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In the UK, Nissan faces a crisis. The brand sells hundreds of thousands of cars a year, which for a car manufacturer is the whole point. The brand also lacks any inspiring, aspirational or exciting cars whatsoever. Nissan is the representation of a brand that is simply existing: it lacks soul and excitement, and aContinue reading “Opinion | Crisis at Nissan”

As we explored previously, the top-of-the-line German luxury saloons from Audi, BMW and Mercedes; the A8, 7-Series and S-Class respectively sort of exist only because of one another. These cars are not big sellers compared to each brand’s respective bread and butter cars, but they don’t sell in handfuls either; they aren’t quite a lostContinue reading “Big German Executive Cars | The Audi A8 (D3)”

We all know the Germans are excellent car makers. Perhaps they are a touch too obsessed with engineering, and in many cases, the Germans get bogged down by engineering for engineering’s sake. An example of this is the difference between Audi, BMW and Mercedes, versus Volkswagen. Volkswagen is German engineering to a finely honed budget.Continue reading “Big German Executive Cars – Redundant but Brilliant”

BMW continues marching onwards towards something. Does BMW know what it that something is? Who knows. The brand is, on the one hand, embracing electric vehicles and hybrids, and on the other hand is firing out as many new M cars as they possibly can. Perhaps behind the scenes in Munich there is some sortContinue reading “The Rise of the Old School BMW”

When keeping up to date with cars, one thing is for certain – progress never stops. From electronics and safety systems, to headlights and sat nav, the automotive world is always pushing onwards. One of the areas that this is most apparent is in tyres. Whilst the concept of a tyre is nearly as oldContinue reading “Opinion | It’s all about the tyres”