Review The Suzuki S-Cross 2024: A Surprisingly Accurate Trip Back to the Year 2000 Ninjutzu, 25/03/202525/03/2025 When you think you reached bottom with the Qashqai, then be prepared and, buckle up, as there might be a new low in town. Here’s a tale from the not-so-distant past, experienced in the very present, aboard a machine that seems utterly bewildered by the concept of the 21st century….
Review The Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet: A Tenerife Tale of Triumph and Tiny Engines Ninjutzu, 02/03/202511/03/2025 Right, listen up, you automotive adventurers, you sun-seekers (regardless of where that sun might be hiding behind perpetually grey skies), and you curious cats who’ve stumbled across this review wondering what fresh hell Volkswagen has unleashed upon the world. Today, we’re confronting a vehicle so… unique, so eyebrow-raising, it’s like finding…
Review The (Grey) Highlander: So Boring It’s Almost Impressive! Ninjutzu, 27/12/202417/12/2024 Okay, buckle up, car enthusiasts, because we’re diving into the land of… well, let’s just say it’s not the most exciting place on the map. Today, we’re talking about the Toyota Highlander XLE AWD, a vehicle that’s about as thrilling as watching paint dry. But hey, someone’s gotta drive it,…
Review The Kia Sportage: Car or an odd Grey Blob? Ninjutzu, 20/12/202420/12/2024 Chapter 1: The Scene of the Crime, and yet another California Rental Adventure Right, let’s get this out of the way. This… thing… was my trusty steed for a recent trip. I’ve spent a solid ten minutes now staring at this picture from back then, and I’m still not sure how…
Review The Alfa Romeo Giulia: Is it Beautiful or Just Plain Bewildering? Ninjutzu, 15/12/202415/12/2024 Preface: An Unexpected Italian Stallion Let’s set the scene, shall we? I landed in Genoa, ready for a classic Italian adventure, and there, at the rental desk, was… this. Not the usual beige box of rental mediocrity, no. Instead, they handed me the keys to an Alfa Romeo Giulia. A…
Review Conquering Chicago in a Behemoth: My Ford Expedition 2023 Adventure Ninjutzu, 03/10/202403/10/2024 Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Gas Pump Chicago. The Windy City. Home of deep-dish pizza, questionable baseball teams, and, apparently, roads wide enough to land a small plane on. It was the perfect place to test out the 2023 Ford Expedition, a vehicle so vast…
Review My Portuguese Odyssey in the Jeep Compass e-Hybrid Ninjutzu, 04/06/202403/12/2024 Chapter 1: The First Impressions – A Love at First Drive It all began with a swift love affair the moment I laid eyes on the Jeep Compass e-Hybrid, the 2023 model. The vehicle exuded a charm that promised adventure and luxury. As I settled into the driver’s seat, I…
Review Surprisingly Delightful 2020 Ford Expedition, one week in California Ninjutzu, 10/05/202417/12/2024 Let me preface this by admitting a grave sin. For the past two decades, my rental car allegiance has been pledged to the golden arches of Hertz, as my employer had it as the preferred rental shop, and I didn’t mind. New cars, they gave me always the best that…
Review Hungary, Here I Come! And So Does the Ford Kuga Ninjutzu, 26/04/202426/04/2024 So, there I was, in the heart of Hungary, Budapest, ready to embark on a grand adventure across the country. I’m handed the keys to what I initially thought was just another crossover SUV: a 2022 Ford Kuga. Now, I’m not one to be easily impressed, but let me tell…
Review My Hyundai Santa Fe Misadventure in a Dashing 2019-ish Edition! Ninjutzu, 20/04/202421/04/2024 Right, listen up! Meanwhile traveling to Dubai (I managed to get out before the biblical rain) I recently had the distinct displeasure of, ahem, getting acquainted with the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Now, I’m a man of simple tastes, really. But this? This was like hopping into a time capsule…