Author Archives: Gordon Torbet

Gordon has been intrigued by cars since chewing the tyres off his brother’s Corgi Toy Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1. With age the tendency to chew tyres off cars has wained in favour of actually driving, testing and writing about them. But still, don’t expect him to say anything particularly incisive on the topic. As online editor, Gordon refuses to accept responsibility for the content of his own blog or that of his colleagues.

» New AMG CLS testing at N’ring

By Gordon Torbet on June 16, 2010

Just a few months away from launch, the lush-sounding new AMG Mercedes CLS (known as C218) undergoes final hoonage at the Nurgburgring.

» Wind in UAE car sales?

By Gordon Torbet on June 16, 2010

According to Business Monitor International (BMI) who produce analyses and forecasts on global industry trends and regional economic risk, in 2010 the UAE is expected to see an increase of …

» TT thrills

By Gordon Torbet on June 15, 2010

We're mad for any motorsport that tightens your buttocks with adrenalin - and you don't get much madder than the Isle of Man TT

» Saudi to make SUV

By Gordon Torbet on June 15, 2010

Called the Gazal 1, the 4.8m long SUV designed specifically to endure the climate and terrain of the Gulf countries took two years for the students to complete and was showcased internationally this year at the Geneva Motor Show, although at the time it wasn't a working prototype. The regional reveal of the Gazal 1 by Saudi ruler King Abdullah yesterday is a full working model. But the SUV has not been built from scratch by the students who were given …

» Ari on the edge

By Gordon Torbet on June 15, 2010

The great Ari Vatanen threads his Opel Manta 400 down narrow lanes in the 1983 International Manx Rally. Personally, I'd be slightly unnerved if my co-driver kept saying 'Maybe'!