What’s Gone Wrong With Car Design?!

Meh Milano and other disappointments – but all is not lost?

Has new car design lost it’s way? Is it stuck in a rut? What is going on with the new Alfa Romeo Milano? Why is there no exciting cars around me on the A40. Yet there are some spectacular cars out there, but not enough. What are designers missing? Why aren’t they pushing the boundaries of car design, especially with the advent of modular EV drive platforms?

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ICE Isn’t Dead at Mazda! New EVs To Include Sportster?

UK Mazda MD Shares Inside Line

Mazda is bucking trends! Check out my exclusive podcast with Jeremy Thomson, Managing Director of Mazda UK. In this interview Jeremy gives us the inside line on Mazda’s bold two-pronged strategy, balancing the advancement of electric vehicles (EVs) with a continued commitment to the internal combustion engine (ICE).

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Exclusive Walkaround: Zyrus LP1020 Stimolante

Start-up, Revving & Drive-off in the 1020bhp Huracan

It’s not every day you get up close and personal with a 1020bhp beast, but yesterday (22 November 2023) I met the Zyrus LP1020 Stimolante at the legendary Ace Cafe in London. Join me and development driver Fredrik Soerle as we dive into what makes this track-ready monster tick. This isn’t just any supercar; it’s a Lamborghini Huracán turned up to eleven, with mind-blowing modifications that have to be seen to be believed. In this video, we start it up, rev the mighty twin-turbo V10, and drive it off! Check out this exclusive, walkaround of one of the world’s most extreme machines.

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Black Automotive History (for Black History Month)

Looking at the extraordinary black people that played a part in automotive and motor racing history

Welcome to my latest Bulletin video, and being this is Black History Month in the UK, I thought I’d look at black automotive history. The trouble is, you do have to go digging to find it, and some is perhaps more contemporary than historical, but there are significant events and people stretching right back to the earliest days of mass motoring to talk about.

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