RS6 is taking shape! Here is the intro, just to get you interested…
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