Day: Mar 1, 2016

Live (Almost) From Geneva : Day 2

Roving correspondent Robertas Parazitas, continues his reporting from the 86th Geneva International Motor Show.

Jaguar E-Type at 1961 Geneva Salon
Jaguar E-Type at 1961 Geneva Salon – image : aronline.co.uk

Tuesday 01 March 2016

Heavy round of press conferences – Seat and BMW were at 7:45AM. Brutal.

An over-run on the Fiat block has pushed the timetable back a good half hour. Sergio was ebullient. Hair a bit tidier, but the pullover didn’t look as if it had been washed since his last shift on the refuse collection. Continue reading “Live (Almost) From Geneva : Day 2”

Geneva 2016: Posted Missing – Qoros

I’ll admit it. I’m Qoros-Qorious. 

Qoros 3 Geneva 2013 Image autovia-media
Can it really be just three years since the Chery/Israel Corp joint venture Qoros made its debut to the world on a positively lavish Silk Road-themed stand, taking up a sizeable square metreage of Palexpo real estate? In 2013, it really did seem as if the Chinese industry really did have a product with potential to sell in sophisticated international markets, and a brand and people who could facilitate the vision. Continue reading “Geneva 2016: Posted Missing – Qoros”

Theme : Suspension – Introduction

The Editor asks is it a Science or an Art?

Sochaux McDonalds image via Google
Stuttgart McDonalds image via Google
Coventry McDonalds image via Google
Milan McDonalds image via Google

Motoring history has a select group of people who can be seen as the creators of outstanding suspension systems, among them are Jean Baudin at Peugeot, Richard Parry-Jones at Ford, Colin Chapman at Lotus, André Lefèbvre at Citroen, Bob Knight at Jaguar and Alex Moulton for BMC. But there were far more who didn’t care for, or understand, the subtleties of suspension, notably Enzo Ferrari who seemed to think that its only reason for existence was to prevent the sumps of his beloved engines from scraping along the road. Continue reading “Theme : Suspension – Introduction”