Really from an old lady You never forget your first love. That’s why we look back on their first car together with enthusiastic car owners. According to Dad, a Volkswagen Golf GTI was out of the question for the novice driver, so Jerome bought an almost as fast 1.8i without the badges. You had a […]
Underdog The Renault 19 16V is a typical example of a forgotten GTI. The Clio 16V and Williams are the first that many think of when it comes to hot hatchbacks from Renault in the 90s. The Renault 19 16V succeeded the Renault 11 Turbo, just as the Clio 16V was meant to make people
A Volvo 850 T5 Estate, a BMW 5-series Touring, or a classic Mercedes-Benz wagon, well, it’s not surprising that those are increasing in value. But even a Renault 21 Nevada seems to be worth more almost forty years after you saw it as a packhorse. We have listed the ten fastest-growing classic station wagons. Treat
The AutoWeek Classics once portrayed the Opel Museum in Tijnje, Friesland, a private collection that has grown into a full-fledged museum over the years. Just across the border, in Thomas and Karin Höing’s Siku-Audi-und-Oldtimermuseum, we found another collection of such magnitude. Visitors have come to the Siku-Audi-und-Oldtimermuseum from all over the world: from Chile to
It used to be the holy grail for enthusiasts: a coupé with rear -wheel drive and a manual transmission. Low coupés with rear -wheel drive have become rare in themselves, but with a manual gearbox completely. The Porsche 911 Carrera T and BMW M2 are almost the last guardians of the manual gearbox. Any idea
Rijdende VIP-ruimte begint bij €1,5 miljoen ex! Brabus, a renowned builder of extremely fast and luxurious sports and off-road vehicles, is taking a detour with the Big Boy. The model is extreme in every way, even when it comes to top speed… We showed it to you earlier, now we also know what this mega-sized
Strak in een gigantisch pak In het huidige modelaanbod van BMW zijn uitgerekend de grootste en duurste SUV’s inmiddels flink verouderd. Dat er een nieuwe X5 aan komt is wel duidelijk, maar ook een nieuwe X7 is onderweg. Highlights BMW X7 De aan elkaar gerelateerde X5, X6 en X7 behoren inmiddels tot de oudste modellen
Slicktop Believe it or not, price reductions are the order of the day in car land. The Nissan X-Trail was just reduced by €7,000 this week, making it suddenly more affordable than a Renault Espace. ‘Slicktop’. That term is used in America to refer to a police car without a light bar on the roof,
A few days ago in the news: a fifth of Dutch people have a budget of up to €5,000 for the purchase of a car. This week, we are responding to this by portraying three family cars that do not cost more than that amount. Additional requirement: a maximum of 125,000 kilometers of experience in
A Little Positivity There has been enough negativity around Nissan lately, a good moment to take a pleasant look at the brand’s past. We do that with a real Nissan Maxima. The Nissan Maxima has been a real sales hit on the other side of the world until very recently, but here in the Netherlands