After an inglorious stint in the City convinced him that he could handle cars better than he handled money, Andrew joined Autocar many years ago as a junior tester. Since then he has become one of the industry’s senior figures. Editor of Motor Sport for five years, he now runs our road test section.
Who was the most successful driver of arguably the greatest British sports racing car? The car is easy to identify if you base the claim on the fact that among…
It may seem an unlikely thing to say on the day the price of oil hits a seven-year low, but last Friday the future of the car took a massive…
I wonder how McLaren the car company feels about McLaren the Formula 1 team right now. As I understand it, the two are entirely separate, independent entities living under the…
Last week Ferrari provided details of its limited-edition mega machine and amidst the inevitable hoopla, I think one rather significant point was missed. More on that in a minute because…
So far as Volkswagen is concerned, the silly season is well and truly upon us. There are betting shops that will give odds on Volkswagen no longer trading by the…
Since I wrote in this space last week the VW emissions scandal has moved on further and faster than most would have predicted. The company has fired not only its…
Buy a Land Rover Defender and you’ll have all the fun you can handle in the off-road environment. Buy a Caterham Seven and you’ll have much the same sort of…
I may be pushing the boundaries of my brief here, but if I promise not to mention it again can I discuss the future of what I am told was…
Eighty years ago this week the driving test was introduced, advising drivers on issues as broad as how to make clear hand signals and why it was poor form to…
Remember when 911s were tricky to drive? Of course Porsche’s rear engine masterpiece came with a reputation for being difficult almost from new, sufficiently so for Porsche to feel the…
I only know one politician and we were chums long before he felt the call of his party. He is, at least as I write in this election week, the…
For years people like me have been moaning about the decline of manual gearboxes in the cars we like to drive, or at least would like to drive if we…
