2018 Buick Cascada 1.6T Premium (USA)
US giant General Motors would like you to think of Buick as the "premium" brand in their portfolio. Not as luxurious, or costly, as Cadillac, but a de...
Martin Auto Museum – Phoenix, AZ (USA)
When staying in the Phoenix area and heading north up the I17 freeway, I have spotted signs at the side of the road reading "Martin Auto Museum". I ke...
Auto e Moto d’Epoca, Padova (Padua) – October 2021
Having discovered Italy's largest classic car show, the Auto e Moto d'Epoca event in Padova (Padua) a few years ago, it has become one of the first on...
2017 Subaru Impreza Hatch 2.0i Premium PZEV (USA)
"Ah, the Subaru Impreza. Yes, I remember those. A fun affordable-ish performance car that became popular following the rallying success of the late Co...
Abarths at Millets Farm – November 2021
One of the joys of having a still-growing number of Regional Groups in the Abarth community is that the teams that run them and who organiser their ev...
Scuderia South West Scottsdale, AZ – Cars and Coffee – December 2021
I've been visiting Phoenix for many years now and never really had much success in finding many car events in the area which always surprised me as I ...
2017 Honda Civic Sedan 2.0 LX (USA)
The Honda Civic has been around in one form or another since 1972. From those early beginnings, when it had the role of trying to increase Honda's sal...
National Motor Museum at Beaulieu (GB) – October 2021 Update
The last report that I published covering the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu made the observation that it was not completely comprehensive, as I ha...
Queen Square Breakfast Club – November 2021
It used to be the case that car events in the UK petered out during October each year, as the hours of daylight reduced, and the chances of the weathe...
2018 Skoda Octavia Estate 1.6 TDi 115 SE Tech (GB)
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It was with the launch of the Octavia in 1996 which really transformed Skoda's reputation. During the 70s and 80s, this proud C...