GOALLLLS & How to Keep Them
The thing about New Year’s Resolutions (aside from hardly ever working) is that they are generally not well thought out;… Read More...
About Dave Mcleod
Posts by Dave Mcleod:
Power Trip – GLC 63s 4Matic+
For in excess of a century, Mercedes-Benz has been in the forefront of the motoring industry, constantly pushing the envelope… Read More
New BMW M5 With Added X-Factor
First introduced to the automotive world in 1984, the BMW M5 was an overnight sensation. It brought together a myriad… Read More...
Bond – Elements
Jaguar Land Rover has a new mission with James Bond – a three-year partnership at the state-of-the-art interactive experience, 007… Read More...
Wheels News – May 2018
Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo From the PlayStation to the race, the Audi e-tron Vision GT turns virtual into reality… Read More...
Challenge Accepted
The Ferrari Challenge is the widest ranging and most envied one-make series in the world and for the first time… Read More...
Maserati – Moments In Time
There gets to a certain point in your life (hopefully) when your place in the universe begins to click. The… Read More...
A Jeepster For Your Love
Back in the early 70’s, the hair was big, the shoes were platformed and the trousers were bell-bottomed wider than… Read More...
Skoda’s Power Dresser
I was always brought up with the understanding that first impressions last, and that their importance is paramount. Apparently, during… Read More...
M2 Top 5 Picks Of The 88th Geneva International Motor Show
Held since 1905, the Geneva International Motor Show showcases exotic supercars, prototypes, the latest in technical innovation, and the best… Read More...
Modern-Day Family Values
It seems to me that modern-day family life is not only getting unbelievably busy, but it’s also getting more and… Read More...
Aston Martin Headquarters: They Were Expecting Me
A short trip up the M40 gets you (me) to Gaydon in Shakespeare county, Warwickshire. Gaydon is a sleepy enough… Read More...
There’s Something About Giulia
My friends at Winger Alfa Romeo were kind enough to offer me their Giulia Quadrifoglio for the weekend, but that,… Read More...
A Pearl In Two Shells
(Well, ok, three if you add the Cabriolet) Apparently, there are saloon people and there are those that have a… Read More...
Ferrari 488 Challenge – It’s Big, Really BIG
New Zealand punches above its weight in so many sports, boxing, rugby (of course), cricket, netball, sailing and motorsport to… Read More...
The Samsung Galaxy S9 And S9+
With its Super Slow-mo video, best-in-class low light camera and AR Emoji for a more personalised way to express yourself,… Read More...
Your Life Expressed Your Way – The New Samsung Galaxy S9 And S9+
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ is the smart phone reimagined. With Super Slow-mo video, best-in-class low light camera, and… Read More
Minute Made – Well, 69 seconds, to be exact.
Having recently been behind the wheel of the latest Honda Civic hatch and the new (and impressive) Civic Type-R, it… Read More...
Wheels News
BMW 640i xDrive Gran Turismo Five meets seven when creating the BMW 640i xDrive Gran Turismo. Take the front from… Read More...
Ford Ranger Raptor: Performance & Baja Ha Ha
A recent study by Ford research boffins in Europe highlighted that regularly driving a sports car can greatly increase your… Read More...
The Mercedes Man Cave
In my humble opinion, the idea or concept surrounding a man cave is, essentially, escape. It’s a place to call… Read More...
Jaguar Performing, Performance Art
Performing Arts are essentially an emotional expression. They are a way for artists to convey feelings and emotive articulation through… Read More...
Wheels News – February 2018
What you need to know in the World of cars this February. URUS A super sports car soul and the… Read More...
Diamond Geezer – Range Rover Velar
In cockney terms, a diamond geezer is a type of good bloke, a stand-up man, an all-round good sort… in… Read More...
Mazda’s Delicious Doritos
Pardon the pun but the ICE (internal combustion engine) has been getting quite the cold shoulder recently. Piston power and… Read More...
Transformer Maserati
It’s been nigh-on one year since the Maserati Levante SUV hit the streets, and what an impact it has had… Read More...
Full Throttle Zero Emissions
Heading over to Hong Kong to watch the Formula E was a breeze with Cathay Pacific. Flying over in business… Read More...
Holden Trailblazer – Day Trip Adventure
The beauty of living in New Zealand is that we’re a pretty holiday friendly country. Be it a week away… Read More
Wheels News – January 2018
Bringing you the ‘Shining Stars’ we discovered at the LA Auto Show. Mazda6 More style & more oomph The Mazda6… Read More...
The Studio That Brings Classic Cars Back To Life
The opportunity arose to visit the Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works in Coventry, and I seized it with both hands.… Read More...
Top Cat – Jaguar F-PACE 25D R-Sport
As a kid, the coolest cat I remember was Top Cat or T.C to his close friends. Sporting a mauve… Read More...
All Things Being Equal – Holden Equinox Launch
Twice a year (March and September), the plane of the earth’s equator passes through the centre of the sun’s disk.… Read More...
The Future Is Looking Up – City Of Tomorrow Symposium
You’d have to have your head in the sand not to know that the world we live in undoubtedly has… Read More...
