Nicole Wakelin

21/01/2026

It’s sooo tempting to get every cool feature you can when you buy a new car - but dont waste tour money on things you’ll never use.

Buyers spend hours, sometimes days, building their ideal vehicle online convinced that fancy features will transform their daily drives, but do they?

19/01/2026

When you have the absolutely perfect car for the job. Today we got about a half a foot of snow overnight and the roads are still a mess and it’s still lightly snowing. Nevertheless, I needed to go out this morning and the Land River Defender Octa was perfect for the job. I even stopped for a tasty breakfast at a local diner. Just me and a bunch of plow drivers.

17/01/2026

Spent a day in the wilderness driving the all-new 2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness. There was a giant pig on the ranch where we took it off-road. She was big and scary and muddy and I may have hidden in my trusty Subie for a minute. 🤣

16/01/2026

Spent a day driving the all new 2026 Kia K4 hatchback around Los Angeles. lLove the color and absolutely love the fact that it perfectly matched the tree I parked under on my way to lunch.

14/01/2026

It’s always fun to watch the reactions of the winners, the pictures they take, the excitement. This might be my favorite picture of this year’s show as makes sure their trophy for the Charger winning 2026 North American car of the Year is all shiny for pictures.

24/11/2025

Wandering through Portugal the next few days and found this happy bit of Christmas in Obidos. There’s just something about a vintage red truck loaded with presents and a tree.

18/11/2025

Driving the Ioniq 9 for the LA Test Drives this morning. This is a fabulous EV, but would you go for this or Palisade??

17/11/2025

Another car I’ve never driven at the - this time it’s the Nexo which is a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle only available in California. Couldn’t pass up the opportunity to give this a spin!

17/11/2025

This is the Atto 8, which is the first Chinese car I’ve driven. Looks good with a stylish interior and drives beautifully. I’m impressed!

17/11/2025

I am in California for the test drives and my first car is the Atto 8, a Chinese vehicle! This is the first Chinese vehicle I’ve ever driven and I gotta say, this is impressive.

15/11/2025

This is incredible to see, but also to hear. You don’t even have to watch them and the sound of everything tells you how fast the BFGoodrich pit crew is moving. There was also a problem with this truck and you can see the guys checking it out, but they got the team back out on the course in no time. Such a cool process to watch!

14/11/2025

Walking by all the trophy trucks at the starting line. These guys are so ready to race! Let’s go !