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19/03/2014

Nissan Micra Tekna

The Micra has been around for many years with the first generation being launched in 1982, the second in 1992 and the third in 2002, the fourth was in 2010, and now we are on to the fifth. The third...

12/03/2014

Geneva Motor Show 2014

The Geneva Motor Show had many interesting premieres this year that attracted quite a lot of attention. But this year is a “Baby-Boom” year with the real stars of the show being small cars. The major...

05/03/2014

Lexus GS 300h F-Sport

We originally drove the GS many moons ago around a test track, on a winter’s day near Budapest, Hungary, with plenty of snow. It didn’t leave you with a warm feeling about their new car. The...

26/02/2014

Volvo V60 Drive-E

UK Press Event, Peak District Having thought: “What I am going to write about the V60 and its new range of engines?” I soon realised that this piece is probably going to be a bit dull, but I still...

20/02/2014

Audi A8

European Press Launch, Dusseldorf The UK press contingent joined forces with the Russian press for a couple of days to drive the A8 in North West Germany. We didn’t speak a word of Russian but...

19/02/2014

Maserati Ghibli

UK Fleet launch, Ascot Remember when you were a child and you so looked forward to Christmas thinking about that special present you had been waiting for and dreaming about for weeks. Then Christmas...

12/02/2014

Ford Transit

European Press Launch, Barcelona The Transit was originally launched in 1965 and has been the best-selling van in the UK every year since. It has been a phenomenal success and has become an icon. In...

05/02/2014

Volkswagen e-Up!

We went to Milton Keynes to drive the Yorkshire Volkswagen, the e-Up! – the electric version of the VW Up! Obviously the product or model naming department in Germany have never heard of Yorkshire or...

30/01/2014

Tesla Model S

Tesla Motors are relatively new car manufacturers who only produce electric vehicles. The company was named after electrical engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla. It was founded in 2003 and floated on...

21/01/2014

Bentley Flying Spur

The Flying Spur was originally known as the Continental Flying Spur, but the Continental element of the name has now been dropped with the arrival of this all new model in 2013. I thought if it’s...