Alisdair started writing about cars in 1993 while studying for a journalism degree and has never stopped. He's worked as road test editor for What Car and continues to write new car reviews, news, features and opinion columns. He’s driven virtually every new car over the past 25 years and enjoys historic hillclimbing in his Sylva.
Any rise in road deaths is a concern, but when that number is a 10% increase for pedestrians we should all be very worried. Pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users and figures show that ped...
When launching a solar energy business, the UK might not be the first place you’d think about as a sun-drenched paradise of renewable power. Still, when has Nissan gone with the staid ideas? After ...
Any car that has the word ‘Nurburgring’ namechecked in its title comes with serious expectations. When it’s a completely new hot hatch entrant from a company not previously noted for performance mo...
It’s 70 years almost to the day since Land Rover first drove into our motoring lives. In that time, the company has gone from a very utilitarian single model range to the diverse line-up of luxury ...
Fifty years ago, plenty of drivers scoffed at the idea of Japanese cars becoming commonplace on the UK’s roads. Twenty years back we reckoned the same about new models from South Korea. Today, the...
Volvo: what does it conjure up to you? For some, it’s indelibly linked to a Margot and Jerry world of suburban estate car solidity. For others, those estates came with screaming engines as they p...
1948 was notable for the launch of not one, but two long-running affordable cars for the masses. They are the Morris Minor and the Citroen 2CV, which both went on to sell well into seven figures. ...
In V8 form, the Lexus LC 500 hasn't just got its foot in the door of an exclusive club – it’s earned a place at the top table. A luxury item to treasure.