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Gavin Green reviews the 2012 Beijing motor show

Gavin Green reviews the 2012 Beijing motor show

Rated 4 out of 54

Gavin Green, 23 April 2012 17:26

In Beijing, the smog is appalling and the traffic dreadful. Outside, we are ringed by coal-burning power stations, trying to fuel the city’s insatiable appetite for energy. The air is so bad you can taste it and feel it when you breathe. China’s newly enriched middle class also has an insatiable appetite for personal mobility, and you can’t blame them ...

Gavin Green on the appeal of battered old cars

Gavin Green on the appeal of battered old cars

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Gavin Green, 16 April 2012 14:32

Every time I go to a so called 'developing' country I am reminded of the wonderful appeal of old well-used cars. India and Morocco happen to be two of my favourite destinations. One of their appeals is the horde of old cars - aged Fiats and Morrises in India, ancient Peugeots and Mercedes in Morocco - still providing loyal service ...

Gavin Green on one good, and one bad, new VW

Gavin Green on one good, and one bad, new VW

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Gavin Green, 03 April 2012 09:00

This is the tale of two Volkswagens. One risible. One righteous. The new VW Up is a brilliant little car. From its tough yet well-textured cabin, to its composed ride quality, to its tuneful three-cylinder engine, to its outstanding space efficiency, this is one of the finest small cars I’ve driven. Unlike the brilliant Audi A2 – the Volkswagen Group’s ...

Gavin Green on that Bentley SUV and Brit luxury icons

Gavin Green on that Bentley SUV and Brit luxury icons

Rated 4 out of 54

Gavin Green, 20 March 2012 07:08

The Germans have done a fine job at running the British car industry. Every major British-bred car company – Land Rover, Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mini, Aston Martin – has a German boss. Most of these companies are doing very well, Land Rover, Mini and Rolls-Royce spectacularly so. The three best British cars of the past decade – the Range Rover, ...

Gavin Green's review of the 2012 Geneva motor show

Gavin Green's review of the 2012 Geneva motor show

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Gavin Green, 07 March 2012 17:11

There is surely no surer sign that the good times are back: the stars – or rather, the most talked about cars – of the Geneva show were a new Bentley and a new Ferrari, both 12-cylinder powered. They are big, they are decadent, they will be stratospherically expensive (clearly aimed at China’s affluent and Russia’s richest, rather than we ...

Gavin Green on 2012's fine new F30 BMW 3-series

Gavin Green on 2012's fine new F30 BMW 3-series

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Gavin Green, 21 February 2012 09:00

Just back from Spain, where I’ve been driving the new 3-series saloon on those magical winding roads of Andalusia. As expected, it is a terrific car. The new one is a step-on from its predecessor, especially in cabin quality, handling and looks (leaner, sleeker, less multi-angle Bangled). The agility and balance of the new 3 – I drove both 320d ...

Gavin Green on the new, and old, Honda NSX

Gavin Green on the new, and old, Honda NSX

Rated 4 out of 54

Gavin Green, 07 February 2012 09:00

The late great Russell Bulgin – a good friend and a fellow CAR contributor – was once asked what was his favourite car. His reply was: ‘the newest’. Russell was always modern and cutting edge. He did not like retro or nostalgic cars (or ‘classic cars’ for that matter, at least not as road transport – although they were fine ...

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 4.5 out of 54.5

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’s review of 2011, the motoring year

Gavin Green’s review of 2011, the motoring year

Rated 3 out of 53

Gavin Green, 23 December 2011 06:00

Best concept The Alfa 4C. Light, gorgeous, fast, economical. Exactly what Lotus should be doing rather than previewing bloated V8s. Best new supercar The McLaren MP4-12C. May lose out to the Ferrari 458 in seat-of-the-pants excitement but a technological titan. Brilliant mix of speed, comfort and refinement. Most exciting new car The Lamborghini Aventador. A good old-fashioned Lamborghini reworked for ...

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