The magnificent seven

Last week’s motorsport fun (I ran Autocar’s electric Renault 5 in a Cornwall sprint) sent me into one of those urgent moods of car desire that stay with you after you’ve had a really good time. Sprint

Build up slowly. Get a feel for the power delivery. Work through the modes gradually before pulling the pin in ‘F5’ mode. That’s F5 as in the highest designation on the Fujita scale for tornadoes. It’

Excited and apprehensive, I’m driving my Renault 5 long-termer 190 miles from home to Watergate Bay, Cornwall, for the local car club’s annual sprint. For two days a year, they close the road between

Five seconds after climbing into a kart, I am entirely comfortable. My gloved hands find the steering wheel rim, my feet rest easily against the pedals and I am contented. Five seconds after actually

Ian and Kirsten find the perfect excuse to take their Tatra to Jersey

YOU’RE PROBABLY EXPECTING THIS bit to testify that the AMG One is an absolute animal on the road, barely controllable, the kind of thing you need to drive with the caution usually reserved for interac