Rare Breeds at Haynes Museum – September 2008
The "Rare Breeds" event, which Dan and I attended today was a new one for the calendar, so I was not quite sure what to expect. The publicity had prom...
2008 Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0i (CH)
A couple of trends have been evident in the market in recent years: the first is simply that cars are getting larger; the second is that the constant ...
XK60 – August 2008
It's 60 years since the much lauded XK engine first appeared in a Jaguar, and to celebrate, the XK Owners club put on a special three day event, 2 day...
London Motor Show – August 2008
Much has been written about the British International Motor Show, both before and during the event. From the heady days of a packed NEC, and large num...
Silverstone Classic – July 2008
At the core of the Silverstone Classic event, there are 21 races, spread over a 3 day period, for a wide variety of sporting cars, ranging from Formul...
Old Porsche Museum – Zuffenhausen (D)
Note that this report, written in July 2008, describes the old Porsche Museum, which is now closed. It's not just the UK that seems to have been by-pa...
2008 Toyota Auris 1.6i (CH)
The first Toyota Corolla was launched over 40 years ago. The initial model, an 1100cc saloon, launched in 1967 delivered a perfectly, acceptable, but ...
2008 Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi (CH)
Another weekend, and so time for another visit to the Swiss mountains, and the opportunity to test another car from Mr Hertz' Swiss fleet. The first o...
Alfa Museo Storico – Arese (I)
There's been an Alfa Museum for over 30 years now. But few people have heard of it, and even fewer have probably visited it. Unlike the expensive crea...
2008 Fiat Croma 1.9 JTD 150 Automatic Dynamic (CH)
The Croma had a big hurdle to overcome. Probably an unfair hurdle. My day had started badly, with an unexpected arrival in my hotel room, without even...