While we have had the diesel versions of Volvo’s last Ford Focus-based small car for a number of months now, the petrol version have finally arrived. The diesels are perky performers with punchy engines and great handling, so what can the petrol-powered versions add to the mix? The answer to that question is; power, and […]
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The return of the nissan Pulsar to New Zealand shores hasn’t exactly sent waves of rapture running through the country, but if visual sightings of the car on the road is anything to go by, then it has been accepted well by local buyers. And why not? It is very, very well priced and a […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Volkswagen Golf 77kW TDI Mention the Volkswagen Golf to any motoring dunderhead and they will tell you how it is the benchmark for all family hatchbacks, and they are right. The newest seventh generation car however has gone where no Golf has gone before- drastically down in the price range, but without […]
The Hyundai i30 is one of our favourite small hatches here at OVERSTEER. We like it for its dynamic nature and value-for-money appeal, as well as its swoopy looks. The wagon version is based on the same platform as the hatch – the previous generation had a longer wheelbase than the hatch version – so […]
The latest of Citroen’s avant-garde DS range to reach our shores is an absolute visual masterpiece. Regardless of whether you like the looks or not, it is such a striking automobile that expectations are going to raised or lowered simply by looking at it. Personally, we here at OVERSTEER love it. Now, we have been […]
Welcome to the first-ever, utterly historic OVERSTEER 3D road test! That’s right, a road test in 3D! Why? Umm… well, there’s this app you see and we really wanted to try it out… Aw, hell, it doesn’t matter why – just enjoy the exciting 3D-iness! We were going to claim it was the first-ever 3D […]
The Suzuki Swift Sport is a simply brilliant little car. It has been a favourite of motoring journalists and actual buyers since its launch in 2005. Although the latest incarnation of the Swift was a very conservative, gentle revamping of the previous model, the latest-generation Sport bought even more driver involvement. Although its price has […]
OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Aston Martin DB9 It has been nearly a decade since Aston Martin replaced the company-saving DB7 with the cutting edge DB9, a car that wowed all who drove it. recently the DB9 has been extensively updated, so we felt it right that we should spend a bit of time with one… The […]
Despite its somewhat elderly underpinnings (it is, after all, based on the same – admittedly modified – platform as the S-Type) the XF Jaguar is truly every bit the modern mid-size executive/luxury sedan. With engines ranging from an absolutely brilliant 2-litre four-cylinder engine up to the monstrous 5-litre supercharged V8 in this XFR, the XF […]
The Ford Ranger, like the Volkswagon Amarok before it and its Mazda BT-50 twin-under-the-skin, redefined what we expect from a ute. Even in its basic workhorse form, the Ranger’s quality and dynamic ability shine brightly. The term “car-like” has been tossed around a lot to sum up the improving comfort levels and handling of modern […]
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