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.
Quick in a straight line and competent in the corners, the fast-but-frugal Polo GTI is a scaled down Golf GTI rather than a bigger Up GTI. Stick to using the Polo as a classy supermini with a swift turn of pace and it excels.
There’s been a lot of hot air expelled over vehicle emissions in recent years, but in the cool light of day what does all of it mean and how does it impact on drivers and anyone looking for a new c...
If you don’t need the outright practicality of the hatchback door, the Civic Saloon is easily the more comfortable option. It might even breathe new life into the small saloon sector.
Opinions vary wildly and are often based on minimal information. Nope, we’re not talking politics here, this is electric cars. The whole EV debate has become a hot topic in recent times as the UK ...
Autonomous vehicles are much talked about, but how big a reality are they? That was very much on the agenda at the Connected Autonomous Vehicle Scotland 2018 event held in Edinburgh recently. Not o...
Car adverts have evolved at a similar pace to the very products they are hoping to sell us. Compare the blunt messages of decades past to the sophisticated messages we’re now presented with and the...
The Range Rover Sport PHEV has been a long time in the making, but with a claimed 91.1mpg and the combined 404bhp and 640Nm of torque it has been worth the wait.
Remember, remember the ninth of November. That will be the date burned into the memories of many drivers as the point when the UK government shrugged its shoulders and abandoned its support for hyb...
How much do you enjoy driving? For some, the answer is a simple response of it gets us from here to there and it’s practical. Others will undertake this task in sufferance, something to be endured ...
The name’s bond, share bond… and that’s enough of the poor Sean Connery impressions, so let’s get down to thinking about Aston Martin’s initial public offering (IPO). This is a chance for you, me a...