London to Brighton – Abarth Style – May 2015
Car forums are not just a great source of information, whether it be general to all manner of motoring topics, or specific to a marque or model, but o...
2014 Kia Sportage KZ-2 2.0 CRDi AWD (GB)
The first Kia Sportage was launched in 1993, and made its debut in Europe in 1995. Accurately predicting the explosive growth in sales of Crossover ty...
Ace Cafe Italian Night – May 2015
The British weather has long been a topic of conversation, and owing to its frequently unpredictable and changeable nature, will no doubt continue to ...
2014 Hyundai Accent 1.6 GLS 4 door (USA)
To survive as a volume auto maker in the second decade of the twentyfirst century you need sales on a massive scale and not to be dependent on a singl...
Ace Cafe Petrolhead Nirvana – May 2015
When attending the celebrated Ace Cafe, in North West London, of one thing you can be sure: that if it s a theme evening, then the staff at the entran...
2013 Toyota Venza LE AWD (USA)
It used to be easy to categorise cars, and thus to produce a list of rivals. Core of most volume manufacturers' ranges were either Saloon or Hatchback...
Brooklands Auto Italia – April 2015
After spending a long day at Brooklands, trying to see everything that was there, and catching up with my many friends, lovers of Italian cars, as wel...
2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited PZEV (USA)
Subaru sold just 208 cars in the UK in November 2014, making it the 30th best-selling brand, and giving them a heady 0.1% of the market. In Europe, ev...
Showrooms of the Champs-Élysées – February 2015
Even on a grey and rather refreshingly cold Sunday in February, Paris has plenty to offer. The absence of crowds during the morning suggested that man...
2014 Toyota Yaris LE 5 door (USA)
After offering the competent but generally unremarkable little Starlet as a competitor in the fiercely fought B-segment supermini class for more than ...