REVIEW | BSA Gold Star - 'The Best Kind of Cheap'
John Marcar has been riding the new era of BSA motorcycles, and what better place to start than the BSA Gold Star? The new bike retails at just £5,999, which we think is a bargain and, most importantly... the 'right' kind of cheap.
The Renault 5 Turbo 3E - Price and specs Revealed
Enjoy your first look at what is arguably the most exciting EV in recent history. The Renault 5 Turbo 3E. Renault is calling its new car the first-ever electric mini-supercar.
John Marcar’s Ferrari Challenge Diary | Chapter 2 - Let's Start Off by Winning
In John’s 2nd diary entry, he works through the trials and tribulations of his first six races in the Ferrari Challenge Ready 2 Race Program.
John Marcar's Ferrari Challenge Diary | Chapter 1: 'Ready 2 Race'
In preparation for John’s entry into the UK Ferrari Challenge Series, he needed to obtain an advanced ARDS Competition licence and six racing signatures. In his second diary entry, we learn how he got on.
John Marcar's Ferrari Challenge Diary | The Prologue
John Marcar welcomes you to his motorsport diary for 2025 as he steps into the UK Ferrari Challenge Series in a Ferrari 296 Challenge.
REVIEW | Honda Africa Twin - CRF1100 Adventure Sports ES
The Honda Africa Twin has been an icon in the adventure bike category since 1988. The new 2024/25 model carries on the legacy.
REVIEW | MG Cyberster GT
The MG Cyberster GT is a fully electric pocket rocket. John Marcar took one into the Welsh mountains to see what it’s all about.
VW ID.7 Pro S Match - An (as yet) Unsung Hero
John Marcar has been left feeling very impressed by VW’s new electric saloon car.
Triumph Tiger 1200 GT Pro - As British as the Weather
The Triumph Tiger 1200 is as brilliantly British as our weather system, but can it compete with the competition?
John Marcar's Best of the Year: 2024
2024 has been John Marcar’s busiest ever in terms of press cars and motorbikes. Here’s a month-by-month list of the vehicles that impressed most.
Renault Rafale E-Tech Hybrid: Someone has thought about this
The Rafale is Renault’s new flagship family car, and John Marcar has been at the wheel for a week to see what it’s like.
Telsa Model 3 Performance - A True Driver’s Car?
The Model 3 Performance has been designed, engineered, and marketed as a Tesla for 'drivers'. John Marcar spent a week with the car to see if it was true to its ‘performance’ name.
Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Review - Simplistic Brilliance
The latest adventure bike from Royal Enfield features a new engine, upgraded hardware, and some impressive new tech. John Marcar has been testing the new Himalayan 450 both on and off-road.
Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid - The Complete Package
Since 2002, the Porsche Cayenne is the SUV for all eventualities. In plug-in Hybrid form, it becomes even more diverse thanks to a 50-mile electric range backed up by a silky smooth petrol V6.
BMW X6 M40d - It's brilliant, but for who?
John Marcar has spent a week with the BMW X6 M40d on a mission to find out who it might be designed for compared to the larger, cheaper and more usable X5.
Porsche 911 (992) Carrera T - Last Orders, Please
If Porsche showrooms were anything like bars or pubs, the 'last orders' bell would be ringing loud, indicating the final opportunity to buy the current iteration 911 (the 992) before it's succeeded by the new model (the 992.2).
MG ZS Hybrid+ SE | The Bargain of the year so far?
The 2025 MG ZS Hybrid+ is an all-new version of MG's exceptionally popular SUV. But with a price of just £21,995 - could the price tag be good to be true? John Marcar went on the UK launch of the new ZS Hybrid+ to find out.
Review | Hyundai Santa Fe 2024
The Santa Fe has been a fundamental Hyundai model since the first edition launched in 2001. John Marcar experienced the latest iteration of the model with an adventure to Wales... and a camping trip with a difference.
FEATURE | Meet Jan Kalmar of KALMAR Automotive
At the start of July, I was invited to meet Jan Kalmar, the founder of a relatively new company that reimagines and re-engineers classic Porsche 911s into more focused, more fun, and purposeful drivers' cars.
REVIEW | VW Golf GTI Mk8.5 (2024)
The new 2024 VW Golf GTI is a mid-life upgrade to the Mk8. The latest Mk8.5 Golf GTI has more power, styling upgrades, and some key changes to interior tech, but with a price tag of over £40,000 (with options), is the new GTI at risk of pricing itself out of the market?