Ich bin Frankfurter

If you’re off to Europe’s biggest motor show, it pays to know how to blend in.

Surface tension

Simon Hacker looks at the growing movement for shared space – and asks whether it’s time for us to go “naked”.

Summer Motoring

How to survive an in-car heatwave by Simon Hacker.

COTY down the years

Speaking of Car of the Year awards, or COTY for short, Simon Hacker takes a cynical look at Europe’s auto gong, and asks how far COTY is a male coterie.

How to spot no-go concept cars

Motor shows are packed with concept cars, but are they just a bunch of shiny empty promises? Simon Hacker warns against anyone who claims they’ve re-invented the wheel