2008 Fiat Bravo 1.4 Dynamic, T-jet150 and 1.9JTD (GB and CH)
With a recent experience, albeit briefer than I intended thanks to discovering that the Hertz Gatwick location would close before my return flight was...
IAA Frankfurt Show – September 2009
Based on the evidence of the Frankfurt IAA Show, you would find it hard to believe that we are still in the middle of a global recession. New models w...
Technik Museum – Speyer (D)
There's no excuse for failing to find the Technik Museum in the German town of Speyer, as a Boeing 747-230, suspended high in the sky, forms one of th...
2009 Ford C-Max 1.6i Style+ (D)
A new C-Max will be the star of Ford's stand at the forthcoming Frankfurt IAA Motor Show, but as it does not go on sale for nearly a further 12 months...
2009 Volvo C70 2.4i (CH)
Back in 2003, I owned a Volvo C70 for about 5 months. That car was the coupe based on the old 850/S70 design, and was a big comfortable crui...
Auto Italia at Gaydon – September 2009
Billed as an "end of season finale", the annual Italian cars event that takes place at Gaydon is one of three large shows organised by the "Auto Itali...
Prescott Hill Climb – 5th September 2009
Here are a few pictures from Practice Day for the final round of the British Hillclimb Championship. It was in fact this event, three years ago, that ...