2016 Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi 3 (GB)
A decade ago, Kia sold 1,141,000 vehicles in the year. Not a bad figure, you might think, and indeed there are several brands who can only dream of sa...
BTCC at Donington Park – April 2019
For a long time now, the Formula 1 Championship has hogged most of the limelight and the headlines as far as motor sport goes. And yet, there's only ...
Pride of Longbridge – April 2019
The first Pride of Longbridge event was held on the first anniversary of the collapse of the MG-Rover organisation. An almost spontaneous gathering of...
2016 Fiat 124 Spider Lusso (I)
It is very rare indeed these days when a brand new car is unveiled for it to be a complete surprise. We have gone from the era when a small number of ...
South West Italian Performance Enthusiasts (SWIPE) Driving Day – October 2018
Marque and model loyalty can be exceedingly strong, as a glance at the Facebook pages and Forum posts of an awful lot of Owners Clubs will tell you an...
Brooklands New Year’s Day Meeting – January 2019
Whilst a part of the nation starts the New Year with a lie-in, following a night of partying and celebration on New Years Eve, there are plenty of car...
2016 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 1.6 e-HDi Exclusive (F)
Having spent a Friday braving the crowds at the Salon de l'Automobile, the Paris Auto Show, I had a whole weekend to fill with other things in what yo...
Abarths at the Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum (GB) – September 2017
When you first hear of a Bentley Motor Museum, you might quite reasonably expect that it would contain Bentley cars. But no, it does not. It's to be f...
Automédon – Le Bourget, Paris – October 2018
There are more than enough car events held in the UK during the course of a season to keep the diary of an enthusiast very full indeed, with difficult...
2016 and 2017 Maserati Ghibli 3.0D V6 (GB)
I should probably start this review with an immediate declaration. The car being reviewed is mine. I ordered it back in May 2016, hav...