Pride of Longbridge – April 2013
Last year I discovered the "Pride of Longbridge" event, a gathering of cars with a connection - in some cases a little tenuous - to the famous Longbr...
Queen Square Bristol Breakfast Club – April 2013
One look at the schedules of car events across the country will quickly tell you that the Breakfast Club meeting, made famous perhaps by the monthly G...
Ace Cafe Italian Night – April 2013
The popular theme-d evenings at the iconic Ace Cafe continue right throughout they year, but attendance inevitably tails off somewhat during the winte...
2013 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 140 Zetec Business Edition (GB)
Going back a few years - to around 2006/2007 - my favourite rental car from Hertz UK's fleet was the Ford Mondeo in 2.2 TDCi guise. The sta...
New York Auto Show – April 2013
Although the Auto Show held in January every year in Detroit, the traditional home of the US motor industry, is renowned as the biggest and most impor...
Geneva Motor Show – March 2013
I first started to attend the Geneva Motor Show when I was working in Switzerland, as it was simply a case of booking a day off work and taking the tr...
Race Retro – February 2013
RaceRetro, a celebration of classic motorsport, has been running for 10 years now, and I have attended every one since 2007. As well as being an enjoy...
2012 Nissan Juke 1.5 DCi Acenta (GB)
Earlier in the year, I sampled a Juke, Nissan's bravely styled entry in the small crossover market, and a car which has exceeded sales...
Rétromobile – February 2013
To the lover of Classic Cars, Rétromobile probably needs no introduction. France's premier show for vintage, veteran and classic automobiles has been ...
Showrooms of the Champs-Élysées – February 2013
Although I spent one entire day enjoying the 2013 Retromobile, a late flight back to London meant that I had all of Sunday to find other things to div...