John has been writing about cars since the start of 2011, with a particular fondness for models with USB connectivity and a serious distaste for steering wheels with too many buttons. Can often be found trying to seduce 1.0-litre engines. When away from things that go brum, apostrophe snob John can often be found making noise with varying degrees of musicality.
City cars are safer but still have some way to go, crash tests conducted by Euro NCAP have revealed. The new generation Renault Twingo and Toyota Aygo city cars both scored four stars in the safe...
Fiat Group will try to make its brands more appealing to fleets following the appointment of Francis Bleasdale to the newly created role of Fleet and Used Car Director. Francis will be responsible...
October will see Paris host its bi-annual motor show with every major car maker in the world descending on the French capital to parade its latest metal. It’s a big deal even for a city as prolific...
Arguably one of the most striking D-segment estates on the market right now, the Mazda6 Tourer followed the CX-5 crossover SUV as the second car to show off the Japanese brand’s Kodo design when it...
The new third generation Kia’s Sorento will possess a more premium and mature look when it goes on UK sale in spring 2015. Compared to the outgoing model, the seven-seater SUV will be 95mm longer a...
Volvo’s second generation XC90 luxury SUV will go on sale from May 2015, priced from £45,000. The long-awaited seven-seater has finally been unveiled after a string of tiny details were teased over...
Chinese electric car maker BYD saw shares drop 8% this week after posting worse than expected mid-year earnings. The Shenzhen-based company announced that net profit for the six months to June fe...
Almost 13,000 solar panels have been fitted to Toyota’s engine manufacturing factory in Deeside, North Wales. Energy garnered from the panels will produce up to 3,475,000 kWh a year - enough elect...
Out goes the Volkswagen ‘Golf Plus’, in comes the rather more confusingly named ‘Golf SV’ or Golf Sportsvan. Is it sporty? Not particularly. Is it a van? No. Is it a roomier, taller alternative to ...
Comedian Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown has been prosecuted for reading a copy of The Sun newspaper whilst driving. The 69-year old controversial stand-up comic, born Royston Vasey, was caught in the act by a ...