There is a future for the combustion engine
If you want to save fuel and make fewer carbon dioxides, you shouldn’t dispense with petrol-powered vehicles. You should develop them. Hone them. That’s exactly what Mazda has done.
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This is a bit unhinged, as sports cars should be
Anyone with even a tiny bit of testosterone in their underpants would want to drive this jacked-up, armour-plated Porsche 911 across the Sahara. So what’s stopping you?
Fuel for our first podcast: Modern cars to push old men’s buttons
These hybrids by Mazda and Honda are practical, inoffensive and blessed with all the things that matter these days. But I just can’t make sense of them.
The problem with French cars
I’ve always had a soft spot for the French car mainly because they are always so idiotic. But if you’re thinking of buying Citroen’s DS 9, don’t. It’s nowhere near idiotic enough.
What a ride: I can’t seem to get out of McLaren’s last V8 supercar
Talk about going out with a bang. McLaren’s final V8 is a 331km/h heartstarter that makes a hell of a lot of noise but … where’s the door handle?
Is this BMW the Taylor Swift of cars?
I admit that BMW’s X5 xDrive50e M Sport is technically brilliant. But like many modern cars, it leaves me cold.
I climbed aboard this Porsche and nearly had a heart attack
Why are modern cars always in a flap about something? I started up this Porsche Cayenne S and was instantly met with a barrage of bongs, beeps and flashing warning lights.
I bought this out of spite — and got more than I bargained for
When naturalist Chris Packham said something annoying on TV, I decided to annoy him back by buying a Range Rover with a V8 that produces more carbon dioxide than India.
The next big thing? Surely not
This modified Isuzu D-Max is a pick-up truck on steroids, with a tent on the roof and kitchen in the back. Who needs something like this? Perhaps only you Australians.
Would you pay $1m for this Ferrari?
Why would Ferrari, maker of sports cars and supercars, decide to make an SUV? Isn’t it a bit like Jimmy Choo producing wellies? Who cares. The result is brilliant.
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