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Britain's dozen transport design icons, by Gavin Green

Britain's dozen transport design icons, by Gavin Green

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Gavin Green, 24 January 2012 15:55

A great British design classic is reborn next month. The new Routemaster bus goes into service (from Victoria to Hackney). It looks great, including practical jump-on jump-off rear platform. I can hardly wait to get on board. I loved the old Routemaster, especially riding on the top deck. So I got thinking about great British transport icons and came up ...

Gavin Green's review of the 2012 Delhi auto show

Gavin Green's review of the 2012 Delhi auto show

Rated 4 out of 54

Gavin Green, 05 January 2012 18:41

Quick question. What do you know about the Indian motor industry? I asked a couple of friends, car literate but not car nuts, before I set out for Delhi, and both cited the single fact that they still make the Hindustan Ambassador there (a 1950s Morris Oxford to anyone west of the Himalayas). We westerners have such a quaint and ...

Gavin Green ponders the new world order

Gavin Green ponders the new world order

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Gavin Green, 14 April 2008 15:43

Not so long ago, the head turners were invariably the hot rods. Expressive meant express; fast equalled fun. A Ferrari glowed with character; most Fords and Fiats had as much character as grumpy Gordon at the dispatch box. Is it the traffic? Is it the speed limits? Or is it simply that there are some really appealing small cars now, ...

Why small cars have lost their way

Why small cars have lost their way

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Gavin Green, 13 March 2007 11:40

Original thinking is sadly lacking in superminis, reckons Gavin Green  My grandpa taught me never to look back. Don’t cry over spilt beer, he used to say (he was an Aussie). A blunt-talking man, he once caught me grieving over the family dog, which had recently died. ‘When you’re dead, you’re dead. Crying isn’t going to bring the dog back.’ ...

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