A recent news item on BBC Northern Ireland revealed that some 58% of current EV owners would consider going back to petrol or diesel due to the dearth of recharging facilities in the area. Exactly the same accusations of public plug paucity may be levelled at Mudfordshire, my local slice of the rural idyll, which …

This is the M Sport Pro Edition of BMW’s 4 Series coupe, badge fans. Which, given the presence of nothing more exhilarating than a 188 bhp 2.0 litre turbodiesel under the bonnet, all sounds a tad too Gareth Cheeseman for my liking. I can’t remember exactly when the M moniker was relegated predominantly to the …

Back when Volkswagen introduced the Mk6 GTi to the fraternity of automotive scribblers, they provided us with a small but perfectly formed shoal of Mk.1 cars to sample. However, initial glee at first glimpse of a taut, pugnacious form that hasn’t been bettered in any subsequent iteration rapidly turned to horror after just 30 seconds …