Here in New Zealand all things wagon-y in the Euro sector tend to be utterly dominated by Audi. This is something that really rips BMW’s and Mercedes’ undies, as they simply cannot make inroads into Audi’s wagon dominance. BMW are giving it another go, with the new wagon version of the sexy 3 Series. But […]
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OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Holden Barina CDX It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes a version of a car comes along that changes your original perception of it. The CDX version of the Holden Barina actually seems to be one of those cars… Originally, I didn’t like the Barina very much. It looked great, but was […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Holden Colorado 7 Okay, so the Colorado ute missed the target somewhat, but how about the seven-seat SUV version? It’s got a more sophisticated rear suspensions set up for a start, so it shouldn’t be as crap, right? Turns out that actually IS right! We take the Holden Colorado 7 for a […]
Following on from Elon Musk’s habit of suing anyone who criticises a Tesla, the ups and downs of building bespoke electric/hybrid cars in the US continue with the surprise resignation of Henrik Fisker from the company he founded; Fisker Automotive, makers of the luxury Fisker Karma. While Fisker has sold 1,800 examples of its luxurious […]
To mark the start of deliveries of the 12C Spider in North America, McLaren Automotive has released a pointless, contrived, silly and utterly awesome new short film. Shot at the notoriously treacherous Loveland Pass in Colorado, the 12C Spider navigates the tricky, snow-covered route “racing” against professional snowboarder Chanelle Sladics. The quotation marks around “racing” […]
The Hyundai Santa Fe has proven itself to be a very popular model in New Zealand, particularly in the last year of the last model – can the new one continue the sales success?We go on a stunning drive from Queenstown to Aoraki Mount Cook and back to find out… What is it? Pretty much […]
The Mazda6 has grown up – both dimensionally and dynamically – so is it still as good a steer as it has always been? We have always been fans of the 6’s abilities here at OVERSTEER, so we leapt at the chance to head to Tauranga to check out the new one. What is it? Well, if […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Jaguar XF 2.0i4 It’s an XF, Jim, but not as we know it… The XF gets a boost from Ford. An EcoBoost, that is, as the XF becomes the latest car to appear on our shores with Ford’s fantastic 2.0-litre four-cylinder giant killer under its bonnet. Although Jaguar would prefer it if […]
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class was once a funny little people mover-shaped car that fell over at the sight of a Moose, but now it isn’t. It is a far, far better car than it has ever been before too. We head to Melbourne to check it out. What is it? This is almost certainly the question […]
McLaren has released some truly silly numbers relating to the forthcoming P1 hyper-car. Truly silly numbers like 0 to 100km/h in less than 3 seconds, 0 to 300km/h in less than 17 seconds, a pricetag of £866,000 (NZ$1.6 million) and, of course, that truly silly 903bhp (673kW). Here is the official press release, packed with […]
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