Articles by Matt Kimberley

Ducati Panigale V4S Road Bike Laps Jerez Just 2s Off MotoGP Pace
On a partially damp track in Spain, Ducati’s super-sports bike lapped at just over two seconds slower than the firm’s full-fat MotoGP bike

Do We Really Care About The Death Of The Audi A1?
With news emerging that puts the future of the A1 into serious doubt, there are implications for the wider industry as well as Audi. But the car itself? We won't miss much

Why SUVs Haven't Really Been SUVs For 20 Years
With car manufacturers queuing up to slap those three little letters on almost anything with a high roof and more than four seats, we take a little peek at just how big the nonsense-bubble has become – and which vehicles are really deserving of the title

Tesla’s Software Brilliance Ruined Again By Idiotic Execution
This week we’re truly fed up with the number of times Tesla comes within cuddling distance of perfection only to dead-leg itself at the last hurdle with childish and dangerous control interfaces

That Time When Alfa Romeo Built A Twin-Engined 4WD Rally Concept
Completed almost 45 years ago, the Alfasud Bimotore was a creation designed to revolutionise Alfa’s rallying competitiveness, but it never quite made it past the rules

More Extreme 791bhp Novitec Ferrari F8 Tributo Gets Naked Carbon Frills
Novitec has released its second stage of upgrades for the Ferrari F8 Tributo, this time with carbon appendages and even more performance
This Autonomous Drift Toyota Supra Will Make Future Cars Safer
Toyota has developed a drift competition-inspired GR Supra that aims to produce automated safety algorithms derived directly from professional racers’ skills

5 More Retro Hatchbacks We’d Like To See Reborn As BEVs
With eyebrows around the world going all ooh-la-la at the concept renders of the future Renault electric hatchback, we’ve identified the targets we’d like to see get an EV reincarnation next

This Low-Mileage Honda NSX Type R Is Pure Auction Temptation
While a tidy NSX is no stranger to wild auction prices, we couldn’t resist featuring this beautiful and rare Championship White Type R

Huge In-Car Touchscreens Are A Distracting Problem We Need To Solve Now
With the UK government finally alert to the distractions posed by large touch-screen interfaces in cars, car makers should get ahead of the curve and switch back to traditional control layouts

Honda Has Sold A Brand New CR-Z Four Years After It Was Killed Off
Someone in the USA has bought an example of the dinky manual-gearboxed hybrid coupe four years after it was discontinued, and we can only salute them
Cupra Formentor Review: Only Half SUV, And Better For It
Cupra’s first in-house effort still relies heavily on VW parts bins, but a svelte body that’s closer in height to a hatchback than an SUV works in its favour
No-Windscreen Hypercars Embody Everything Worst About The Car Industry
We’re fed up with car makers trying to milk the cow of cash by producing limited-edition super and hypercars that serve no purpose other than adding to the ultra-rich’s dormant collections

That Time When A Tuner Created The First Mercedes Hot Hatch
Today it’s perfectly normal to see half a dozen Mercedes-Benz A-Class models on your morning commute, but in the 1980s a hatchback Mercedes was an alien concept; never mind one with 160 horsepower…

Why Synthetic Fuels Still Won’t Save Internal Combustion In Cars
With more work being poured into making synthetic, low-emission ‘eFuel’ viable, it seems like there might be a long-term future for ICE in cars… but it’s unlikely
A Best-Selling Car In South America Just Scored Zero Stars For Crash Safety
If you live in Brazil, or are planning a holiday there with plans to rent a car, make sure you avoid the zero-star Ford Ka

Aston Martin To Receive ‘Bespoke’ AMG Engines In Expanded Partnership
In the near future, Aston Martin won’t be using plain old off-the-shelf engines from AMG, switching them for ‘bespoke’ units with different outputs and characteristics to the standard ones

The New Honda ‘S2000’ Gives Me Hope For A Petrolhead Future
Although it’s set to be very different to original, high-revving sports car screamer, the future successor to the S2000 should be among the best driver’s cars of the 2020s

Prices Announced For New VW Golf GTI Clubsport and Golf R
Britain-based buyers can now order one of Volkswagen’s two new performance Golf flagships; the fastest GTI to date and the new four-wheel drive R

Porsche Could Be Helping To Produce Carbon-Neutral Synthetic Fuels By 2022
Porsche is set to be the main customer for a new pilot project that aims to start producing synthetic internal combustion fuels known as eFuels, in a bid to show the as-yet unexplored green credentials of man-made unleaded.

That Time When Audi Used A Weird Steering Column Instead Of Airbags
Audi is broadly in line with its competitors these days when it comes to safety features, but back in the 1980s it decided airbags weren’t good enough…

Rolls-Royce’s ‘Neon Nights’ Are The Definition Of New Money
In an effort to prove you don’t have to order a Black Badge model in black, Rolls-Royce has unveiled three rather vivid new specials

13 Brilliant/Quirky/Ridiculous Petrolhead Christmas Gifts From £5 To £7000
What a year. Possibly the weirdest and most controversial 12 months in human history draws to a close at last, and we’re here to give you a steer on the best, the worst and the ugliest gift options to mark the occasion

7 Things That Will Happen Due To The UK’s 2030 ICE Ban
With the UK - one of Europe’s most lucrative new car markets - declaring an internal combustion car ban from 2030, here are the knock-on effects we can expect