Donington Historic Festival – May 2011
Billed as a major new event on the calendar, offering top quality historic racing with the highest calibre cars and drivers, but at "family-friendly" ...
2010 Toyota Corolla 1.8LE (USA)
The first Toyota Corolla appeared in 1966. Although it might not have been obvious at that time, this was a car that exemplified what the Japanese do ...
Brooklands Auto Italia – April 2011
Interest in the classic car movement is such that more than a few nationwide events are now able to claim a history all of their own. The Brooklands A...
2011 Mitsubishi Endeavor 3.8LS (USA)
In 2010, Ford managed to sell just under 200,000 Escapes. Mitsubishi, by contrast, struggled to sell more than a few thousand of their Endeavor, a sli...
2010 Ford Escape 2.5 XLT AWD (USA)
With the honourable exception of the 2004 Mustang, Ford US had something of a new model famine for much of the late Nineties and early Noughties, and ...
2009 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4 ES (USA)
There have been 9 generations of car from Mitsubishi called Galant. The first was launched in late 1969, and was quite an advanced design for its day,...
Bristol Classic Car Show – April 2011
This was the 32nd Bristol Classic Car Show, and as such that makes it one of the longest running events in the UK. For much of that time, the Show too...
2011Nissan Versa 1.8S 5dr Hatch (USA)
When the Nissan Almera reached the end of its intended production life, no direct replacement was offered in Europe. Nissan stated that they had strug...
2010 Hyundai Elantra 2.0 GLS (USA)
For those who can recall the early Korean automotive exports to western markets, 1991 was the year of the big surprise. This was when Hyundai replaced...
Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival (BIAMF) – April 2011
The Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival event is one of the most local of all for me, taking place a mere 10 minutes or so from home. With agreement fr...