We're baaaaack! (click on any picture to enlarge) This is the last instalment of our Report on driving Damo, a Haval H8, from Sydney to Birdsville and back, to see whether the #1 SUV brand in China can tackle all that the Australian Outback has to offer. You can view the…
150km past Birdsville, the dirt track transforms into an emergency airstrip. This is Part 7 of our Report on driving Damo, a Haval H8, into the Australian Outback to see whether the #1 SUV brand in China can deal with the worst road conditions this country has to offer. You can view…
Damo proudly posing on the Big Red sand dune at the start of the Simpson Desert. This is Part 6 of our Report on driving Damo, a Haval H8, into the Australian Outback to see whether the #1 SUV brand in China can deal with the worst road conditions this…
The Birdsville Track in all its glory (click on any picture to enlarge). This is Part 5 of our Report on driving a Haval H8 - baptised Damo - into the Australian Outback. See also Part 1: The Stakes, Part 2: Sydney to Broken Hill, Part 3: Orroroo to Lyndhurst and Part 4 Lyndhurst to…
Let the unsealed track fun begin! This is Part 4 of our Report on driving a Haval H8 into the Australian Outback. See also Part 1: The Stakes, Part 2: Sydney to Broken Hill and Part 3: Orroroo to Lyndhurst. You can view the entire series here. It's 9am in Lyndhurst and the Lyndhurst-Marree…
Damo in Lyndhurst SA This is Part 3 of our Report on driving a Haval H8 into the Australian Outback. See Part 1: The Stakes and Part 2: Sydney to Broken Hill. After sneakily pushing through the night past Broken Hill, our second shut-eye stop is in the bizarrely-named town of Orroroo…
Not a myth: Ouback Australia literally streams with kangaroos. This is Part 2 of our Report on driving a Haval H8 into the Australian Outback. You can see Part 1: The Stakes here. Most of the friends and colleagues I shared my plans with - linking Sydney to Birdsville through the…
Haval is the No.1 SUV brand in China. Can it tackle the Australian Outback then? If you are a regular BSCB reader, you will already be familiar with the Chinese brand Haval. It has been the best-selling SUV brand in China for the past 13 consecutive years, previously known as…