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The Aston Martin Rapide could make financial sense – if you keep it a lifetime
In theory, there’s absolutely no reason to own another car. Apart from any all-wheel drive ability, the Aston Martin Rapide has got every box on the ‘must have’ list ticked. Exclusivity, jaw-dropping...
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Old Alfas don’t die – they just rust away. Thankfully, the latest Giulietta...
I should declare an interest from the start. The first car I bought was an Alfa Romeo GT Junior. To me it looked like a mini Jag (well it was the 1980s), came loaded with Italian promise and was...
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The Alfa Romeo Giulietta’s quirky ways will either amuse or frustrate you…
When I was 22, I rented a property on an estate where all the houses were the same. One day I came home, parked on the drive and went to open to front door. For some reason, the key didn’t fit. Then I...
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DNA? Nothing to do with the family in an Alfa Romeo…
Italians love family more than EastEnders but the DNA switch in a Giulietta has nothing to do with the relations. Everycar has to have driving modes these days it seems but the Alfa system was...
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Beautifully flawed but the Giulietta is an Alfa Romeo after all
I wheel a Globe-Trotter suitcase with me on flights these days. To be honest, it’s not lightest or the most practical trunk on the carousel but hell, does it look good. If you want to experience...
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The Alfa Romeo 4C – deeply flawed but deeply wonderful…
If you drive a Porsche Cayman you may want to look away now. What you see on this page is a car more beautiful, more charismatic and yes, more yellow than anything from Stuttgart. This is a car that...
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The Alfa 4C is the Mrs Trump of the motoring car world…
Just like Mrs Trump, the 4C is quite beautiful but it still doesn’t have much between the ears. It’s motoring stripped back to basics. No heated seats, sat nav or power assisted steering – just the...
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Grand Tour – everything we expected?
Anybody spot the Alfa 4C in the opening sequence of The Grand Tour? I was on the edge of my sofa watching those first few minutes unfold – then it all went a bit Pete Tong. The rest of the Tour...
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The Alfa 4C isn’t a surfboard but like a duck to water…
You know that feeling… You’re pootling down the motorway on a very wet November day when suddenly there’s a puddle of water in your path. More lake-size than puddle actually – and the Alfa Romeo 4C...
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The Alfa Romeo 4C – the Skibinski thug of sports cars
Every school probably had one – a teenage thug who liked to pick on the little kids. Mine was called Skibinski. He was intelligent but could flip at the opening of a pencil case. Skibinski was a wild...
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