Brief encounter: SsangYong Korando EX
Location: Bowood Hotel, Wiltshire
Date: 5th October 2011
Korando. It sounds like the name of a detective in a US cop show from the 1970s. He’d probably drive a Buick Riviera, have a penchant for a glass or two of Scotch and be a complete failure with the ladies. But he would of course be the world’s best detective and have an ability to solve a murder using nothing more than a doughnut and a discarded match. In short, Lieutenant Korando would rock. Read more 
Brief encounter: Proton Exora
Location: Bowood Hotel, Wiltshire
Date: 5th October 2011
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) held a regional event in October that allowed motoring writers and journalists to test drive a selection of new cars. I managed to grab the keys to eight cars, one of which was the Proton Exora. Here are some thoughts. Read more
Brief encounter: MINI John Cooper Works Coupé
Social media has revolutionised the business of new car launches. When I were a lad, I had to turn to Autocar & Motor to read all about forthcoming new cars or spy shots. Alternatively, I’d flick through the pages of the local rag or rely on a certain TV programme that used to air at 8.30 on a Thursday night. Well, as Robert Allen Zimmerman may have said, the times they are a changin’. Read more
Brief encounter: Suzuki Swift 4×4
In truth, the Swift 4×4 shouldn’t really have been at Suzuki’s recent press event. The invitation spoke about the revisions to the Splash and waxed lyrical about the new Kizashi, but there was no mention of the Swift. Read more
