Race Retro – February 2018
In a slightly grandiose billing, the Race Retro event calls itself Europe's Number 1 Historic Motor Show. That's a bold claim indeed. I've been to thi...
2016 Toyota Sienna XLE (USA)
Although the market has moved to the Crossover-type vehicle, the MiniVan, as the Americans call it - or MPV, to Europeans - is not completely dead, an...
Cars of Italy – May 2017
It used to be the case that across Europe there were very distinct differences in the list of cars that were available and more importantly which sold...
Audi Museum – Ingolstadt (D)
Most of the world's auto manufacturers have figured out that whilst promoting and selling the very latest products is still the way that they will mak...
2017 Nissan Qashqai 1.5 DCi N-Vision (GB)
Just a couple of days before I collected this Nissan Qashqai test car, it was announced that this model had topped the Sales Charts in the UK for the ...
Showrooms of Scottsdale, AZ – September 2019
Some years ago, I fell for the charms of Arizona, in the south west of America. Whilst the State's best known tourist attractions are in the far north...
Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble – January 2020
The Sunday Scrambles at the historic and expansive Bicester Heritage site have become a significant event in the UK car enthusiast's calendar. First h...
2017 Fiat 500L 1.4 PopStar (GB)
That the Fiat 500 has been a huge success for Fiat since its launch in the middle of 2007 is beyond question. Many will tell you that this small car, ...
Auto e Moto d’Epoca, Padova (Padua) – October 2017
From small beginnings as far back as 1983 when the first Auto e Moto d'Epoca event was held in the Italian city of Padova (Padua), this has now become...
VSCC at Prescott – August 2017
The VSCC and the Prescott Hill Climb both go back to the 1930s. Completely separate entities, with the former founded in 1934 by a group of 5 enthusia...