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Has an automotive engineering degree and a Triumph TR2; once raced go karts, now keeps chickens. Adores tiny cars and big motorbikes. Is currently running the road test desk.

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• The end of premium?
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• Who says nobody likes a Smart Arse?
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• Small numbers; Big difference
  I've just been the first journalist in the world to be handed a set of keys to Subaru's new Legacy...
• re: How fast is your car around Autocar's test tracks?
  We've had to be careful about driver skill, because if you just drive as fast as possible, you get big...