This was published in the autoshopper.com blog and in their 2013 New York Motorshow magazine. At the time of writing, it is nine years since then, and eight years until sales of gas powered cars are banned in the UK. As part of thinking about these seismic changes in motoring, I re-read this...

I see the Quail has just won Best Concours, and this reminded me of an amusing incident from this year’s Pebble Beach week. The Quail is known as the most exclusive event of Pebble week – for that read most expensive tickets – and for a show which compares with Pebble itself...

The Cotton Owens Challenger on the roof of the Redbull Garage, New York City You have probably heard of the Cannonball run. The event is named after Earl Cannonball Baker, a pioneer American motorcyclist. He raced trains and rode cross country before there were proper roads. As the war in...

With an SR71 Blackbird Hitherto, I have avoided using the Fiesta for longer journeys. Perhaps we have needed the three rows of the Durango. On my own, I love using the Mustang, and more recently the Mercedes for longer drives. But a recent family campaign into Southern California demanded...

As we emerge from Covid I have been enjoying the E55, because it is so nice and cosseting and comfortable, yet still not too big for the city. I love the way the fury of the Germanic barbarian tribes is always under your right toe, awaiting the next on-ramp. Those clever Germans, tweaking...

When I threw a leg over sportsbikes again, I reasoned that an important way to reduce the risk was to do my best not to be the victim of someone else’s texting while driving mistake, i.e. to stay away from other road users. Ride quiet roads. Ride at quiet times of day. My Covid loop was...

I wrote this in the autumn of 2020, but, as ever, have been slow to polish and publish. These escapes from the house, from people, from being stationary, into an environment of mastery of the machine, you, it and the road, in motion together, well, these moments become the embodiment of...

This roadtest of the 2016 Ford Focus S Sedan was written only four years ago, yet the review already feels dated: a US domestic is actually making a small car! It was not a terrible car by any means, but it was insipid, deeply mediocre; this kind of vehicle cannot electrify rapidly...

When writing the previous Kerbside – interesting cars street parked – story, I realized I had more material than I had anticipated – enough for a second post, infact! Audi S8 (D2) Street Parked in San Francisco, October 2019 Cortina Mk2...

After lots of talking, and some work, and then lots more talking, at last I have a youtube outlet, Just Go Drive. Please watch, subscribe, like, and if you think its bad, refrain from hurting my feelings by saying so.  Great Drives USA, Nez Perce into Montana After listening...