2016 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE (USA)
Until October 1973, fuel consumption was way down the list of priorities for both car buyers and manufacturers, but then the dramatic events that took...
Brooklands Autumn MotorSport Day – October 2017
The Brooklands Autumn MotorSport day has been held in the middle of October every year since 2011, so it is fair to say that it has become an establis...
Prescott Breakfast Club – October 2017
As has been observed on these pages before, Breakfast Club meetings have sprung up all over the country in recent years, and they have become very pop...
2015 Chevrolet Impala 2.5 1LTZ (USA)
Car enthusiasts do not take the bombastic US "Consumer Reports" all that seriously. Although they do have the advantage of being completely independen...
Brooklands New Year’s Day Meeting – January 2018
You might think that with so many people staying up late for New Year's Eve celebrations then any event that starts at first light the following morni...
Auto Retro Barcelona – November 2017
The Auto Retro show, which is held at the Fira exhibition centre in Barcelona just by the old Bull Ring (now converted into a shopping centre!) off th...
2015 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8 TSi (USA)
In recent years, it has become very apparent that Retro sells. Having seen this blatant appeal to our sense of nostalgia deliver sales and profit in o...
Showrooms of Scottsdale, AZ – March 2017
I usually plan my Spring vacation around the turn of the year, when daylight hours are in short supply in the UK. And so, year after year, the attract...
Brooklands Auto Italia – April 2017
In the UK, for lovers of Italian Cars, this is the Big One. There are lots of shows that focus on the products of Italy during the course of a year - ...