Genesis GV60 Magma review: Electric SUV drives like a hot hatch Life&Style Genesis has a visibility problem – and not one that can be cured with parking sensors or a rear-view camera. Despite being present in the UK since 2021, many have still never heard of this South Korean car marque, let alone considered buying one instead of a Mercedes-Benz or BMW. The numbers tell a similar [...]
Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce long-term review – first report Life&Style Launched in 2015, the Giulia was growing old gracefully and due to die soon. However, the delay of its electric successor has granted it a new lease of life, and sales will continue until at least 2027. Has this sporting saloon outstayed its welcome? That’s the question I hope to answer by spending three months [...]
McLaren Artura UK review: Brit supercar versus the Top Gear Test Track Life&Style I have always wanted to drive like The Stig, but not right here, not now. Twenty years ago, Ben Collins – the ‘tame racing driver’ behind the tinted visor – lost control of a Koenigsegg CCX on this very corner, crashing violently and expensively backwards through a tyre wall. Now it feels like the McLaren [...]
Renault 5 E-Tech 2026 long-term review – final report October 30, 2026 So, my time is almost up with the Renault 5. I had quietly hoped that Renault’s press office would forget to ask for it back, but no such luck. After four months as our do-it-all family car, we’re obliged to say au revoir. Production of the reborn R5 started in October 2024 and, two years [...]
Caterham Seven 310 Encore review: Hit me baby one more time October 30, 2026 Caterham is a small town on the southern tip of the London suburbs, just beyond the ULEZ but within the M25. I moved here about 18 months ago, but have always lived in the area. Google the word ‘Caterham’, though, and you won’t be presented with news about the roadworks on Church Hill or the [...]
Lamborghini Urus SE Performante SUV review: Excess all areas October 29, 2026 “Power is somehow cheap now,” says Stefano Cossalter, product line director for the Lamborghini Urus. “Our number-one priority was driving dynamics. That’s the core of the Performante: suspension, brakes and calibration software.” Not that Lamborghini’s latest ‘super-SUV’ is either underpowered or inexpensive, you understand. Its twin-turbocharged V8 and hybrid system dish up a combined 812hp [...]
Inside the Donkervoort, a Dutch super car like no other October 6, 2026 The Donkervoort P24 RS is simultaneously one of the fastest and slowest cars I have ever driven. The flyweight 600hp roadster can rocket to 60mph in circa. 2.5 seconds and pull 2.4G in the corners. And yet… every time you stop for fuel or a flat white, you need to factor in time for chatting [...]
Kia EV4 GT review: electric hot hatchback is a sensible sort of fun October 1, 2026 On 25 September 1978, John Peel played Teenage Kicks, the debut single from The Undertones, on his Radio 1 evening show. Two minutes and 28 seconds later, in a brazen breach of BBC protocol, he played the same song for a second time, telling listeners “it doesn’t get much better than this”. I recently had [...]
Think EVs are dull? The Peugeot E-208 GTI will change your mind September 30, 2026 Tim Pitt drives the new electric Peugeot E-208 GTI hot hatch. Can it rekindle the spirit of the classic 205 GTI? Europe’s car companies are increasingly looking backwards to move forwards. Retro styling, which began as a bit of a gimmick with the Volkswagen New Beetle in 1998, is now melded into the mainstream. Take [...]
Temerario on-track: flat-out in Lamborghini’s ballistic V8 supercar September 29, 2026 Read how the 2027 Lamborghini Temerario’s updated hybrid V8 delivers brutal launches, 186mph pace and sharper track dynamics.
