2014 Jeep Compass 2.0 Sport FWD (USA)
The arguments will no doubt run for a long time yet as to which manufacturer invented and popularised the SUV. Many will say that it was Ford, with th...
Geneva Show – March 2015
Having read about it since childhood, when almost all motoring knowledge was contained in my weekly copy of Autocar and sneeky looks at Car in the new...
Queen Square Bristol Breakfast Club – March 2015
After two days of glorious spring sunshine, the forecast for the 8th March, second Sunday in the month, did not look so favourable, with grey overcast...
2014 Renault Clio 1.5 dCI 90 Expression + (GB)
Renault have been through some tough times lately, and of the major Western European markets, none more so than in the UK. Time was when this was one ...
Race Retro – February 2015
Now an established and popular event in the calendar, Race Retro marks for me the first promise of spring and the start of "the season". Held at Stone...
2014 Fiat Punto 1.2 Lounge 5 door (I)
The supermini class, or B-Segment as it is now sometimes referred to, is the most competitive of all in Europe, and success here is vital for the fort...
Haynes Museum Breakfast Club – March 2015
Following the successful launch last month of the Breakfast Club meetings at the Haynes Motor Museum, in rural Somerset, near Sparkford. and just off ...
2014 Peugeot 308 SW 1.6 HDi 92 Active (F)
Despite all the recent niches and sub-niches that now constitute the new car landscape, the traditional C-Segment family sized hatch remains criticall...
Great Western Autojumble – February 2015
An Autojumble held in the rather primitive and draughty sheds that comprise the main buildings at the Bath and West Showground just outside Shepton Ma...
2014 Nissan Qashqai Acenta 1.2 DiG-T and 1.5 DCi (GB)
When Nissan announced that they were going to abandon the commercially vital C-Segment market in Europe, following the failure of the dull but quite d...