Exceptionally beautiful French model

News that BSM has dropped the Vauxhall Corsa as its car of choice and opted for a deal with Fiat for a fleet of the kooky new Fiat 500, is another blow to the credibility of British motor manufacturing.

It is odd that a nation that relies so heavily on the motor car should be almost singularly incapable of developing a reliable, efficient and desirable car for everyday use that is economically within reach of normal people.

Seemingly, our only triumph in this field has been the design classic that is the Mini. Every other car from a British marque has either been notoriously prone to dissolve in the British weather or about double the average annual salary.

So, is the bad image of British cars justified? Were they all really that bad? Well, no, not really. We have a grim view of them in this country partly thanks to the childish bluster of Clarkson and his ilk.

Some models carry the baggage of all kinds of negative associations of their era while others bask in the nostalgic sunshine of an imaginary decade long summer - these associations are difficult to shake.

That motor vehicles communicate is not in doubt. That they reinforce stereotypes about their country of origin is also obvious particularly when you look at this exceptionally beautiful French model.

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