DriveLife NZ

20/12/2024

It feels like we're on a MINI weekend, with two MINI news items in two days.

The MINI three-door gets from standstill to 100km/h in 5.9-seconds, while the MINI John Cooper Works Aceman achieves the mark in 6.4 seconds.

20/12/2024

Fifty MINI car teams are pitting themselves up against each other in the biennial Pork Pie Charity Run, where participants drive the length of New Zealand over six days.

Fifty MINI car teams are pitting themselves up against each other in the biennial Pork Pie Charity Run, where participants drive the length of New Zealand over six days – with the ultimate winner being KidsCan, the NZ charity supporting Kiwi children living in hardship.  The April 2025 event mar...

18/12/2024

Our man in Japan, Ken Saito, does a recap of the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon.

https://www.drivelife.co.nz/2024/12/recap-tokyo-auto-salon-2024/https://www.drivelife.co.nz/2024/12/recap-tokyo-auto-salon-2024/

As we get close to the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon, let’s take a look back at some of the highlights from this year’s instalment. For those making their way over to Tokyo in mid-January for the show itself and the festivities during the week leading up to it, let this be a taste of what […]

16/12/2024

Liam checks out the mighty Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 d, in our latest YouTube car review.

There's big cars, and then there's the Mercedes GLS 450d. A true titan of the road. But despite the enormous size, is it a good family car? Today Liam takes ...

16/12/2024

We head to Auckland to check out the new LDV models:

The red stitching on the seats, the leather, flat-bottom steering wheel, the colours and fabrics all say ‘luxury’ and not workhorse.

15/12/2024

https://www.drivelife.co.nz/2024/12/kia-releases-the-ev5-in-nz/

The new model will launch in New Zealand with the added benefit of an extensive local tuning, engineering and validation programme.

15/12/2024

Two of the DriveLife team spend 1,500km behind the wheel of the new Hyundai Santa Fe, commuting and taking it on a road trip.

It lives up to the reputation of its predecessors and builds on that with some clever and targeted solutions and options.

13/12/2024

We've been testing out the new Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line, which brings a bunch of fresh tech to the table.
Is this premium crossover worthy of being on your new vehicle shortlist? Review out soon.

11/12/2024

https://www.drivelife.co.nz/2024/12/toyota-revitalises-three-gr-high-performance-sports-cars-for-2025/

The GR86 Hakone Edition will be available in New Zealand in limited numbers, only a few of which will feature a 6-speed manual gearbox.

11/12/2024

We’re at the launch of the new LDV T60 Max Plus, and it looks stunning. Drive report and pricing to come.

10/12/2024

We’re with LDV at the launch of the new T60 Max Plus ute and the Deliver 7 van. Full report to come.

10/12/2024

Uh, Merry Christmas?

The final RAM 1500 pick-up powered by the HEMI V8 has rolled off the production line ahead of the switch to six-cylinder power.

08/12/2024

https://www.drivelife.co.nz/2024/12/gwm-listens-and-fixes-issues-with-their-cars/

GWM has announced a good number of changes to their vehicles starting in Q1 of 2025, to try and overcome problems encountered to date.

07/12/2024

Liam is busy this week, creating our YouTube review on the huge Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 d.

06/12/2024

Is it worth locking one away as an investment?

Subaru of New Zealand says they are excited to announce that limited numbers of the BRZ, the sporty, driver’s car is making a comeback and are available to pre-order now. Available only in the top of the range tS specification, the performance-honed variant, BRZ tS will be for sale in New Zealand ...

06/12/2024

We're back in the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. It's been around for a while now, but is it still a good buy in 2024?
Review out soon.

04/12/2024

We drive the Mazda CX-30 for 1,000km to find out what lifts it above its competition.

Why buy a Mazda SUV over a cheaper Chinese SUV? We spend 1,000km behind the wheel of the Mazda CX-30 SP, and find the answer.

03/12/2024

We look at the common misconceptions and questions around driving a left-hand drive car in a right-hand drive country.

Fred from DriveLife goes through some of the issues he's come across when talking to people, or when driving his left-hand drive Corvette on New Zealand road...