Motoring
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Editorial: Parking or no parking
Anything precious in this world comes at a substantial cost. Gold, diamonds, uranium, lovable wives, and so on and so forth. And they are precious because they are scarce. The same rule applies to parking. Parking has become such a scarce...
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Just what the doctor ordered
This was the first time I had been out and about in a European, friendly-sized Chevrolet, and this user-friendly, five-seat, five-door saloon provides the majority of family motorists with a complete package. So complete, that with Cruise Control...
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A revelation
Way back in 1968, I enjoyed a Fiat 500 twin-cylinder run-about. Marcel Loporto, who joined me on this run, also had a Fiat 500 years ago, and we were both more than interested in sampling the latest twin-cylinder Fiat. Truth to tell, we were both...
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A modern and stylish urban crossover
The 2008 is the latest expression of Peugeot’s renewed brand positioning and cements the company’s arrival within a highly competitive sector, pushing customers’ expectations to a new level. The car oozes desirability, with an athletic design,...
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Super savings at Debono Commercials
Debono Commercials strive to find new ways of rewarding Malta’s business community and this is very much reflected in this year’s new Super Savings campaign. In fact, clients purchasing the popular Hino 300 Series trucks, Toyota Hilux, Dyna and the...
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Corsa crazy offers
Cars International Ltd, sole importers for Opel in Malta, are presenting the Opel Corsa range at excellent prices. Each Corsa version offered has a character of its own. Starting with the Corsa Base at €11,400, the model is equipped with...
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Europe’s bestselling car
The Ford Fiesta was Europe’s bestselling small car in March and for the first three months of 2013, according to the latest figures from the world’s leading provider of automotive data and intelligence, JATO Dynamics. European customers bought...
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Mini Adventure, Maximum Town
Context is everything; if you’ve ever found yourself insufficiently well-dressed at a function or perhaps at the wrong end of a football stadium, you’ll know that everything has its place and being in the wrong can be uncomfortable. Apply that logic...
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100 years of Oxford Mini
Driving all over Europe in a Mini is definitely not something one does every day, but a team of young enthusiasts aided by Mini were doing exactly this. They travelled from Munich to Slovenia to Milan, then Naples, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Belgium...
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If the hot hatch is king of the all-round everyday car, then the Ferrari FF is the king of the hot hatch
In case you’re angrily berating such a ludicrous suggestion, just bear with me. Okay, so it’s not especially affordable to most of us, but the FF’s shooting brake body style means it does have a proper hatchback boot. And that makes it practical...
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A car for all reasons
Test drives are often embarked upon with Marcel as photographer, co-driver and general companion while I distil thoughts and sometimes find it hard to put them into words. The new Clio that we had out and about proved an easy ride actually, and...
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King Alonso
Bahrain and Spain marked the end and the beginning respectively. It was the end of the first four away races, with all the teams trying to get to grips with their cars and their Pirelli tyres’ behaviour. Ironically, prior to the Bahrain GP, Infiniti...
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A new form of space
The new BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo adds an innovative new concept to the successful BMW 3 Series line-up. The third body variant in the current model family combines the Sedan’s dynamic, sporting genes with the practicality and versatility of the...
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Express Group offers refrigerated transport from Spain to Malta
Express Group has recently established a collaboration with Spanish transport and logistics company Transportes Tresserras, with the aim of establishing a stronger and more reliable supply chain of chilled and frozen food products from Spain to...
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Solar-powered street lights in Birkirkara
Energy-saving specialists Alberta are behind the recent installation of solar-powered street lighting in Birkirkara. The project is part of a local council initiative. The state-of-the-art lights use energy-efficient LED technology that consumes far...
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The board members at TM
I find as a columnist with over 40 years writing experience behind me that I have feet firmly placed in two somewhat similar fields. I still get great satisfaction being entrusted with various new cars as I drive them around our most interesting...
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Motoring tips brought to you by RMF
If you find yourself in an accident Stop Check if anyone is hurt. If needed, call an ambulance on 112. Place a warning triangle 100 metres behind your car to warn traffic. If you don’t have one, open your bonnet as a warning. If any witnesses saw...
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Old Faithful
Suzuki’s GSX650FA looks like it’s been stuck in a time machine, like someone who’s still insisting on wearing stonewashed denim, fluorescent socks and oversized novelty sunglasses. If one thing’s for sure, an oversized cylindrical end-can hanging on...
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One of a kind
Francis Mallia owns a rare 1972 BWM 3.0S model, probably the only one on the island, as evidenced by correspondence that he has from the historical archives of the German car manufacturer. “I have had a soft spot for old cars since my early...
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Versatility has never looked so good
Over five million CR-Vs have been sold across the world since its introduction in 1995 and the new, fourth generation builds on the success of its predecessors with even greater quality, practicality and refinement. The model that helped define the...
