How do you make a best seller? Is it something you set out to do? Or is something that despite your extensive research, your planning, the focus groups, the re-designs, and of course your best intentions, just seems to happen?
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Citroen C5 Aircross – Citroen’s flagship SUV
Perhaps this review should start with an apology. Sorry, this was going to be the space where I put my review of the new Peugeot Rifter. However…up until the day before Peugeot’s new crew-van-cum-MPV-cum-sister-car-to-the-Citroen-Berlingo was due to arrive everything looked
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FESTIVAL OF SPEED TO CELEBRATE THE LEGENDARY JACKIE STEWART This year marks 50 years since Sir Jackie won his first Formula 1 World Champ-ionship, and this summer, the famous Scot will also celebrate his 80th birthday. Goodwood will celebrate both occasions.
Read MoreI’ve been incredibly lucky. Or should that say privileged? I’ve driven quite a number of new Aston Martins. The N420 Vantage was the first; I got hopelessly lost in that one. Then came a Rapide, closely followed-up by a DBS.
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RARITY, ORIGINALITY, ELEGANCE AND SOPHISTICATION at Heythrop British Marques Sale Silverstone Auctions are to bring super rare, original, elegant and sophisticated cars to the British Marques May sale at Heythrop Park on the 11th May. It is extremely rare to
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VANQUISH VISION CONCEPT: Iconic name revived for Aston Martin’s first mid-engined series production supercar Aston Martin chose the 89th Geneva Motor Show to complete a trio of world debuts with the first glimpse of the breath-taking Vanquish Vision Concept. A
Read MoreSkoda Fabia (2019)
What was it someone sang about not knowing what you’ve got until it’s gone? Car-wise this year got off to a slightly slow start for me, but I’ve recently had not one, but two, rather lovely premium executive saloons collected;
Read MoreGIMS on the cheap
“You can do it in a day y’ know. The Geneva Motorshow.” If only I’d had a fiver for every time I’ve heard that since I took to writing about – or at least trying to – all things automotive.
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THEME ANNOUNCED FOR 2019 FESTIVAL OF SPEED Goodwood is thrilled to announce that the theme for the 2019 Festival of Speed presented by MasterCard, which takes place from 4-7 July, will be “Speed Kings – Motorsport’s Record Breakers”. Motorsport has
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The Davies family had a yellow Mk3 Cortina, The Fields a red Mk2 Escort. Mr Bennet drove a Mk 3 Cortina, his was brown. I’m sure someone had a Peugeot 504 with a rear facing bench seat, in turquoise as
Read MoreThe All-New Suzuki Jimny
Much has been written over the past 54 years about the continual development of Porsche’s now iconic 911. Recently relaunched, and now in only its 8th incarnation the 911, (Or is it actually the 901, 930, 934, 964, 993, 996,
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MIND OVER MONTE CARLO – ONE TEAM’S QUEST TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ON THE MONTE CARLO CLASSIQUE RALLY Talking about mental health problems isn’t just for Christmas. Two former car designers want to open up and kick out the
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Mr and Mrs Bird have been living the high life. Crab ravioli, Welsh beef and chocolate cake – they certainly know how to live – and of course there was the Ferrari too. I’m writing this just before the Autumn
Read MoreASTON MARTIN ST ATHAN CONFIRMED AS ‘HOME OF ELECTRIFICATION’ Aston Martin have confirmed that St Athan, their second major UK manufacturing facility, will become the brand’s centre for electrification and the production home of the Lagonda brand, the world’s first
Read MoreMunich, I’ll admit it wasn’t top of our “let’s go there on holiday this year list”. We’d also read that Bavaria’s capital did have the ability to leave a weary traveller feeling a little cold. The truth is we actually
Read MoreFeel the wind in your hair – Aston Martin DB11 Volante
Reading back over what I wrote about Aston Martin’s DB11 last year (Bay Issue 87 Winter 2017), it would appear that I was a little indifferent to it. Maybe, subconsciously, the colour didn’t help. The launch edition DB11s were a
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AND YOU”LL LOVE THIS ONE…! by Ken Davies Bay’s motoring contributor Liam Bird reviews the story of Terry Sanger, his exciting international racing career and his fascinating friends. I must admit that I’d never heard of Terry Sanger until editor
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