Showrooms of the Champs-Elysees – February 2008
Wandering up the Champs-Elysees over the weekend, I of course had to stop in the 5 car showrooms. Plenty of other people were doing the same, and were...
Concept Car Show – Paris – February 2008
To be honest, I had no idea about this. As I was in tourist mode, wandering around "Les Invalides", I stumbled across a marquee, with this exhibition ...
Retromobile – February 2008
Retromobile is the premier Classic Car held in France, and it is open for more than a week. I spent an entire day there on Monday, queuing up for a ti...
2007 Audi S5 Coupe (GB)
As correctly guessed by many, my test car for this weekend is indeed an Audi S5. Very smart it looks, too, even though a metallic black car on a day l...
Jaguar Heritage Collection – Coventry (GB)
Since this item was written, in January 2008, the museum has sadly been closed, as the site has been sold for redevelopment. Some of the cars are now ...
2007 Alfa Romeo 159 3.2V6 Q4 Lusso (GB)
A few months ago I had my first 159 experience, with a 1.9 JTDm. While generally finding much to praise in this car, I was not "wowed" in the same way...
2007 Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 V6 SV (GB)
In the mid-1990s, Alfa Romeo showed their first new sports cars for 20 years, the GTV and Spider. When they were first shown, I was not entirely convi...
2007 Mercedes B170 Automatic (CH)
After receiving a series of somewhat battle-scarred Swiss rental cars, it seemed my luck was in, and my latest test car was to be brand new, with less...
2007 Subaru Forester 2.5X (USA)
Many of my US trips for work entail spending time in both Los Angeles and the Chicago suburbs, specifically the area around Schaumburg, a few miles to...
Volo Auto Museum – Volo, IL (USA)
Another weekend, and another car museum. Yes, believe it or not, I managed to find another one in my vicinity. This time it is the Volo Auto Museum, i...