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.
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…
I had a birthday last week and it must have been a significant one because into my lap thumped my very own copy of the greatest work of research yet…
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…
Join me briefly if you will in 1984. We’re in North America where, for the first time and at last, Audi sales have started to gain traction, thanks in great…
It is sad but true that the reason mid-50s sports racing Ferraris were so competitive in their day is precisely the same reason for their inability to stay the pace…
The passing of Lord Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu of Beaulieu on August 31 made me think for the first time in many years about the National Motor Museum he founded back in…
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…
For some time now I have wondered whether, given enough exposure and shared adventure, any car could crawl its way into your affections however unlovely upon first acquaintance it might…
You will probably know that the current GT3 regulations have created the most successful formula for sports car racing the world has ever known. Every major manufacturer, from Ferrari, Lamborghini…
I wonder how many of you tuned into the interweb or some other medium to keep pace with events in the 24-hours of Spa over the weekend? I can't say…
It must be a constant irritation to the staff at McLaren Automotive to hear people suggesting that McLaren’s lack of form on the racetrack is in some way connected to…
For those of us who spend a wholly unrealistic amount of our lives charging around in hugely powerful cars, there is no reality check more effective than a new Mazda…
