Car IndicatorsFreelance motoring writer and member of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers with a love of cars, motorbikes and running.
I lied about the love of motorbikes. They scare me to death - although I would like to own a Ducati 996 in red which I would just look at but never ride. No, not ever.
LEXUS don’t do the obvious. If they did then their 4-door executive saloon would have a powerful diesel engine fitted upfront, say like BMW, Audi, Jaguar or Mercedes. But no, Lexus do things differently and therefore you’ll find the Lexus GS utilises a petrol engine which is backed-up by a powerful electric motor.
Yep, hybrid is the way to go … Read the rest
Land Rover have announced a limited-edition high-performance version of the iconic Defender, with up to 150 V8-powered examples re-engineered to celebrate the Land Rover marque’s 70th anniversary in 2018.
The Defender Works V8 pays homage to the early high-powered engines in both the Series III Stage 1 V8 from 1979 and subsequent Defenders including the 50th Anniversary Edition, … Read the rest
London, 14th December 2017 – The poster boy for the film Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third film of the unstoppable franchise, has gone for sale on Auto Trader, the UK’s largest automotive marketplace.
Equipped with its iconic Nitrous Oxide system (installed … Read the rest
If you’re in the market for a new small car – or super-mini as we’re referring to them these days – then you’ve never been more spoilt for choice.
If you were asked to name a few small cars off the top of your head you’d probably start with the best-selling of them … Read the rest
WHEN the lovely people at Alfa Romeo UK agreed to lend me a £60,000, factory-fresh 4C Spider for the week I was (obviously) overjoyed. So, when my brother offered me a comparison drive of his 18-year-old Alfa Spider Twin Spark – which cost him just over a grand – I was, well . . . less overjoyed.
But then it … Read the rest
THE new Lexus LC 500 surprises on a couple of levels. First off it’s surprising that it remains virtually identical to the visually-stunning LF-LC concept car that was revealed in 2012, and secondly it’s surprising at just how accomplished this 2+2 sports coupe is to drive. Lexus really have delivered on the concept dream – and to some tune.
There … Read the rest
HAVE Lexus pulled off the ultimate sports coupe with the new LC 500h?
It certainly looks the part – and on paper has the figures to match with 0-60mph in 4.7 seconds, a top speed of 155mph and sublime handling with the option of 4-wheel-steer.
But have Lexus compromised on the sporting credentials to maintain their luxury-car status or is … Read the rest
THE new Audi Q5, in true Audi fashion, doesn’t look a great deal different from the old Audi Q5 which I’m sure doesn’t worry the Audi accountants very much as the Q5 has always sold well for Audi.
It is different though – for a start it’s lighter than the older version by around 90kg, is a little more accommodating … Read the rest
IF Bruce Wayne invited you down to Wayne Manor to test drive his new Batmobile you’d be crazy not to accept, right?
Okay, it’s never going to happen – on account of Batman not actually existing – but what actually did happen is that Wayne Bruce invited me down to Hoar Cross Hall in Burton-on-Trent to test drive the new … Read the rest
WITH a cold weather warning sweeping the nation, now is the right time for drivers to pay particular attention to tyre safety for the coming wintry months.
That’s especially relevant to those who drive significant distances as the weather increasingly turns to the classic British experience of ‘all four seasons in a day’. That makes winter tyres an option for … Read the rest