"The smell of a small, two-stroke engine and the sound of it ring-ding-dinging into life still sends a little excited shiver down my back. As kids, even if we couldn’t get out to ride, my brother and I used "
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How I ended up with my Eunos Roadster
"Waitrose, we can blame Waitrose for this one. They make the best ravioli and I’m more than happy to drive 20 miles to get a high quality packet of ravioli. That probably strikes you as being a bit odd, but "
Learning to drive in the US – from a parent’s perspective
"Across the table at my Mother's Day breakfast, my Number One son revealed to me that he recently had an "incident" in his car, and that it's going to cost him $1500 to fix the paint on the bumper he tapped "
BMW M3: The past, the present, the future
"My first memory of an M3 was when my mate’s mum rolled-up in an E36 convertible. It must have been close to brand new at the time and I remember stopping to gawp - at the car. Top down, "
Ford Capri: Autoerotica
"If you’re of a certain age you’ll remember Martin Shaw for his fully permed, street smart, ex-cop incarnation - Ray Doyle - of Criminal Intelligence 5 fame. Like me, you probably sat up with your Dad and watched the "
Matthew Oxley, serial Lotus owner and restorer, talks Esprit
"Lotus cars have always been a passion of mine since the first time I saw my dad’s S1 Elan when I was just 5 years old, and of course like many men my age the passion reignited whilst watching The "
Gill Pratt: Visionary Technologist
"“We’re trying to make robots and human beings work together.” Says Gill Pratt - boss of the Toyota Research Institute. This is, presumably, an easier thing to say than to actually do. But Gill Pratt is not a guy "
Tim Horsley: Range Rover Collector
"Most things in life eventually seem to come full circle. We see it everywhere - in fashion, music, even technology. The further we move forwards, the better we learn to appreciate what went before. This is the reason I’ve "
Brandy Schaffels and her Fiesta Sedan
"How do I love my Fiesta sedan? Let me count the ways... As an automotive journalist, I'm often asked, "What's your favorite car?" With a smile, I always tell them, "I might be biased, but my favorite car is the "
Bowler Motorsport’s Jon Chester Talks the UK Off Road Scene
"INFLUX: Can you give us an overview of the Bowler and the UK Off Road racing scene? JON CHESTER: The UK Off Road scene is interesting, it’s changing all the time. There are some really active clubs and series "
Drift: Q&A: how an underground culture exploded
"Drift culture was born in the mountain passes of Japan. But it's become one of the most popular motorsports in the world. Its popularity is testament to the appeal of accessible motorsport. Mark Buckle is one of the stalwarts of "
On Weekend by Jean-Luc Godard
"When you glance back to the art being made in Europe around the time of the May ’68 student riots, there’s often a desire to connect the Molotov ministrations that were occurring on the streets to the palpable sense of "
Youth Culture & the scooter…
"No other vehicle has mobilised a youth culture like the humble motor scooter. And this little machine didn't just do it the once. It did it three times. Go on, think about it… Yeah ok, so there were young rockers, "