My week in cars

If you want your motoring life affirmed, find a thriving low-volume car business and – if they have the time for you – see if you can hang out for a while with the people who run the place. I dropped

Can there be a car more beguiling for value and versatility than the Dacia Jogger? I say no. At short notice (because my new Renault 5 longtermer was needed elsewhere) I was tucked into a Hybrid model

I’m so disappointed in Luca de Meo. His decision to quit the top job at the Renault Group has left me feeling bereft, not least because over the years – at Toyota, Fiat-Alfa-Abarth, VW, Seat and final

For ages I’ve been wanting to test the latest Dacia Duster 4x4, now powered by a mild-hybrid 1.2-litre petrol triple, directly against my own old-shape 21-plate 4x4 diesel. I spent a happy afternoon a

A fascinating day at Silverstone watching qualifying for the British Grand Prix. I was a guest of Alpine, which turned out to be the golden ticket. Their French-run paddock base is a luxurious buildin

It’s not all doom and gloom, says James Walshe