Just back from a trip to Paris France and thought we would post some pictures and information. While in Paris one of the most popular cars was actually the Smart car and we even spotted many Brabus spec ones. They were everywhere and with the traffic and limited amount of car parking available they make good sense. This and the fact that fuel prices are nearly double compared to Australia.
Top Gear [ Official Site ]
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and the the mighty Stig road test the latest and greatest, supercars, fast hatches and more. Also the great and hilarious challenges are fantastic.
For more information read the Top Gear article at Wikipedia
Top Gear Show Guide
Top Gear - Season 10, Episode 9 - 2007.12.09
In this episode:
- The Top Gear team compete in the Britcar 24 hour race at Silverstone in a BMW 3-series diesel powered by bio-diesel that they grew last season
- James races some BMX bikers through Budapest to test out the brand new Fiat 500
- Since too many supercars have been on Top Gear lately, Jeremy tests a family car called the Daihatsu Materia and brings along a “similar” car to test it against — the Ascari A10
- Star in a reasonably priced car: Keith Allen
Fifth Gear [ Official Site ]
Tiff Needell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Jason Plato, and Tom Ford review cars from supercars to fast hatchbacks.
For more information read the Fifth Gear article at Wikipedia
Fifth Gear Show Guide
Fifth Gear - Season 12, Episode 8 - 2007.10.22
In this episode:
- To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, Tom and Jonny build an armored version of one
- Tiff heads to Ferrari’s test track in Modena to see if the new Ferrari 430 Scuderia is faster than a Ferrari Enzo
- Fifth Gear Awards including best small car, best family car, best fast car, and best overall car of the year
On a recent tour of Japan, visiting cities such as Tokyo and Yokohama it hits you like a sledgehammer the extremes of the automotive choices available to people here. Within a 100m stretch of road you can spot a scooter, an Italian dream machine, a Japanese race track warrior, a pimped out mini van, a VIP cruiser and the latest in boxes on 4 wheels.
Its a great experience to just sit back and see what passes by, you just never know. For those of us in society that see vehicles as works of art and expressions of ones personality its intoxicating to see the latest toys and old school machines along with accessories in abundance. From large showrooms to small workshops and spotting classics for sale in obscure car yards is great fun.

