2011 - My Highlights

SO, WITH 2012 nearly upon us it's time to wrap up 2011 and explore the years finest automotive moments.

BBC/Sky F1 deal: Two fingers to the fans

BY HANDING THE  television rights to Sky, with the BBC only allowed half the races live, Bernie Ecclestone has sold out and pushed fans away from the sport they love.

Buying a car: Personality required

THERE ARE CARS out there which are brilliant; they're fast, reliable, comfortable, practical and economical...but I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole!

Le Mans 2011 - The ultimate stay-at-home guide

WITH LE MANS less than two days away now, chances are you're not going. So let this guide help you enjoy it to the full from the comfort of your armchair.

Aston Martin's black sheep

ASTON MARTIN ARE are proving that a little cosmetic surgery is enough to pull the wool over the eyes of those with more money than sense.

I have a theory!

I BELIEVE THERE is only one car maker out there right now that doesn't make a single bad car. By my logic, this makes them the best manufacturer in the world. Just don't laugh when I tell you who it is.

My top ten worst cars

I RECENTLY WROTE on this very blog about my favourite cars. While that was fun I find it's always more fun to write about things you hate, so here it is...my top ten worst cars in the world.

My ten car garage

 

YOU CAN TELL a lot about a car fan by what they put in their dream ten car garage. This is mine.

Getting it wrong can be easy

 

THE PREMISE WAS simple, turn a successful and well proven hacthback into a stylish and sporty mini-coupe. So how can one company get it right and another get it so very wrong?

A new Aston Martin? Great...but what's the point?

A NEW ASTON Martin is something to be celebrated, yes? Normally I'd be the first to bring out the party hats and the champagne but this time, I'm not so sure.

Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled...great news!

THE BAHRAIN GRAND Prix has been cancelled, or at the very least postponed. And I couldn't be happier, but not for the reason you might expect.

Mini continues ridiculous naming pattern

MINI HAVE RELEASED yet another ridiculously named concept car, where will it end?

'Quick Nick' is the right man for Renault

 

THERE WAS MUCH speculation surrounding the Lotus Renault GP team's driver lineup after Robert Kubica's terrible rallying accident, they've made a choice now and I think it's the right one.

Review: Gran Turismo 5

OVER FIVE YEARS in the making, multiple delays and some awfully high expectations, but can Gran Turismo 5 live up to it?