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Car and tech geek. Apparently “just a fat Piers Morgan”😳 Automotive editor and consultant. Former editor of @autoexpress @autocar @whatcar

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5 years
Bloody hell. @tesla Cybertruck. #Cybertruck
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Take a quick tour of the @Tesla Model 3 with me. If you can’t be bothered to watch... it’s simply sensational.
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@Tesla Cybertruck 0-60mph in 2.9 secs and 500+ mile range. Sensational #Cybertruck
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2 years
400 miles on the UK’s motorways yesterday and I can confirm that members of the Middle Lane Owners’ Club are out in force. Bloody move over 🤬
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3 months
£67,000 That’s how much a local tradesman wanted to Tarmac my driveway 😳 Okay, it’s big at around 280 sq m (all six of us who live here have cars!) but £67k? I genuinely thought he had the decimal place in the wrong place. I’d rather spend that on a 911!
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Honey I shrunk the Defender… Geely’s Panda costs around £5k in China. And they’re looking to see if they could sell it in the UK. They should. It’s a proper little urban runaround 👍🏻 Who said affordable small cars were dead?
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6 years
Today I’m having a @Tesla kind of day. And for all the Audis, Mercedes and Jaguars out there, these guys are the ones you’re going to have to beat. Model 3 is an astonishingly good car.
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2 years
Something’s not right 😤 Oil prices lower than they were, 5p off fuel duty, but still this… Is somebody ripping us off?
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2 years
Coolest car of the year? The Hyundai N Vision 74. If you want it, they might build it… Inspired by the Giugiaro Hyundai Pony Coupe, which inspired the DMC DeLorean.
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Had a poke around the new Toyota Land Cruiser last week. It’s cool, but is it Defender cool? (Cue comments: it’s reliable, but is it Defender reliable?)
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8 years
A muscle car, but in a nice suit. Mighty V12 BMW M760Li xDrive - fastest BMW ever. 0-62 in 3.7 secs. Full verdict on Sunday. @BMW_UK
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4 years
Ooooooh @PolestarCars 2.
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5 years
Today the eight-year old me had his dream come true. I drove this. I can’t speak. 😭😍 Thank you @AndyatAston @AstonMartinPR ❤️
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2 years
I have no words
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1 year
It’s a London-wide ULEZ fire sale. Here’s one…
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7 years
@Hopenlesmyth Happy birthday Ollie 🚘 - if you fancy a lift to school in something special, I'd be delighted to be your chauffeur!
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4 years
Another reason to love Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool players arrive at training in their Bentleys, Lambo, Rolls, Range Rover... and along comes Jurgen in his @vauxhall @Opel Insignia. Class. #keepingitreal #manofthepeople #hero #YNWA @LFC
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4 years
Just enjoy... ❤️
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2 years
Hyundai: Just do it ✅
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10 months
Car shopping in Scottsdale, Arizona pretty much the same as car shopping in the UK. Spent ten minutes in this Porsche dealer with a friend keen on a 911 and was totally ignored 🤷🏻‍♂️
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5 years
Apologies to whoever left this note on my car last night. I’ll park closer to the post in future...
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5 years
Nissan celebrating 50 years of the Z and GT-R. Take your pick (I’ll have the old Z!)
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2 years
Happy Monday everyone 😀
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1 year
35 years ago today I bought my first brand new car on new-reg day ❤️ Today they’re selling for more than I paid in 1988.
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6 years
My US family have been for a test drive in the @Tesla Model 3. Verdict: ‘about the greatest car on the road today’ and ‘it’s flawless’. I agree with @GrimesRalph - spot on. #hellomarsha
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3 years
Still the perfect commuter car - absolutely ❤️ the BMW i3. The design is nearly ten years old and it’s as good as ever.
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If politicians really understood car buyers, they'd have never introduced the 2030 petrol/diesel ban back in 2020. If politicians really knew how the car industry works, they'd not move the goal posts again just three years later. Totally clueless and just hunting for votes🙄
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9 months
The future of Volkswagen interiors revealed. Here’s the ID.2 - on sale in 2025. Classy and not everything on the touchscreen.
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6 years
Game over. There can’t be a cooler car here at #ParisMotorShow than the @Peugeot e-Legend concept.
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1 year
Got it in with four-wheel steering, got it out with four-wheel steering 😀
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11 months
You don’t see these out in the rain every day 👀😍
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6 years
I’ve done some bonkers things in cars, but I’ve just been swimming with @GinnyBuckley in the new Range Rover Evoque. Great fun and first impressions of the new car? Bloody brilliant. Full story here #HelloEvoque
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4 years
Today we said a final farewell to my Mum. The most beautiful, brave, brilliant woman. She suffered lots, but the only thing she ever showed was love. She taught me so much - but I wish she taught me how not to hurt 💔 Her final trip was in a Mercedes. She’d have liked that ❤️
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8 years
It's early, but star of the show at #NAIAS in Detroit is this - new Audi Q8. Great update of Audi's SUV look with interior from next A8
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5 years
Always something cool at Gothenburg airport. And always a Volvo. Strange, that.
