Richard Porter

A week with a Jaguar I-Pace
It’s a long-range electric car from a company that won’t suddenly call you a ‘pedo’

A week with a Volkswagen Up GTI
Better late than never, VW turns out a slightly sporty version of its smallest car

A week with a Suzuki Swift Sport
Version 3 of the car for fans of mildly hot hatchbacks and triplicate alliteration

A week with a Mercedes A200
It’s the new stab at an entry-level Merc. Because nothing is lower than A. Apart from Smart.

A long weekend with a Land Rover Discovery
First, what Americans would call ‘full disclosure’. Land Rover asked if I wanted to borrow a new Discovery and then drive it to their Eastnor Castle off-roading place to have a play in some mud before sticking around for dinner and a night in a hotel.

Roy Lanchester has got a new book out
Well-oiled car correspondent’s great lost novel is published at last, as he explains here

The return of the Gas Dandy
Freddie Bulliard of the Gas Dandy website, merchandise business and podcast recounts a visit to last week’s Esposizione di Stile