RobiNZ Personal Blog

Ari's Climb Dance

Car had an article on Ari Vatanen, Rally Driver turned EU Rep, and mentioned “Climb Dance”. Watch him controlling 800bhp-plus on the Pikes Peak hillclimb. Forget “Dancing with the Stars”, this is poetry in motion. Read more →

A good Friday post...

For Graham, my atheist boss, who gave me some long weekend reading: Letter to a Christian Nation Read more →

Fiat buys former Chrysler (before that Daimler Chrysler/BMW) powertrain plant

Fiat add to their South American capacity. Not really surprising when Brazil is their second largest market ! Fiat buys Chrysler powertrain plant in Brazil - AutoWeek Magazine Chrysler LLC said o... Read more →

Fiat wows them, and floors them, in London

Fiat arrive in London with a flagship store, and people fall over at the sight of a 500! Fiat's new flagship store in London had a reason to party - AutoblogGreen Fiat, maker of the cutesiest bit... Read more →

Where I'd like to be this weekend

Australian Grand Prix 2003 Originally uploaded by RobiNZ It's Formula One time again, which is fan-bloody-tastic. But I'm not there, which is not. Read more →

Vietnam Cycle Tour 2008 with Adventure South

Since 2003, about this time of year, I’ve headed south to join a cycle tour with Adventure South . This meant meeting up with a group of cyclists, most not Kiwis, for a leisurely ride between sumptuou... Read more →

Disappointing, not worthy of the badge - 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco

Looking at the new VW Scirocco, it’s a disappointing to the point where I don’t think it deserves the Scirocco monicker. Giugiaro’s original took the boxy Golf into the realm of sporty, but crucially... Read more →

Alfa Romeo Mito, no it's Mi.To, why not Alfasud?

It’s the Mito, supposedly from Milano + Torino, but I reckon this little Alfa should have revived the Alfasud name. It’s not from the South but it’s the name I associate with little Alfa hatches and s... Read more →

Oh Canada - Singing the praises of New Zealand

If you believe some Kiwis, and Kiwi Politicians, there is little to like about New Zealand. Thankfully it aint true and it’s refreshing to hear someone say it, all the way from Canada! Singing th... Read more →