Motoring
Alfa Romeo is like a forgotten middle child
I remember my first Alfa Romeo very well, because I tried to eat it. It belonged to my father. I…
What do Uber drivers know about the Toyota Prius?
Elon Musk has paid someone to invent the Tesla Roadster 2. It goes from 0-62mph in less than one second.…
How would the popemobile handle Penzance?
The Mercedes G-Wagon, the Geländewagen, is a beautiful word on the tongue, even if it means ‘off-road vehicle’. But Mercedes,…
Rolls-Royce’s connection to the spirit world
I think I know why Rolls-Royce names its cars for the spirit world. They are called Ghost (the saloon, though…
In a fearful world, the Volvo makes me feel safe
There is a World of Volvo museum in Sweden which I long to see. It was made by the architect…
‘An Essex boy at heart’: VW Golf GTI reviewed
I have been waiting for the VW Golf GTI, because the boy – it would be a stretch to call…
A BMW has no soul – but does that matter?
It’s the way of good cars that, on driving one, you begin to embody it: to become it. In a…
Has the Ford Capri gone woke?
The Ford Capri is a paradigm of self-deception, but cars are men’s mirrors, and they want to be deceived by…
There is no car more beautiful than an Aston Martin
The oddities at the Penzance Rotary Club Classic Car & Bike Show included a golden thing that looked like the…
Barometer
Seeds of change The Chelsea Flower Show opened in autumn for the first time, delayed thanks to the pandemic. The…
I had no idea how fascinating rubbish could be: The Secret Life of Landfill reviewed
Not the most beguiling of titles, I admit, but The Secret Life of Landfill: A Rubbish History (BBC4, Thursday) was…
