A Big Bad Battleship Never to Cross the Pond
Starting today: the New York International Auto Show. Not a car show that unveils too many relevant models for us here in Europe. This one’s no except...
Simon Towers
April 04, 2012 3 Min Read
The Taxi of Tomorrow
I have never been to New York, so I haven’t seen the fleet of yellow cabs that driver around the city like ants on an ant heap. That’s pity, because...
Simon Towers
April 04, 2012 3 Min Read
Flying Cars Are Among Us at Last
I used to dream of owning a flying car. No really, I did. I think too much science fiction might have rotted my brain if I am being honest, as I also...
Simon Towers
April 04, 2012 2 Min Read
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...
Simon Towers
March 29, 2012 3 Min Read
Forte Kia
I’m writing this from a small Caribbean island not far off the cost of Venezuela – Hugo Chavez would much like to get his hand on it, and the neighbou...
Simon Towers
March 26, 2012 4 Min Read
Do You Remember Your First Car?
If you have been driving for a few years there is a chance that you have owned or used a string of cars in the past. My very first car was a blue Cors...
Simon Towers
March 21, 2012 2 Min Read
How I Re-discovered the Joy of Motoring in Northern Ireland
I used to live in Belfast a couple of years back and can recommend it as a fantastic city with lovely people in it. It is also the place that helped m...
Simon Towers
March 21, 2012 2 Min Read
Brits Take Toiler Paper on Holiday but Not Their Cars
I recently read in a survey that Brits don’t like to travel without their tea bags or toilet paper. If you are packing for a trip right now I have got...
Simon Towers
March 21, 2012 3 Min Read
A Good Dose of L’extravagance de la France
Whether or not it’s the type of car higher echelon corporate lease public is waiting for is debatable – they are likely to stick to products of the ex...
Simon Towers
March 21, 2012 3 Min Read
Finally Fiesta-time!
If you want a small hot hatch, a fast supermini, the outstanding offer on the market has been steadily growing in the last decade. It seems like the R...
Simon Towers
March 16, 2012 3 Min Read
Once a Cow, Twice a Cow
It seems Brits like to think all Dutch are milk drinkers and that the whole country is stuffed with cows. Well guess what, it’s true! Nothing like a j...
Simon Towers
March 15, 2012 3 Min Read
Diesel Pricing at a Record High
Diesel prices have reached a record high having increase almost 10p per litre in the last 12 months. The average price per litre now stands at 143.05...
Simon Towers
March 15, 2012 1 Min Read
Renault “Zoe EV”
That’s probably all you’ll hear when it passes by after its electrically thrust into the market in late 2012. Renault’s big surprise at the Geneva Mot...
Simon Towers
March 10, 2012 3 Min Read
Scottish Cars in Bad Weather MoT Fail Shocker
If you worry that your car falls apart on your commute to work then you possibly live in Scotland. Don’t worry, I am not being racist as I lived in Sc...
Simon Towers
March 08, 2012 2 Min Read
Nissan’s Invitation to Ford and VW to Come up with Something Prettier
The Romans already said it, or at least it’s Latin: “de gustibus non disputandum est”. Means as much as “there’s no arguing about taste”. But if you a...
Simon Towers
March 08, 2012 2 Min Read
