Everyone around the world knows Monaco, even if they haven’t been here before. If you’re a car enthusiast, or car nut as the Americans would put it, you’ve seen this place a million times before. You’ve seen the photographs, the Instagram hashtags, the Facebook posts, the YouTube videos. The Principality of Monaco is something else, … More Flabbergasted → Top Marques 2017
By now you’ve probably heard of Cars & Coffee, if you haven’t, well, summing it all up is a pretty straightforward job. It’s about supercars. 300+ supercars, unique one-offs and some amazing classic metal (including the wonderful Alfa Romeo SZ Zagato) reached the rather spectacular Parco Giardino Sigurtà. The vibe is electric, though that’s probably … More Flabbergasted Events → C & C Brescia
The new Land Rover Discovery is basically a cruise ship. It is properly, truly, fantastically enormous. They call it “mid-size”, and technically that’s appropriate since it is slightly smaller than the “daddy”, the -classic- RR but still, for some reason, this felt a lot bulkier and taller than any other Range Rover I’ve driven. Dream … More Flabbergasted Drive → LR Discovery: 1st Impression
It’s a tough job, this. Ok, no. It really isn’t, it’s great, but it is more complicated than you would think because, I’ve said this over and over again and I’ll never stop repeating myself, this is a writing job. Sometimes I spend days, weeks actually, agonizing over words and synonyms to use and their … More Reviewed: Ice Driving with Nokian Tyres
Norway is a place from outer space. This northern, electric, incredibly expensive Scandinavian country breeds images of peace and tranquility. When most people think of Norway the first frames in their mind will include salmon, snow, possibly vikings and, may I add? One slight contradiction. Norway is perceived to be one of the greenest countries on … More Live from: Porsche Center Son (NO)
On March 12 1947, in the afternoon, the man himself, Enzo Ferrari fired up the 1500cc 12-cylinder engine in the 125S and went for a test drive. The second he left the factory in Maranello, he probably had no idea. History was being made, the legend began. text & photo credit: Ale Renesis Ferrari … More Flabbergasted→ Happy Birthday, Ferrari!
I knew the situation was serious when Tall Girl was surprised I’d have to give the car back. She asked, “What do you mean give it back?”, “Yes” I said “I’m driving it back to Milan next week, it’s not mine, it’s a press car.”. Aw. She said. She liked it. They all did and … More Reviewed: Peugeot RCZ-R_
Overfinch was founded in Leeds in 1975 and you may have heard of them, or seen one of their cars by chance, except you didn’t know and thought they were just Range Rovers. What they do is quite simple, they take Land Rover vehicles, like the Defender, the Evoque, or the “classic” Range Rover, and … More Flabbergasted London → Overfinch
In the car world, things have changed dramatically and swiftly because when I was growing up, which is about 17 years ago not 170, it wasn’t the top speed or the torque or the price or anything like that, it was the figure on the speedometer, while the car was stationary, that made all the … More Flabbergasted Drive → A45 AMG Mercedes
We’re live. We’re there. We’re at it. 15.000 THANKYOUs the idea is simple, the GAME CHANGERS, for the cars that came, saw, and shook the automotive world. DRIVE TRIBE is live. A great community where car lovers can share, post and create automotive ideas. Pick your tribe, there are driving roads, classic cars, new cars, … More LeaveMeFlabbergasted.com for DRIVE TRIBE → GAME CHANGERS
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