Apple’s Busy Year Culminates on the Road with Project Titan
It would perhaps be the understatement of the decade to say that Apple has been busy this year. From their 2020 releases to a fair few headline-making U-turns in their dealings with other companies, the year has been both rocky, and simply business-as-usual for the tech giant. In fact, you would need to read an entirely separate article detailing every move, announcement, change, and public display Apple got itself into between now...
First Drive: BMW X7
BMW’s new SUV is enormous and impressive but bigger isn’t better when compared to the cheaper X5, writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? The BMW X7 is officially the largest BMW – think of it as an X5 on steroids. But at more than 5.1m long, it is one of those cars that no matter how carefully you park, it always looks nonchalantly abandoned by overhanging conventional parking spaces. And if somehow the sheer mass...
30 years of the Mazda MX-5
The MX-5 celebrates its 30th birthday but like the rest of us, the world’s most popular roadster just keeps getting better with age, writes Geraldine Herbert It is now forty years since an American motoring journalist named Bob Hall suggested to Kenichi Yamamoto, Mazda’s head of research and development that what Mazda needed was an affordable two-seater roadster. A fan of British Sports cars of the 1950s and 1960s Hall had long...
First Drive: Electric Ferrari 308
An electric Ferrari 308 may not convert you with its sound but it certainly will with its speed writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? One of the most dynamic duos of the 80s was Tom Selleck and his red Ferrari 308 in the long-running TV show Magnum PI. Now nearly 40 years on, the Ferrari 308 still features high on many collectors lists and while it may not have been the most powerful Ferrari, it still had that much coveted V8 exhaust...
Stay Safe on the Roads this Easter
Here are some tips to help you stay safe on the roads this Easter weekend writes Geraldine Herbert Drivers • Plan your route before you set off and check traffic updates. • Allow extra time for your journey, especially if you are travelling at peak times. • Plan a 15-minute break every two hours so you can have a rest from driving. • Check your mirrors regularly and look out for motorcyclists. Always double check for motorcyclists...
