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Started as a work experience student and worked up the ranks via the titles of picture editor, web reporter and road tester. Appreciates a well-executed supermini as much as a lairy supercar. Would rather spend the weekend in the latter.

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• re: Fast Ford Special: the underdog wins for me
  Conveniently, i also own an MR2, albeit a Mk3. You're right - even the newer one (i drove the Mk1 and...
• re: Fast Ford Special: the underdog wins for me
  I owned a 1.6 205 GTi, and it would blow the XR2 away dynamically, no doubt. Nor does my newfound love...
• Fast Ford Special: the underdog wins for me
  It does seem odd, to say the least, that you might line up a 1988, 96bhp Ford Fiesta next to cars wearing...
• Mini Roadster – maybe we’re just the wrong audience
  I spent a while recently driving around in a Mini Roadster Cooper S , and there’s no doubting that it...
• Brussels. The other motor show
  Believe it or not, there is a motor show going on today that isn’t in North America. The rather less...
• Subaru Forester: the ultimate winter transport?
  I have something of budget used car obsession, and recently I have discovered how affordable the Subaru...
• Winter motoring in a Toyota MR2
  About three months back I realised that you could buy a Mk3 Toyota MR2 for around £2000. Two weeks later...
• Impressions of the new Fiat Panda
  Drove the Fiat Panda today, and what really stood out for me was the improvement in perceived quality...
• Driving Honda’s new NSX… sort of
  Highlights of a recent trip to Tokyo with Honda for the motor show provided access to far more than just...
• Japanese sports cars are back
  Having spent the last couple of days with Honda I am properly looking forward to seeing the new concepts...