On March 28th 1991 the then Czech Minister of Industry, Jan Vrba, and the CEO of Volkswagen at the time, Dr. Carl Hahn, signed the contract for the integration of ‘ŠKODA to the VAG Group. With that signing all the jokes about ‘ŠKODA seemed to vanish overnight. Since then ‘ŠKODA have gone from strength to strength. Could this be the next [...]
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 [...]
Announced in Geneva the Vauxhall/Opel Astra wins European Car Of The Year 2016 award. Well done to Vauxhall/Opel! Follow me on Twitter. Follow me on Facebook.
The new MINI Convertible is now on sale and the range starts at £18,475 on the road. There is a 4 car line up starting with the MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper D Convertible (D for diesel), MINI Cooper S Convertible and the MINI John Cooper Works Convertible. Now, why am I writing about this car you [...]
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 [...]
McLaren have informed us of an everyday "ready to use" McLaren sports car. It is the most luxurious McLaren to date with an airy cabin thanks to its Panoramic fixed glass roof but its party trick is its new side opening rear glass hatch. This now gives you an extra 220 litres of storage for [...]
Volvo Cars are aiming to be the first car manufacturer to offer their customers cars without physical keys from 2017. Volvo drivers will be offered an application on their phones to replace the car keys. You will be able to open and start the car with a new digital key app on your mobile phone. “There [...]
Renault group have just unveiled this concept car... the Alpine Vision. It is powered by a 4 cylinder turbocharged engine, built by Renault Sport, and is capable of going from 0 to 62mph in only 4.5 seconds. This is achieved due to it being light weight and is a real target for the production model. Alpine promise outstanding [...]
Maserati have revealed their first SUV....... the new Levante. In true Maserati style it has that distinctive aggressive look, which is familiar to their new car range. This SUV will have a “Q4” intelligent all-wheel drive system, 8-speed automatic transmission, electronic suspension and air springs that can be set on different levels. The engine line up will be both petrol and [...]
