The Mark 5 Golf GTi was a welcome return to what a Golf GTi should be like. This particular one being reviewed here is 16 years old at date of review, so it’s interesting to see how it has stood up to the test of time. See the review below and let me know what […]
This is the first video review for a car that I own, so it is always going to be a good review. Having said that, I did point out what is not done well alongside the aspects of the Jaguar that I really like. The roadholding, power delivery and driving comfort in this Jaguar are […]
One of my all time favourite car designs, the Alpine A110 was on sale from 1962 to 1977 after a launch at the 1962 Paris motor show. Initially sold with an underpowered engine lifted straight from the R8, this 1.0 litre powerplant was upgraded continuously throughout the lifetime of the car, ultimately culminating in […]
The birth of my second daughter was precluded by a high speed run through the city traffic following a police car that was escorting me to the hospital. The initial advice from the police driver was to flash my lights if I couldn’t keep up – she obviously didn’t know me at all. When we […]
Finally recognising that they had a reputation for making outdated albeit fast road cars, 1971 allowed customers to enjoy the new Bora (internally known as the Tipo 117) which was a large step forward for Maserati. Bought out by Citroen some three years earlier, this was the first car to be completely designed from scratch […]
In 1976, FIAT decided that the time had come to replace the 124 Abarth Group 4 Rally car with a more competitive offering, so the new 131 was designated as the basis for progression. As per other manufacturers, FIAT subscribed to the Win-on-Sunday Sell-on-Monday thinking and picked the 131 as a car that could be […]
As with every other manufacturer in the 1970s, Renault had arrived at the conclusion that victories in motorsport raised brand awareness and translated into higher sales. But what they couldn’t sell to the public were F1 cars, which was where the motorsport success was being achieved. To address this issue, in 1978 they announced the […]
Mark I Initially known as the Rover 3 litre, 1958 saw Rover launch the hugely popular P5 as a replacement to the P4 model. Over the years, many improvements were added to this car with the culmination being the P5B model in 1967, but the humble Mark I made do with a 3.0 litre inline […]
I first drove this generation (2006 – 2014) of the Jaguar XK while I still had my Audi A5 … and I thought it a particularly nice car to cruise along in or when I felt inclined to open the taps a bit. The driving position, roadholding, looks and V8 noise from the twin exhaust […]
Created in 1964, the Berlina Corsa replaced the racing version of the 1000 Berlina that had been launched in 1962. While the racing version was successful, the 1962 Berlina only produced 68bhp from the following setup: 982cc, overhead valve in-line 4-cylinder with single Weber downdraft carburetor 5-speed close-ratio gearbox (advanced in the 1960s) 4-wheel disc […]