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.
Lots of us drive SUVs, but how many know just what these cars are capable of? To find out, we decided to take on the toughest off-road challenge ever attempted in the UK: to drive from coast to co...
Safety sells cars. It may not be the most glamorous or glitzy element of a car, but it’s what many of us, consciously or otherwise, place towards the top of our priority list when considering a new...
Nipping out for a drive just for the pleasure of it is something we don’t always get the chance to do. However, when the opportunity comes knocking to pop out in a Mazda MX-5 around Iceland, you’d ...
News of the death of the internal combustion engine (ICE) has been greatly exaggerated, to misquote Mark Twain. That’s the over-riding feeling among car makers, especially after the recent news tha...
The Vauxhall Ampera showed great promise, yet it lasted only two years in the UK market. That makes it all more disappointing that UK drivers are to be denied the opportunity to drive the next gene...
Autumn is approaching, and with the change in season thoughts turn to staying mobile during the colder half of the year. For many, that means considering a car with all-wheel drive, but is that rea...
As the days shorten, we all need a little light and warmth in our lives, and for motoring fans that comes with the start of the motor show season. Historically this feast of new metal gets going i...