Author

The ‘practical’ Lotus, with a sublime chassis and up to 345bhp. All from just £30k

Quick, stylish, practical and reliable, the Volkswagen Scirocco makes perfect sense as a used buy. Here's what to look out for

You’re in your early 20s, you’ve served your time steering shopping trolleys, and now you’re looking for your first proper evo car

Not as extreme as the Superlight models, the Roadsport family of Caterhams is perhaps the best compromise between thrills and useability.

Can’t quite stretch to a One-77? Don’t worry – you could be enjoying a V12-engined Aston Martin for as little as £30k. Peter Tomalin is your guide

Everything you need to know when you are buying a Ferrari F40

If you want to explore the delights of rear-wheel drive, then an MX-5, a 350Z or an E46 M3 is the perfect tool – and all can currently be had at barga…

GT-Rs are now going for £35k, that's a lot of performance for your money

All the checks you need to make when buying a Clio 197 or 200.

75 classic Jags drove from Coventry to the Goodwood Revival meeting to celebrate 75 years of Jaguar. Peter Tomalin reports

This year’s evo Car of the Year meets last year’s. Which of them is destined for true greatness, asks Peter Tomalin

Fiddle with this and fiddle with that and you can tailor the Audi to your exact driving requirements

Inactivity caused a couple of issues but once up and running, our Mazda MX-5 tackled a trackday with great style

Deep regrets as out MX-5 moves on. The simple fact is, you really can’t buy more fun for a grand

TVR's Sagaris was the last of the TVR line and as a consequence better built and sorted than predecessors

A predictably competent all-round package, the Porsche Boxster is a safe secondhand choice for the motoring enthusiast

An Audi S4 Avant joins the fleet and Peter Tomalin blags it for a family holiday in the Dordogne. The perfect test

Peter Tomalin does it himself with our ex-Grand Challenge Mazda MX-5

Some sadness as our Impreza goes back. Underrated, dependable, quick and neutral, but ultimately lacking the spark that would have elevated it higher …

Peter Tomalin takes on our Mazda MX-5, and intends to run it on a shoestring throughout summer. We'll see...

Is the Tesla electric Roadster a practical proposition? Peter Tomalin investigates

Anyone else seen the new-shape Impreza on the road? Let Peter Tomalin know...

Snow meant we could test the Impreza's traction control, but it wasn't as expected

A few tweaks and our Impreza's faster than a 288 GTO now

Our Impreza's taken everything in its stride, and can be fuel-efficient, too, if you drive sensibly

Is the Subaru Impreza STI 330S worth £4,400 over the stock STI? Good question

A Bugatti Veyron, the mountain roads of the French Riviera, and the ghost of a racing driver. Peter Tomalin finds driving heaven

Our Impreza takes to the track at the Bedford Autodrome

Temporary frustrations kick in as we find our way around the counter-intuitive alarm and central locking

Our new long term Impreza has already won the heart of Peter Tomalin