Supporting fire-affected communities with the #1 small SUV in Australia
Our Mitsubishi ASX in Manning Lookout, Kangaroo Valley on January 31. Australian fires have made worldwide news lately and as a Sydneysider myself I have experienced it from within. The wave of support and donations from all over the world has been heart-warming but these take time to reach those…
Is the Hyundai i30 up to the fight against the Toyota Corolla?
Xanadu the Hyundai i30 in Warrumbungle National Park. A few months ago we took the best-selling car in the world, the Toyota Corolla, on an Australian Outback test drive to see whether it deserved its prestigious title. It did. We were impressed by the new generation's safety features and even…
11.000 km into Indigenous Australia with the new Toyota RAV4 – Part 3/3: Kakadu NP to Adelaide and review
Drone view of Vance our Toyota RAV4 on the Stuart Highway. This is Part 3 and the final iteration of our epic 11.000 km / 7.000 mile - Test Drive of the new Toyota RAV4 into Indigenous Australia. You can check out Part 1: Cape York here and Part 2: Arnhem…
11.000 km into Indigenous Australia with the new Toyota RAV4 – Part 2/3: Arnhem Land
Vance our Toyota RAV4 measuring up against a termite mound. This is Part 2 of our epic 11.000 km / 7.000 miles Test Drive of the new Toyota RAV4 into Indigenous Australia. You can check out Part 1: Cape York here. By the time we reached Mataranka in the Northern…
11.000 km into Indigenous Australia with the new Toyota RAV4 – Part 1/3: Cape York
Vance our Toyota RAV4 with Krys the Croc in Normanton, Queensland. Since it launched in late 2018, the new generation Toyota RAV4 has been hitting sales records almost everywhere it landed - including almost 50.000 monthly sales in the US in August - and is poised to take the lead…
We took the best-selling car in the world to the harsh Australian Outback
Our Toyota Corolla Hybrid in Silverton, Australia. The Toyota Corolla needs no introduction: a nameplate originally launched in 1966, more than 46 million units across 12 generations have been sold since. The Corolla has been the best-selling vehicle in the world on and off since 1974 and without interruption since 2005, Toyota…
From Escragnolles to Monaco: the contrasting car landscapes of the French Riviera
Brabus 800 Widestar (366.000€) in Monaco. It's been a while since our last South of France Photo Reports in 2012 and 2015, so time to freshen up. Away from the overcrowded beaches, some little-known villages in the Cannes hinterlands hide well-preserved local favourites like a Citroen 2CV here and a…
Explore: Dubai Photo Snapshot
Almost brand-new Toyota Camry taxi at Dubai Airport. I had the opportunity to take an extra-quick drive in Dubai during a layover at the Airport, here are a few snapshots. As it as 3am when I "visited", there wasn't much traffic in town, and the few observations I made of…
China Test Drives 2019: BYD Tang EV
It's thumbs up from me on the BYD Tang EV. I kept the best for last, and this final iteration of this China Test Drives 2019 series following the Shanghai Auto Show details the most impressive car I got to drive this year: the BYD Tang EV. BYD (for Build…
China Test Drives 2019: The Baojun RS-5 autonomous driving
The Baojun RS-5 in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia. Last year we test drove the extremely successful Baojun 510 and 530, and in 2019 SAIC-GM's low-cost brand has taken a complete u-turn with a semi-premium stand at the Shanghai Auto Show in April in opposite trajectory with its heritage and DNA. The truth…
China Test Drives 2019: Geely Binyue
Geely Binyue in Kunming, Yunnan. One year ago I tested the Geely Boyue and was thoroughly impressed by its almost rally car-like handling thanks to particularly brazen sales people. I did not expect that from the "soccer mum SUV" the Boyue is. Since, Geely has released the smaller Binyue to…
China Test Drives 2019: The Bestune T77 and its hologram AI
Bestune T77 in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia. We interviewed the Bestune team at the Shanghai Auto Show last April to try and uncover the secrets behind the success of FAW's new brand, and the logical next step was to test drive its unique model for now, the T77 SUV, which one…
China Test Drives 2019: Dongfeng Aeolus AX7
Dongfeng Aeolus AX7 in Dali, Yunnan. We continue on our series of Chinese dealership test drives with the second Dongfeng this year, this time from the Aeolus sub-brand, a Westernised name for the Chinese label Fengshen. Note that it may as well be a different brand altogether so much so…