Time was when Fiat were the absolute berries when it came to the production of small family cars and even laid down the guidelines which so many other manufacturers followed when it came to the production of such machines.

It is perhaps not the best time to be launching a coupe or a cabriolet, but Renault has just launched the new Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet onto the marketplace.

Mazda knocks its rivals for 6

In 1997, when Mazda introduced its new ‘Owl’ logo — a stylised ‘M’ to convey that the company was spreading its wings for the future, its creators could hardly have envisaged what was going to happen to the company.

Every now and then in this gig you come across something which is a genuine surprise and, occasionally, a delight as well.