Automotive reviews and opinions
Car reviews, stories, opinions and rants about life behind the wheel
This is the official blog of The Car Reviewer, a motorist from the UK who writes about cars and driving. This site is all about cars and covers everything from superminis to supercars.
Competition: Win a Mio MOOV Spirit V505 TV
Recently I reviewed the new Mio MOOV Spirit V505 TV combined car satellite navigation unit and digital TV tuner, and now I’m giving you the chance to win it in a competition!
Sat Nav Review: Mio MOOV Spirit V505 TV
I don’t normally do gadget reviews here at The Car Reviewer, preferring to stick to cars (the clue is in the name). But the kind folks at Mio provided me with a test unit to play around with, so I thought I’d give it a go. I even took it down to Cornwall for a week so you can consider it thoroughly tested.
Four Aston Martins and a Porsche
Following my first Ferrari Fun Day, the next adventure in my supercar driving career was an Aston Martin Experience. A fabulous day of five Aston Martins from four decades. Or at least that was the idea, but the day threw me a few surprises.
Why the Porsche 924 was a great car
In the early 1970′s, Volkswagen commissioned Porsche to design a new sports coupé for them. Porsche duly did as they were asked, and received their payment in return. But their design never made it into VW’s showrooms, instead a different destiny lay ahead for this car.
Why the VW Golf TDI is the best car in the world
I’ve owned six Golfs in my time, and I have reached the inescapable conclusion that there is no better car in the world than a Volkswagen Golf with a turbo diesel engine. A bold statement perhaps, but if you read my carefully reasoned argument, you’ll have no choice but to agree that it’s true.
Car choices: The basics, then and now
A couple of decades back, when I first started driving, choosing a car used to be so simple. You could judge a car by the country of manufacturer, or at least the country from which the manufacturer originated. But with car companies buying each other, platform sharing, cost cutting, economic difficulties and other factors, things have changed.
Volkswagen group: Closing the gaps
In terms of production numbers, the Volkswagen group is the largest car company in the world. As well as the Volkswagen marque, it owns Audi, Seat, Škoda, Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini, and in 2011 it has agreed to merge with Porsche.
This has presented the group with huge opportunities for platform sharing, and each marketing department with a challenge to differentiate what are essentially the same cars.
Four Ferraris in one day
The opportunity to spend a day driving a collection of classic and modern Ferraris around the Hertfordshire countryside would be a dream come true for any car fan. And let me tell you, it really is a fantastically memorable experience.
The problem with Italian styling
Think of an Italian car and you immediately think of something that’s the epitome of style and beauty. Fragile and unreliable, but a feast for the eyes nonetheless. But there is a problem with this.
Car reviews are rubbish
After many years of reading car reviews in print and online, I’ve reached the conclusion that a lot of them are pretty bad. Even the ones written by the so-called professionals.
