Auto e Moto d’Epoca , Padova (Padua) – October 2011
Asked to name major classic car shows in countries beyond the UK, and the better informed enthusiast would doubtless cite Retromobile in Paris and Tec...
Kraxenberger Fahrzeug Museum – near Dingolfing (D)
The long established car museums, such as Beaulieu or the Schlumpf Collection at Mulhouse, or for that matter the more recently opened ones owned by m...
2011 Volvo XC90 2.4 D5 Momentum (D)
In no way could my father be described as a car enthusiast. To him, the car is simply a convenient means of getting from A to B, and being the "down t...
Munich: BMW Welt and Mercedes Showrooms – October 2011
Until recently, many car showrooms in Europe were little more than enlarged shop style premises in the high streets of cities, towns and villages, and...
2011 Kia Rio 2 1.4i Hatch (GB)
sMuch has been written about the transformation achieved by the Korean motor manufacturers, who have gone from producing some distinctly unimpressive ...
2011 MINI Cooper Convertible (E)
Over 2 million "new" MINIs have been sold since the first models appeared in the autumn of 2001. By any standards, that is an impressive tally, and th...
Brooklands Autumn MotorSport – October 2011
Brooklands Autumn Motorsport is a new event for 2011. As always with things that are new to the calendar, it is hard to know what to expect, not least...
Classic Cars in Spain – September 2011
Like many old towns in Spain, Salamanca comprises narrow streets that were created before the car had been thought of, and although locals do thread t...
Prescott Season Finale – October 2011
There has been hill-climbing activity at Prescott, on the north western slopes of the scenic Cotswolds for literally decades, and for most of that tim...
2011 Toyota Auris HSD T4 (GB)
The last few years have seen research and innovation on an almost unprecedented scale, as the world's car manufacturers struggle to find alternatives ...