Can Hyundai continue its excellent recent form (making good sensible cars and fun hot hatchbacks) into the world of EVs? That’s the question for the Hyundai Ioniq, the edgy electric family crossover that’s the first of Hyundai’s new family of Ioniq-badged EVs. Instead of using raw speed to sell it, this is an electric car… More
The new hairy-chested Aston Martin Victor. The One-77. The Vulcan. The 4.7L V8 Cygnet. The Vantage V12 V600. All driven on Silverstone’s Stowe circuit, and all products of Aston Martin’s exclusive ‘Q’ branch. If Aston were a club, ‘Q’ would be the VIP area. Except behind these velvet ropes you won’t find a sticky leatherette… More
Has the Porsche Taycan’s brother-from-another-mother – the Audi RS e-tron GT – come into the super saloon class and ripped up the rulebook entirely? To find out, here’s Chris Harris testing it against the very car that *invented* the class, the BMW M5. And it’s not your boggo £102,000 BMW M5 Competition. No, it’s the… More
What do you build for the billionaire who has 12 of everything? Supercars with no windscreen, no roof, and no rationale. Welcome, then, to the Speedsters holy trinity: the Ferrari Monza vs McLaren Elva vs Aston Martin Speedster. For one breezy day the ultimate speedsters are ours. So we went to Scotland – a place… More
It was the Countach that properly established Lamborghini as the world’s number one purveyor of supercar otherworldliness. Yes yes, the Miura was technically revolutionary (mid-engined) and intriguing (transversally disposed V12), and most of all heart-stoppingly beautiful. But the Countach was – and remains – something else. So using a gorgeous 1974 Countach LP400 Periscopo, let… More
Porsche Taycan Turbo EV Review: Join Magazine’s Ollie Kew as he dons his 100%-acrylic lab coat to test the Porsche Taycan Turbo in a range of real-world scenarios. What’s the range if you need to use the heater and put your foot down? How does it stack up against Elon’s offerings from Tesla? How long… More
Whilst filming the new series, Chris Harris found some time to run down the best (and the not-so-best) EVs on sale right now. But which should get your wallet’s attention? The Polestar 2, Tesla Model 3, Honda e, Porsche Taycan or Ford Mustang Mach E?Don’t miss a new episode of this Sunday, 8pm on BBC… More
A preview from this Sunday’s episode: set amongst the stunning backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, Chris Harris reviews the new Land Rover Defender 90 and discusses whether it’s a worthy successor to the original…Tune in this Sunday, 8pm on BBC One to see the full review. Series 30: Geneva Online Motor Show: First Look: Want… More
Welcome to one of 2021’s easiest-to-understand new cars: the Hyundai i20N. This isn’t a niche-busting crossover-urban-SUV hotchpotch with a hybrid propulsion system. Nope, this is old-school. It’s a 201bhp little hot hatch with big potential. But will it be a match for a Fiesta ST? Magazine’s Head of Testing, Ollie Marriage, has hit the road… More
After Sunday’s Bond Car special, Stig was gagging for a go in one of 007’s motors, so we set him loose in an Aston Martin DB5 stunt car to cheer him up. Looks like an Aston Martin DB5, and sounds like… VANOS?! No lap times here, just letting off some steam.Missed the Bond car special?… More