At the beginning of May my partner and I decided to have a long earned holiday to see my family and friends in Barbados. After stepping off the plane at Grantly Adams airport we walked into passport control and my eyes where immediately drawn to the massive poster hanging from the celling in the airport which read: "Barbados Festival of Speed 7th-8th [...]
The Centenario was shown for the first time at the Geneva motorshow. It was built to celebrate the birth of founder Ferruccio Lamborghini 100 years ago. There will only be 20 coupes and 20 roadsters built and all 40 cars are already sold before the show. The starting price for the Centenario is 1.75 million [...]
This is the new Alfa Romeo Giulia that promises to be the alternative to the normal German Audi A4, BMW 3 series and Mercedes C-Class brigade. First impression from the front, which is its best view, it is striking. This is due to its angry looking headlights that give the whole front end a scowling [...]
Is Peugeot just doing their thing? Or could future Peugeots have an element of this styling? Take a look at this the Peugeot Fractal Concept Car. Ok its a concept car but Peugeot must be doing some thinking out aloud here. Could this be the company new corporate front grill? forget the flashy LED headlights and [...]
I was so impressed with RUF at the Geneva Motoshow, I had to do this quick blog performance spec. Who are RUF? They can make a already fast Porsche even faster or restore your old Porsche. RUF SCR 4.2 Power 525 HP 6 speed manual gearbox Torque 500Nm Top speed 200 mph RUF Ultimate Power 590 HP [...]
The BMW M2 Coupe This is a car I was definitely excited to see. Why? Because I was impressed with the short time I spent with a 135M, This was mainly due to the sound of it but you have to be standing behind it or driving with the window down to get the full effect [...]
Could one of the cars in this report be an important game changer? Or maybe both? Let's start with the Merc below: The New Mercedes Benz E Class. This is a handsome car that looks good parked in any airport taxi rank (anywhere in the world) or cruising on the motorway or autobahn. If this car was a suit it [...]
Here it is!!!!! The first Car Show of the year for us (on this side of the world) the Geneva Motor Show! Most car makers where there, with only a few exceptions not attending (MINI being one)! So over the next days, weeks and months I will be posting articles blogs and pictures of my [...]
Now that we are back in the UK, it gives us time to reflect on what we have seen at the Motorshow. Below we have put together pictures of our highlights of the motorshow: Click on the photos to enlarge them. The Good The flight was on time! The Alfa Romeo Impressive styling. Looks like a mini [...]
World series by Renault returns to Silverstone in September. This is a family day out with action packed racing. You will see racing from Formula Renault 3.5 series, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the new 550 BHP Renault R.S 01 race car. Drivers that have competed in Formula Renault 3.5 series are: Sebastian Vettel Daniel Ricciardo, Jules [...]
