Cars and Coffee – Irvine, CA. 13th September 2014
When I was out in Southern California earlier in the year, I made a couple of visits to the very popular weekly "Cars and Coffee" event which takes pl...
2014 Mercedes CLS350 CDi Shooting Brake (D)
With everyone trying to offer a "premium" product, what do you do if that's what you have already been offering to your customer base for years? Answe...
Salon Privé – September 2014
Although I do manage to attend lots of car-related events during the course of a year, as evidenced by the panoply of reports that are available on th...
2014 Audi A6 2.0 TDi SE (GB)
In today's world where an ever greater number of buyers want a premium badged car, the real sales battleground is between the German trio of BMW, Merc...
Coventry Festival of Motoring – August 2014
I first "discovered" the Coventry Festival of Motoring a couple of years ago. It turned out that it been running for many years prior to that, but had...
2013 Toyota Prius Two (USA)
After spending a couple of every enjoyable days behind the wheel of a BMW M5, it was inevitable that...
VSCC at Shelsley Walsh – July 2014
When the events schedules for the year are published, there are quite a few which I instantly mark on the calendar, hoping that they do not clash with...
2014 Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge (GB)
There are many reasons why a manufacturer will show a Concept Car. These days they tend either to be some wild flight of fancy that shows what the des...
Rare Breeds at Haynes Museum – September 2014
Like most motor museums, and a good few other venues besides, the Haynes Museum, located at Sparkford, in the wilds of rural Somerset, runs an events ...
2014 BMW M5 (USA)
In the battle for control of the large executive car market, it has been a three horse race for many years: the 4 rings of the Audi A6 vie with the Po...