Coming shortly: Full Review of the Shanghai Auto Show 2025
Stay tuned for a complete review of the Shanghai Auto Show coming very shortly...
Test Drive: Taking the Hyundai Venue to Lightning Ridge, Australia
Hyundai Venue in front of a kangaroo & wombat warning sign.Lightning Ridge location in Australia (blue circle) Today it is time to relate to you my test drive of the Hyundai Venue. I took it to Lightning Ridge, a small town close to the border between New South Wales and…
Quick Test Drive: Mitsubishi Outlander
Today we take the Mitsubishi Outlander on a quick test drive in the island of Tasmania, Australia. Although classified as a compact SUV, the first impression when taking stock of the car's exterior design and allure is that it's massive. The spectacular front grille and its height of 1m75 plays…
Explore: The cars of Oman
Bestune T77 in Muscat, OmanOman location Last December I had the privilege of visiting the country of Oman in the Arabian peninsula. It was a fascinating cultural change and the opportunity to discover fantastic landscapes. Oman is home to 5.3 million inhabitants including 1.72 million in its capital Muscat. Oman…
Explore: The cars of Scotland, UK
Today we are exploring the car landscape of Scotland, including Glasgow and the Isle of Skye, following my trip there in July. As a reminder, the MG ZS topped the Scottish charts in July, ahead of the Kia Sportage, Peugeot 208 and Volvo XC40. Notice also the MG HS at…
Quick Test Drive: Dacia Duster 3
While in France I had the opportunity to test drive the new generation Dacia Duster, in dealerships since June. It was a great chance to check out the improvements (or not) of this new model vs. the previous generation. I previously took the Duster 2 on a whirlwind tour of…
The cars of Beijing, China
For the first time in 5 years, I had the opportunity to visit China for the Beijing Auto Show. It was also the chance to check out the car landscape in the streets of Beijing. Needless to say that in five years, the cars in the streets have completely changed…
Beijing Auto Show 2024 highlights Part 3: the most impressive Chinese brands
Zeekr 007 We have covered the noticeable foreign and Chinese brands at the Beijing Auto Show, but we have kept the best for last. Here are the three most impressive brands at the Show, that happen to be all Chinese. Another proof that the Chinese market is moving at breakneck…
Beijing Auto Show 2024 Highlights Part 2: the Chinese brands
Hyper SSR It's now time to go through the noticeable Chinese brands at home, the Beijing Auto Show. These are classified in alphabetical order, so no particular preferences here. The 3 most impressive Chinese brands at the show will be revealed in a separate article. The main takeaway is that…
Beijing Auto Show 2024 Highlights Part 1: the foreign brands
Toyota bZ3X Arriving in Beijing for what is my first time in China in 5 years, the most striking feat is of course how different the cars are in the street. At Chinese speed, 5 years are actually equivalent to maybe 10-15 years in the rest of the world. So…
BSCB is headed to Beijing!
For the first time in 5 years, BSCB will be able to visit the biggest Auto Show in the world: Auto China! This year it is held in Beijing, and I will report on it in detail when the press days are over. Internet connection is unpredictable in China and…
Test Drive: Toyota Hilux GR Sport
Firstly a Happy New Year to you all! Thank you very much for your support over the 13 years this website has existed. I appreciate it immensely. 6 years ago we test drove a standard Toyota Hilux on K'Garri Fraser Island on the East coast of Australia. At the time…
Test Drive: Kia Stonic
Today we drive the Kia Stonic through Outback New South Wales to see if Kia continues to perform well after we tested the Cerato, Seltos and Sportage. Indeed these test drives were all rather impressive so the bar is high for the Stonic. Exterior design follows the standards of urban…
Explore: The cars of Doha, Qatar
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 In October I had the chance to stop in Doha, Qatar, on my way back to Australia from Europe. It's an opportunity to check out the car landscape here and to verify sales figures. The first blatant observation is the prevalence of the Toyota Land Cruiser…
Test Drive: The Peugeot 408 in Germany
Whereas we traditionally test drive best-selling vehicles, we'll make an exception this time with the Peugeot 408. Since its launch in July 2022, it has sold just 6,448 units in France, well below its competitor the Renault Arkana. (even though Peugeot calls the 408 a cross berline vs. a SUV…