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.
How many car designers can you name? Perhaps Chris Bangle for his controversial mark on BMW or Marcello Gandini if you’re a fan of Lamborghini. One name you’re likely to know is Ian Callum, Jaguar...
Science fiction has a habit of becoming science fact. We might not be riding around on hover boards and eating food in pill form just yet, but look at some of the ideas from history and they are no...
Think of Land Rover and the most likely images to spring to mind will be rufty-tufty Defenders covered in mud and up to the door handles in slime. Or maybe you imagine the elegance of the Range R...
Ego has a lot to answer for in the creation of the original Mini, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. For a car that proved to be as classless and free from chutzpah, its inception is ...
Pretty, surprisingly practical and decently efficient, the MX-5 continues to provide affordable sports car thrills. But now it's got more power. Our advice? Do it now.
YouTube videos reviews. Top Gear. The Grand Tour. Written road tests. We all watch and read them when in the market for a new car. But how reliable is reliability information when you’re considerin...
We’ve heard a lot about ‘range anxiety’ where electric cars are concerned. Most manufacturers have addressed this to a point, with EVs now able to travel much further on a single charge to stop the...
Evolution more than revolution, the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class offers drivers an impressive amount of connected and interactive technology. With its its class-leading refinement and comfort, it's lost no appeal.
The electric car is coming of age in 2019. This is the year that sees more models than ever joining the market and driver’s interest in them increasing with every passing month. There is still wor...
Car manufacturers have been going through the most revolutionary, fast-paced period of change in the history of the automobile in the past few years. This rate of development is not going to let u...