2008 Nissan Note 1.6 Teckna Automatic (GB)
The Note is one of those cars that tries to fill a niche in the market that in reality barely exists. Based on the Clio platform, it comes across as s...
Canary Wharf Show – June 2008
The concept of the Canary Wharf Motor Show is excellent - namely, displaying a range of cars in the public spaces around the high-rise buildings where...
Renault World Series – Silverstone – June 2008
The Renault World Series event is now, apparently, the second largest motor sport event in the UK, and to judge by the crowds, especially on Sunday, i...
2008 Kia Cee’d 1.6 Trend (CH) and 1.6 LS (GB)
It's less than 20 years since the first Kia cars made their appearance in Europe. The first offerings were literally recycled previous generation Mazd...
La Vie en Bleu – Prescott – May 2008
So: "La Pluie en Bleu", or what can upstage 5 Veyrons?La Vie en Bleu 2007 was the largest gathering of the Forum that we had ever managed, with 15 peo...
2008 Toyota Avensis Estate 1.8 Luna (CH)
When I arrived at the Hertz counter in Zurich airport to collect the latest test car, I found that I was allocated something with which I was already ...
Auto Italia at Brooklands – May 2008
With my appetite for admiring Italian motoring heritage wetted by the event in Bristol, I headed off to Brooklands last Saturday for a similar event, ...
2006 Ford Maverick 2.3 XLT 4WD (CH)
It's now more than 6 years since I last drove a Ford Escape, and in the meantime, I have driven so many other vehicles that my memories of Ford's smal...
Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival (BIAMF) – April 2008
The sun finally burned through the clouds that had been covering the West Country, just in time today. So by 2:45pm, a sunny spring afternoon provided...
Grande Passione – Donington – April 2008
Mindful of the huge crowds that were at the last Donington event I attended, the Renault World Series, back in September, it was a bit of a surprise t...