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 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…
The Toyota Corolla vs. the 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…
China Test Drives 2019: Around Yunnan in a Hyundai Celesta
Our Hyundai Celesta near Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan. After trying out a Peugeot 301 in Inner Mongolia, we now fly the entire width of China to land in Kunming, the capital of the Yunnan province. We will attempt to visit the province's highlights during a 1.263 km loop with…
Quick test drive: VW Tiguan
We conclude our series of quick test drives of the best-selling SUVs in the world in preparation for our upcoming review of the new generation Toyota RAV4. These are in no way exhaustive but just to get a feel of the competition. After the unconvincing Nissan X-Trail and the impressive Honda…
Quick test drive: Honda CR-V
Honda CR-V in Sydney, Australia This is a quick Sydney, Australia test drive series of the best-selling SUVs in the world in preparation for a much more substantial review of the new generation Toyota RAV4. After the unconvincing Nissan X-Trail, we move onto the Honda CR-V launched in August 2017,…
Quick test drive: Nissan X-Trail
Nissan X-Trail in Sydney, Australia. In a short time I will start writing about an epic test drive I had the chance to complete in Northern Australia of what will likely be the best-selling SUV in the world in 2019: the new generation Toyota RAV4. To prepare the set for…
Exploring Iran in a Peugeot Pars – Part 5/5: Dasht-e Kavir
Tasra my Peugeot Pars in the Dasht-e Kavir desert. This is Part 5 and the final Part of our exploration of Iran in a Peugeot Pars. You can see Part 1: Tehran here, Part 2: Isfahan here, Part 3: Shiraz here and Part 4: Dasht-e Lut and Yazd here. It's now…
China Test Drives 2019: Eastern Inner Mongolia with a Peugeot 301
My rental Peugeot 301 in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia. We are back for a new series of China Test Drives as securing my temporary Chinese driver's licence for a second year in a row enabled me to rent two cars in two different provinces and test drive 9 more at dealerships.…
Sweden and Norway in a Volvo XC40 – 3/3: Vildmarksvägen and Review
Our Volvo XC40 on the Vildmarksvägen in Sweden. This is Part 3 of our adventure in Sweden and Norway with a Volvo XC40. You can see Part 1: Kustvägen here and Part 2: Lofoten Islands here. Having reached the high point of our trip in the Lofoten Islands, we are…
10 countries in 10 days in a Dacia Logan – 6/10: North Macedonia
Ohrid is the kingdom of Zastavas. This is Part 6 of our swift adventure with the Dacia Logan, you can also read Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia, Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Part 4: Montenegro and Part 5: Albania. Leaving Albania in mid-afternoon, we head east towards Lake Ohrid which forms the…
10 countries in 10 days in a Dacia Logan – 1/10: Romania
Our Dacia Logan Black & White in Sighisoara, Romania On 20 August 2018, Romanian manufacturer Dacia celebrated 50 years of activity since its very first car rolled out of the Mioveni factory near Bucharest in 1968: a Dacia 1100, a rebadged Renault 8. Since, 8 million Dacias have been sold…
Simpson Desert, Australia vs. Toyota Land Cruiser – Part 3: The way back
Pasha posing on top of Big Red, the Simpson Desert's tallest dune. This is Part 3 and the final iteration of our test drive of the Toyota Land Cruiser into the mighty Simpson Desert in Australia, the largest sand dune desert in the world. You can see Part 1: Getting there here and…