Oh dear, that's not gone well. The theory for this lifer report was sound when I asked Adam Waddell, usual keeper-of-the-keys, if I could borrow his car for the weekend. I had to go to Germany to collect my award for winning the Klassic Trophy race series; Infiniti is trying to take on the luxury SUV market in Europe; the Germans build the best luxury SUVs on the planet. So what would said nation make of our FX?rnBut like all best-laid schemes, this one went quickly awry in that the ceremony was being held in Phantasialand, the German version of Disneyland, with all the obligatory roller coasters and themed hotels,rnincluding this, er, ever so tastefully decorated Chinese one. This meant we drove 700-odd miles to the Rhineland and back, in a US-targeted car, only to discover that Yankee cultural imperialism was rampant.
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