Memory Lane: Bumper Cars at Dingles
Driving without an internal combustion engine and in a world free of speed cameras and congestion. In fact, if you come across stationary traffic, you’re free to simply drive into it! Happy Days! Read more 
Suzuki Swift Sport: Q&A
On the 8th November, I’m delighted to announce that I will take delivery of a Suzuki Swift Sport. This is a car I’ve been keen to drive for quite some time, so a Dawn Raid road test will be in order and I’ll also be putting together a video of the car in action. Read more
A privilege, not a right
Resident guest blogger @FailCar has been ranting again. Fortunately he has once again chosen PetrolBlog as the platform to vent his spleen on. As usual, the man speaks a whole lot of sense. Read more
Whatever happened to…the Renault 9
Robert Opron designed some of the greatest French cars of the 1970s and 1980s. Actually scrub that, Robert Opron designed some of the greatest cars of all time. Period. A man could quite easily retire a hero having penned the designs for the Citroën SM and playing a major role in that of the Citroën DS. He was also responsible for the timeless elegance of Citroën’s less desirable but no less interesting CX and GS. As far as Citroën goes then, it is very much a case of job done Monsieur Opron. Read more
Gran Turismo: The ultimate intro
So, Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed again. There are actually rumours that it will be renamed GT5: The Retro & Classic edition in recognition of the anticipated release date. But let’s not forget just how brilliant the Gran Turismo series has been to date. Read more
Cakes & Castles: The outtakes
Some of the outtakes from when Tom visited Castle Drogo in the Skoda Fabia vRS. Read more
Citroën AX GT: La boîte de grenouilles
The Box of Frogs is dead. Long live La Boîte de Grenouilles. The manic and crazy Avanazto has only been gone two weeks and already a new toy has springed into the vacant space left in the garage. With the cash made from the sale of the Avanazto, the brief was simple. Maximum budget would be £2k, ideally the car should be German and rear wheel drive would be a bonus. It will therefore come as no surprise that the car now occupying space in the garage cost less than half the available budget, is as French as the Eiffel Tower and is very much front wheel drive. But hey, when you’re a petrolhead any sense of rationalism goes out of the window. Read more
New PetrolBlog long termer
The Box of Frogs has been and gone, so it is time for the next PetrolBlog long termer. Only just back from picking it up and she’s now tucked up in the garage ready for unveiling this weekend. In the meantime, here’s a little teaser. It may not be what you were expecting! Read more
Skoda Fabia vRS: Cakes & Castles
MajorGav sent his prodige Tom off to Castle Drogo Dartmoor to see if it is possible to compare a Skoda Fabia vRS to a cake. With a budget of £0 and a video shot entirely on an iPhone 4, the results are, let’s just say, low rent. Read more
Perfect Dub: VW MK1 Scirocco
Has there ever been a Volkwagen that can rival the beautiful simplicity of the MK1 Scirocco? I think not. We we ever see anything like it again? Again, I think not. Read more
FailCar does Paris
PetrolBlog wasn’t invited to the Paris Motor Show. I can only assume that our invite was lost in the post or it was a mere clerical era. But fear not, as the irreverent @FailCar was there and has provided this exclusive left-field view especially for PetrolBlog. Mr @FailCar, we salute you. Read more
Pagani Zonda R: Epic launch procedure
You probably wouldn’t expect to see a Pagani Zonda R on PetrolBlog. But there are three reasons why I wanted to feature it here. Firstly, the video has been put together by my friend and ace snapper, Simon Clay. Secondly, this thing completed the Nurburgring in just 6 minutes and 47 seconds. Thirdly, for the simply epic and goosebumps creating launch procedure. The sense of pure anticipation is overwhelming. I’m seriously thinking about using excerpts from this video as my alarm clock. Read more
