09.04.2023 – Day 8 – Alexandroupolis to Istanbul – 292 km 9:05 a.m. With our battery fully charged for a 365 km range, we set off for Istanbul. We traveled more than twenty kilometres on the motorway through a desolate landscape destroyed by fire. 9:40…
09.03.2023 – Day 7 – Thessaloniki to Alexandroupolis – 341 km 9:02 a.m. Departure in the direction of downtown Thessalonica to capture a few monuments: the Arch of Galerius, the Bank of Greece, the White Tower. Battery level: 100%, autonomy: 420 km, 24° C <…
09.02.2023 – Day 6 – Tirana to Thessaloniki – 421 km 09:03 a.m. After a typical Albanian breakfast (omelette, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese and fruit juice), we set off for stage 6. Albania is one of the poorest countries we’ve visited so far. Agriculture is…
Alexandropolis – Istanbul – Cesme – Piraeus 04.09-10.09.2023 The Tour d’Excellence officially started. Follow our drivers accross continents as the cars leave Geneva on the 28th February 2023. About the GIMS Tour d’Excellence: The Tour d’Excellence stands as a living testament to the enduring…
09.01.2023 – Day 5 – Dubrovnik to Tirana – 401 km 8:40 a.m. After breakfast, we set off on the 5th leg of our journey to Albania. 9:59 a.m. Entrance into Montenegro, with a brief customs visual check of Rainer’s trunk. Then off we go…
08.31.2023 – Day 4 – Zadar to Dubrovnik via Split – 387 km 7:30 a.m. Departure under sunny skies and 21.5°C. Since we couldn’t recharge overnight, we set off in search of a charging point. The first we found? Taken. The second? Faulty. The third?…
08.30.2023 – Day 3 – Mestre, Venice, then Zadar via Rijeka – 520 km 8:45 a.m. Departure from the Hilton Garden hotel for Venice. Staff sent us to park in the upper level of the San Marco parking lot. Despite help from the co-pilots, our…
08.29.2023 – Day 2 – Ascona to Mestre via Bergamo – 372 km 08:35 a.m. Departure from the Park Hotel Eden. It’s 17 degrees out. The overnight charge restored 92% of the battery (a range of 389 km) for our second leg to Mestre. First…
08.28.2023 – Day 1 – Geneva to Ascona, via the Simplon Pass – 315 km 6:15 a.m. Wake-up call – It’s departure day! 7:00 a.m. Appointment at Franco-Swiss customs to obtain authorisation for Sandro Mesquita to drive the German-registered ID Buzz in Switzerland. The customs…
They popularised the automobile, made individual mobility more broadly accessible, reduced distances and opened up a range of possibilities for many people, inspired many and gave us so many memories over the decades. They are small A-segment cars, accessible, no-fuss, but so very important to…