2021 Alfa Romeo Stelvio 280 Sprint RWD (USA)
For more years than I can remember, successive CEOs of Alfa Romeo and indeed the parent company have promised a renaissance of the brand with investme...
Northern Abarth Day at The Motorist – April 2025
Recognising that the UK is actually quite a large country, and that no matter where you choose to hold a National event, such as Abarth Festival, it w...
Los Angeles Cars and Coffee – March 2025
Just one day after spending the morning at Cars and Coffee event in the LA area, here I am at another one. This is the one which is actually called Lo...
2023 GMC Terrain SLT (USA)
Within the General Motors portfolio of brands, GMC is perhaps the hardest one to characterise. Whilst Cadillac is definitely the luxury ...
Manhattan Beach Cars and Coffee – March 2025
There are many factors which govern the precise dates of my planned trips to the US, mostly around flight prices (which can vary quite dramatically fr...
Practical Classics Restoration Show at the NEC – Part II – March 2025
Welcome to Part II of the report from the 2025 Practical Classisc Restoration Show at the NEC, which covers cars alphabetically from Lancia to Wolsele...
Practical Classics Restoration Show at the NEC – Part I – March 2025
Whilst in car circles the NEC is best known for the massive Classic Car event that takes place in mid November and which occupies so many halls it is ...
2023 Kia Rio Sedan S (USA)
Wind the clock back, say 5 years, and there was lots of choice in what is sometimes known as the sub-compact class for US buyers. Nissan had c...
Queen Square Breakfast Club – March 2025
March is the month when the popular monthly Queen Square Breakfast Club meets revert from their winter location of Easter Compton Farm Shop to the ver...
Vintage Stony – March 2025
Stony Stratford is a small country town located a few miles to the north west of Milton Keynes that most will not have heard of, let alone visited. Bu...