2014 Chevrolet Captiva Sport 2.4 LT 2WD (USA)
Ah, the Chevrolet Captiva, I hear you say. Cue a bit of searching through the memory bank, and you will probably come up with a mental image of a Cros...
Pride of Longbridge – April 2014
The Pride of Longbridge is one of those events which has grown from small beginnings, back in 2006, to something which now includes several hundred ca...
2012 Ford Focus Zetec 2.0 TDCi 140 Auto and 2013 Zetec 1.6 TDCI 115 5dr (GB)
At a global level, debate still rages as to whether it is the Toyota Corolla or the Ford Focus that is currently the world's best-selling car. Things ...
Cars and Coffee – Irvine, CA. 5th April 2014
Having learned my lesson that "early" really does mean just that when describing the timing for the "Cars and Coffee" meeting that takes place every S...
Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival (BIAMF) – April 2014
There are lots of events during the year to which I look forward, but among my favourites is one that is very local to home, the Bristol Italian Auto ...
2013 Volkswagen Passat Estate 1.6 TDi 105 S (GB)
Over the past thirty years, the size of the overall market for new cars in Europe has grown very significantly, and yet as changing tastes of the cons...
Ace Cafe Italian Night – April 2014
With the arrival of British Summer Time, and indeed some nice spring weather, suddenly there is daylight in the evenings til well past 8pm, which mean...
2013 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SV (USA)
It is all too easy for the auto enthusiast to forget that the primary goal of any car manufacturer is not actually to make cars that appeal to us. Tha...
Cars and Coffee – Irvine, CA. 22nd March 2014
It's not just the UK where the breakfast meeting for owners and enthusiasts of a diverse array of cars has become popular. The format certainly has it...
2012 Honda Civic LX Sedan (USA)
When a new model is launched, as a direct replacement for an existing car, the expectation is that it is "better". And in almost all cases, it is. Som...