2016 Fiat Doblo 1.6 JTD 105 SX (GB)
My earliest memories of the family car are of a series of what we would now call medium-sized saloons, which served us well, except when going on a fa...
BL Day at Gaydon – July 2018
If you survey the car market in the UK today you will find a large number of marques and a bewildering array of different model types, available in an...
Showrooms of Scottsdale, AZ – September 2017
We are all, to a greater or lesser extent, creatures of habit. Whilst many people, and I count myself among this type, relish new experiences and seei...
2016 Audi A4 2.0 TDi Ultra 150 SE (GB)
There's a really difficult line to find when conceiving the next generation of a well-received and big-selling car. Stray too far from what was clearl...
Ace Cafe Italian Night – June 2018
Having enjoyed my evening at the Ace Cafe in May, for Italian Night, which combined a good turn out of cars, with a mix of the familiar and the rare, ...
Geneva Show – March 2018
There have been Motor Shows almost as long as there have been cars. As well as giving those who attend the chance to see a wide range of available mod...
2016 Audi S7 (GB)
From May 2008 to May 2012 I drove an Audi S6. Yes, the one with the V10 engine in it that had more than few links to Lamborghini. And despite what the...
Coventry Transport Museum Breakfast Club – June 2018
As has been remarked on numerous occasions on these pages, there are lots of Breakfast Club meetings spread throughout the country (and beyond) these ...
Bedfordshire Italian Car Day at Sharnbrook Hotel – July 2017
I first came across the Bedfordshire Italian Car Show, as one of the names by which it was known, held at the legendary Sharnbrook Hotel, just north o...
2016 Audi RS3 Sportback (GB)
Audi were not the first manufacturer to use the letters "RS" to denote something rather special in their product range, as there were a generation of ...