2008 Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDi (NL)
With the launch of the Skoda Octavia, back in 1996, any of the remaining jokes about Skoda's cars left over from the communist era products were final...
AutoWorld – Brussels (B)
The best known auto museum in Belgium (maybe the only current such museum?) is the Autoworld, which can be found in the parc du Cinquantenaire, which ...
den Hartogh Ford Museum (NL)
It came as something of a surprise to me to learn that the largest collection of Fords is not to be found in the United States, but in a museum in a s...
2008 Toyota Prius (CH)
Within weeks of going on sale, or so it seems, some cars acquire a reputation that, whether founded or not, proves hard to dislodge. Sometimes that re...
Retro Classics – Stuttgart – March 2009
I very much enjoyed my visit to the RetroClassics show at the Stuttgart Messe last year, so, as the diary conveniently required me to be in Zurich th...
Race Retro – March 2009
The RaceRetro event has now been running for several years and this is the third consecutive year that I've personally attended. To me, it is the sign...
Geneva Show – March 2009
Unlike the first major Auto Show of the Credit Crunched era, Detroit, there was little evidence at Geneva 2009 of an industry in crisis: all of the si...
Brooklands Austin-Morris Day – March 2009
After spending a day inspecting all the latest offerings for the European market from a whole panapoly of different manufacturers, I followed this up ...
2007 Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0 TDCi Zetec (GB)
Much has already been written on this site about the second generation Mondeo, so, when in a spectacular show of what Hertz at Heathrow airport thinks...
2009 Infiniti FX35 (USA)
Arriving at even a major car rental facility like Los Angeles International Airport very late in a Tuesday evening is unlikely to give you much in the...