Matt Bird

First Drive

Jaguar F-Type V6 P380 R-Dynamic 2018 UK first drive

With changes limited to cosmetics, technology and new nomenclature, can the facelifted F-Type still compete with less expensive, younger rivals?

Jaguar F-Type V6 P380 R-Dynamic 2018 UK first drive
First Drive

Audi TTS Coupe 2018 first drive

As talented as it’s always been, the TT covers every base as well as you would expect – even if it could be a little more exciting

Audi TTS Coupe 2018 first drive
Car review

Used Lotus 3-Eleven 2015-2018 review

The final 20 road-going 3-Elevens are the fastest made, with less weight, more power and predictably spectacular results

Used Lotus 3-Eleven 2015-2018 review
First Drive

McLaren 570GT long-term test

It’s pitched as the ‘everyday McLaren’, but can the 562bhp, carbon fibre-tubbed, mid-engined 570GT really cut it as a regular car?

McLaren 570GT long-term test
First Drive

Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo 2017 first drive

Porsche bolsters its hybrid range with a 671bhp Panamera Sport Turismo flagship. Can it justify the premium over the Turbo?

Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo 2017 first drive
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Lotus Exige Cup 430 2017 first drive

Using the Lotus Evora GT430’s engine and a host of chassis revisions, the Cup 430 is the most focused Exige yet – we head to Hethel to try it

Lotus Exige Cup 430 2017 first drive
News

Ford Focus RS long-term test review: its first service

It’s worth shopping around before getting your Focus RS serviced

Ford Focus RS long-term test review: its first service
News

Ford Focus RS long-term test review: first report

We’ve finally got our hands on a Focus RS to find out if this fast Ford can live up to its five-star road test billing in day-to-day use

Ford Focus RS long-term test review: first report
First Drive

2016 Lotus Evora Sport 410

Lightest, fastest Evora yet proves itself as well suited to the road as it is to the track; this is Lotus at its very best

2016 Lotus Evora Sport 410
News

EXCLUSIVE: We ride around the Nürburgring in the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S

We take a ride in Volkswagen's hottest hatch ever - the Golf GTI Clubsport S, with Volkswagen track driver Benny Leuchter

EXCLUSIVE: We ride around the Nürburgring in the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S
First Drive

2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250

The fastest, most track-focused and most expensive Elise ever made. It's simple, raw and immersive

2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250