I’m back in China this week, with more automotive observations from the country with the biggest number of the smallest people. (Did I tell you about the airport security officer that made me stand on a block in order to […]
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A New Set of Tyres
When yours truly found employment with his current employer he was offered the option to drive a company lease car. As the stretch home-to-office covers about 30 miles one way, that was an attractive option. I drove a VW Polo […]
Good News for Dads
No, an F30 is not a baby brother of the Ferrari F40 and F50. It’s a BMW. It’s like this. BMW has been giving the cars in its model portfolio standardised names so customers and drivers can easily recognise their […]
Best diesel car: And the award for best diesel car goes to….
They aren’t to everyone’s taste but for many people, diesel vehicles are a blessing and Diesel Car magazine has judged which is the best to own. And it is, they have announced, the British-built Range Rover Evoque. It is stylish […]
Hong Kong’s Hot Wheels
I was in Hong Kong yesterday. They have three types of vehicles there. To understand this, some background info first. Hong Kong is a very wealthy place. It breathes decadence and has a ridiculously commercial mindset. You literally walk from […]
Merc: Your Model Names Are Like Chinese to Me!
I hate to admit it – because after all I am a car nerd and a bit autistic – but Mercedes-Benz is the only car brand sold on the Western hemispheres of which the great majority of its model names […]
Fuel economy: Real-world miles per gallon information now available
We’ve all done – got to the end of a long journey and wondered where the fuel has gone. And no you probably haven’t made a miscalculation because the published fuel economy figures which you use for the trip are […]
Audi S: New models unveiled
It’s a marque no longer seen as the ‘poor man’s BMW’ and now Audi are to cement their leading position with some new ‘S’ models. There will be four added to the Audi S line-up and they’ll have the impressive […]
Stretching Cars
Saw some interesting news the other day: BMW will soon start production of a 3-Series with a lengthened wheelbase for the Chinese market, the 3-Series LWB – I’ll leave it to you to figure out what the ‘LWB’ stands for. […]
Downsizing: The Enemy of Sound
It may be that I’m old school and part of a dying breed – and probably somewhat of a nutter too – but the main feature that attracts me to (or repels me from) any car is its noise. I […]