Known as the BYD Seagull at home in China and Dolphin Mini in Latin America, the BYD Dolphin Plus has just launched in Europe. Back in China where it was released in May 2023, it has sold a whopping 890,716 wholesale units and peaked at 56,156 sales back in November…
1931 Bugatti 49 Cabriolet You can check car parc data for France from 1894 to 1934 here On the recommendation of French weekly Auto Plus I had the pleasure of visiting the National Automobile Museum in Mulhouse, in France's eastern Alsace region. This is simply the largest automobile museum in…
After the Renault 4 and the Citroen C3 Aircross. We now drive the Peugeot e-3008, following our French series. Compared to the previous two, the 3008 isn't as recent as it launched a little over a year ago in February 2024, April for the e-3008. This is the third generation…
After the Renault 4, we continue on our endeavour to drive the most recent launches on the French market. This time I have the pleasure of test driving the new Citroen C3 Aircross 2nd generation. Although new to Europe, this design has already been used for its Indian and Brazilian…
The marketing blitz is in full swing in France for the launch of the new generation Renault 4: TV and print ads, first test drives in the press and an official local retail launch event today to which I had the privilege of being invited. The event was organised in…
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 Peugeot 208 in Quiberon The Peugeot 208 is on track to become Europe's best-selling car for the first time this year, toppling the VW Golf. The last time a Peugeot topped the European charts was in 2007 when the 207 led. This is a massive development in the history…
Brabus 800 Widestar (366.000€) in Monaco. It's been a while since our last South of France Photo Reports in 2012 and 2015, so time to freshen up. Away from the overcrowded beaches, some little-known villages in the Cannes hinterlands hide well-preserved local favourites like a Citroen 2CV here and a…
Quentin enjoying the sunset in Alp, Cantaluña, Spain This is Part 3 and the final iteration of our test drive of a Peugeot 3008, that we baptised Quentin, into France and Spain. You can see Part 1: from Paris to Bordeaux here and Part 2: from Arcachon to Bilbao here. Having…
Quentin in Elantxobe in Spanish Basque Country. This is Part 2 of our test drive of a Peugeot 3008, that we baptised Quentin, into France and Spain. You can see Part 1: from Paris to Bordeaux here. We now continue parallel to the French Atlantic Coast towards the south, headed…
Quentin the Peugeot 3008 in St-Clément-des-Baleines on Ile de Ré. Officially unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October 2016, the second generation Peugeot 3008 then gave me mixed feelings that were swiftly brushed off by its win of the 2017 European Car of the Year trophy. Since, the 3008 could…
Citroen 2CV and Renault Captur in Cannes, France. Today I can share with you a Photo Report on the car landscape of the South of France, covering the French Riviera from Cannes to Monaco via Nice but also the hinterland with towns such as Grasse, Gourdon, Cipières, Gréolières, Coursegoules, Escragnolles…
Dacia Duster in La Foux d'Allos, France August 2012. * See the entire photo report by clicking on the title! * When Renault relaunched Romanian brand Dacia in 2004 with the Logan, there were no plans to import the '5,000 euro car' in France. But the French wanted it, so…