Matt Bird

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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?

2 November 2018
Jaguar F-Type V6 P380 R-Dynamic 2018 UK first drive
Audi TTS 2018 first drive review hero front
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

18 July 2018
Audi TTS Coupe 2018 first drive
Lotus 3-Eleven 430 review on track front
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

28 March 2018
Used Lotus 3-Eleven 2015-2018 review
McLaren 570GT
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?

10 January 2018
McLaren 570GT long-term test
Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo
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?

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

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

14 November 2017
Lotus Exige Cup 430 2017 first drive
Ford Focus RS long-term test review: its first service
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Ford Focus RS long-term test review: its first service

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

4 January 2017
Ford Focus RS long-term test review: its first service
Ford Focus RS long-term test review: first report
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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

1 December 2016
Ford Focus RS long-term test review: first report
Lotus Evora Sport 410
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

1 November 2016
2016 Lotus Evora Sport 410
Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S
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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

3 May 2016
EXCLUSIVE: We ride around the Nürburgring in the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S
Lotus Elise Cup 250
First Drive

2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250

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

29 April 2016
2016 Lotus Elise Cup 250
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