Archive for February, 2010

LEXUS will open the 5 doors of its all-new CT 200h next week at Geneva. This car is a potential masterstroke. It will take Lexus into the premium mainstream and ...

ADS for cars can be as great or as tragic as the cars themselves. So, in the first of a decidedly ad-hoc series, I’ll dig out some YouTube links to ...

BBC 6Music is a resplendent beacon of absolute and unbridled brilliance. It rocks. It is witty, erudite, intelligent, entertaining, pure, diverse, and plays music that would be on anyone’s Godlike ...

SKODA has just launched the Superb estate to the UK press, prior to its on-sale date this Friday (26 February 2010). Much delight from me on a brief launch visit ...

BOLD colours are pretty badass. I love ‘em. Give me a colouring book and some BIG BOLD MARKERS and I’m sorted. So it’s always appreciated here when car makers do ...

NOWADAYS it is rare for motoring journalists to get excited over mainstream petrol engines. Yes, we love our 6-pots, and get super-excited in these dying days of the V8. There’s ...

ALFA Romeo will show the sexy Ford Focus-rivalling Giulietta in public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March. It’s a make-or-break car. Lordy, how many times ...

TORQUE Talking is not only the name of fine industry man Duncan Forrester’s blog, it’s also what I like talking, when I’m not discussing ride. Oh, believe me, it’s a ...

VOLKSWAGEN made our jaws drop in the 90s with its blue and red dials. The key to it was, yes, the blue background, rather than the red needles. Red needles? ...

FIRST impressions are everything. And so on. And on. There are a billion quotes or more I could reference. Which have given me an idea. Here, I’m going to share ...