Elegant Kodo – Mazda Vision Coupe Concept
The Mazda VISION COUPE is a next-generation design vision model that showcases the ‘new elegance’ and draws upon Mazda’s long… Read More...
Wheels News
BIG IN JAPAN – We took a trip to the Tokyo Motor Show at Big Sight events centre. Here are… Read More...
Exploring The True Nature Of Kodo
Mazda’s Kodo (Soul of Motion) design language was first introduced to the world in 2010 in the form of the… Read More...
Summer Of Sport – Motorsport That Is
With the Laser Plumbing & Electrical HD 500 beginning to disappear in the rear view mirror, all eyes at Hampton… Read More...
Lexus LC500 Review – The Second Date
First dates can be a nightmare – not the date itself (that’s a different story), I’m talking more about the… Read More...
Catch A Bullet
To catch a bullet in your hand or mouth takes skill and precision timing, or that’s what magicians and performance… Read More...
Pomp & Happenstance – A Rolls-Royce Experience
As I am sure you smart people already know, Pomp is essentially a ceremony or display and Happenstance is a… Read More...
Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II – It’s eerily good
When Ghostbusters hit the silver screen back in 1984, it began a franchise of near-Star Wars proportions – well it… Read More...
Performance Trio
Subaru’s 2018 Performance range (the all-wheel drive turbocharged WRX, WRX STi and Levorg 2.0 GT-S) has been dressed to impress.… Read More...
BMW M2 LCI – a Vermicious Knid
Vermicious knids are huge dark egg-shaped beings that live on the planet Vermes 184,270,000,000 miles away from earth and for… Read More...
Continental Cars – A Lesson in History and Service
The world was a very different place 50 years ago. Wilson and Johnson watched over the UK and the US,… Read More...
Unstoppable Force
Mike Horn has circumnavigated the globe more times than a NASA satellite. He’s climbed to the top of numerous 8000+… Read More...
The Mazda SKI-ACTIV Experience
I vividly remember the first time I actually put skis on and hit (quite literally) the snow. I was in… Read More...
A sense of Freedom
Since driving around the Isuzu off-road course at Fieldays earlier this year, both myself and my family were keen to… Read More...
BMW 340i Touring – What goes on tour…
In many ways, roadies are the unsung heroes of the rock industry. They are the people that truly put the… Read More...
Wheels News – Our pick of what’s hot, fun and quite simply bizarre.
Range Rover Velar New Range Rover Velar, showcasing the next chapter in Range Rover design DNA. Progressive design, refined finishing… Read More...
Mercedes-Benz GLC A Very Classy Package
Like many other New Zealanders, it’s around about now that I start thinking of my summer holidays. Where to go,… Read More...
A Glimpse Into Automotive Future
As he was in town for Kea’s World Class New Zealander Awards 2017, I managed to grab a moment of… Read More...
Skoda Octavia RS – Space Race
Way back in 1955 two global superpowers, namely the US and Russia (USSR as it was back then), began a… Read More...
Getting our A into G with Mercedes-Benz
There’s little doubt that Mercedes-Benz have a very impressive SUV line-up (well, vehicles in general, for that matter), boasting everything… Read More...
Honda Civic Type-R – True XTC
It has be said (rather cruelly), that the best thing to come out of Swindon is the M4 (motorway). However,… Read More...
Alfa Romeo Giulia – An Italian Renaissance
There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind about the love that surrounds Alfa Romeo. Despite, or maybe even because of,… Read More...
Farmyard Frolics – Audi Q5/SQ5
Over the years, high-end European SUVs have been given the less than gracious nickname Remuera Tractors. Fitted with more bling… Read More...
Grass(hopper) Roots
When it comes to cars, the stories that surround them can often be as big as the marques themselves. However,… Read More...
Tesla Model S P100D: the Fidget Spinner
Unless you have your head in the sand, it’s hard to ignore the seemingly overnight success of the fidget spinner.… Read More...
Mercedes – AMG C 43 Cabriolet, Disturbing the Peace
Cabriolets, soft tops, dropheads, open tops or convertibles, call them what you may, but for me, they always bring on… Read More...
Starry Starry Night – Rolls-Royce Wraith
In 1971, Don McLean penned the lyrics to Vincent. Inspired by a book he read, it is a haunting melody… Read More...
Wheels News July 2017
ROLLS-ROYCE ‘SWEPTAIL’ – An $18m COACHBUILDING EXTRAORDINAIRE With the 103EX, Rolls-Royce presented to the world a coachbuilding platform to inspire… Read More...
One year on… GT Membership
“If you’re a golfer you join a golf club – we don’t like golf”… It was such a succinct analogy,… Read More...
12 signs of the Kodiaq
As you are undoubtedly aware, there are 12 signs of the Zodiac (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio,… Read More...
Simple Pleasures – The new CX-5 Launch
Let’s face it, modern everyday life can be pretty busy. Between the necessity of work and the demands that come… Read More...
M – The Heart and Seoul of BMW
Over easter; BMW invited me to Seoul to stretch the legs of their M-Sport range on the tarmac of its… Read More...
June Wheels News
Lamborghini Passing by Italy any time soon? Why not go see Ayrton Senna: The Man and the Legend, a special… Read More...