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New Range Rover Sport 2024 model year. Lovely to drive, but where have all the lovely dials gone? Now things are hidden in menus on the touchscreen 😩
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3 years
Ooooh. Can’t wait to drive this in the UK.
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Meet the new Škoda Superb
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After 12 fabulous years I’m leaving Auto Express and Autovia at the end of March. I've had an amazing time doing some incredible things. Sad to be leaving the team and titles I love, but the car business and people who work in it are awesome and that’s where I’ll be staying.
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You could say my family has a thing for Yetis
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I’ve just bought myself a brand new @Tesla Model Y for £66 a month, with just £993 down. Two year deal, 10k miles per year. Car turns up in a few weeks. Thanks @elonmusk - I’ll still wait for my Cybertruck, too. You know when some things seem too good to be true? Let’s see… 🤞🏻
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5 years
I gotta Lister on my driveway and it’s lookin mighty fine
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👍🏻Brilliant - new Euro Car Park Marylebone Square has EV charging for every space ⚡️ 👎🏻 But no mobile signal (or wifi details) to be able to activate the chargers 🙄 Lack of joined up thinking is exactly what puts people off EVs
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3 years
I’m in love ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Rarely do cars turn up that I take straight out for a drive. I did with this. What fun - and the whole family will be using it!🤩 Bold Citroen at its best
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9 months
The most beautiful car in the world has arrived 😃on not the most beautiful day ☔️ Britain’s finest - on both counts
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1 year
Someone call the lawyers!
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4 years
How things change...
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Rolls-Royce Spectre in all its utterly-silent, £330,000-plus glory
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5 years
One of the most memorable nights of my career. Thanks @Tesla - you continue to surprise, shock and impress, and all with a sense of humour. Being bold pays off big time - I ❤️ the Cybertruck and I've just put down a deposit! #Cybertruck #CYBRTRK
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8 months
So much for this... Reader's just emailed. He's been turned down for cover on his Range Rover Velar by Land Rover's own insurance...🤷‍♂️
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Proper posh. It’s a Vanden Plas, you know.
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11 months
Odd station car park spot. The car and the colour. Wonder what makes the Fiesta saloon so good it was worth importing from Florida?
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5 years
When the @vauxhall Corsa goes electric, you know it’s time to take electric cars seriously. This democratises EVs. Ignore list price. Vauxhall is offering £270 per month (£5,500 down) before fuel savings. Which could make it equal costs of a petrol car. And it looks great!
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2 years
Ineos Grenadier Expedition 1.0 day one
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5 years
Today. Only one person got it right! And you can see my first verdict on the @astonmartin DBX at 0001 Weds 15 Jan on @AutoExpress Shall I give you a clue? ❤️ #OGymru
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3 years
I promise to drive carefully through roadworks, but if your Mummy and Daddy say they’re working on the A413 they’re lying. I’ve driven this road 20 times this week and in spite of the cones and reduced speed limit nobody is working on the road.😡😡😡
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7 years
Ever been to @Jaguar @LandRover Classic? You should. More beautiful things than you can imagine. Tours available!
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4 years
I 💓 my little Audi A2. A car before it’s time. Nearly 20 years old and more mod-cons than many brand new cars. And I’ve just discovered it does this... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🤩
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6 years
Hello, son.
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10 months
Insurance: I'm disgusted and pleased in equal measure. Spent 3 hours on our multi-car & home insurance, shopping around then negotiating with existing insurer @AdmiralUK Reduced overall increase from 44% to 24% But why didn't Admiral offer its best price in the first place?🤷😠
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I’m sure this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but I think it looks mega.
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1 year
The star of the show at last night’s @MGmotor Dealer Conference… Sadly I was overshadowed by the Cyberster - driven in on its way to @fosgoodwood 👀
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I’m sure there must be a very good reason for this, but I thought if you parked your EV in the EV charging bay at the station, the least you could do would be to actually plug it in? I would’ve. But there was somebody in the bay who wasn’t plugged in. Confused 🫤
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3 years
I’ve bought my dream car. Welcome to the family June the Jeep! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸😀 Big thanks to @theseoldcars for help and advice👍🏻
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7 years
Here's why I'm now a massive @IndyCar fan - what motor sport is about. Congrats to @JayRFrye and the Indycar family
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3 years
Things to do on a Saturday: Join 1000+ people collecting their new @Tesla Model Ys in Southampton. Plenty of excitement and impressive logistics but not every one of the new owners really wanted the queues as part of the Tesla ‘Disney’ experience @TeslaOwnersUK stole the show😀
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4 years
Porsche Taycan Turbo S is soooo quick it made it feel like my ears were falling off💨 👀❤️
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7 years
Now you're talking... New Honda Civic Type-R. Didn't think it could get any wilder, but this is extreme. Can't wait to drive it. #GIMS2017
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Hey good looking 👀 Is there a better looking Golf-sized hatchback you can buy right now? Or has there ever been? 😳 Peugeot making some stunning cars right now.
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6 years
So cool. New Audi A7. Love it.
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9 months
Love these dash options for future VW dashboards. ❤️ I’ll have 70s Golf please.
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7 years
What a day... Meet my new car. Yes I can barely believe it, too. @McLarenAuto 570GT. What do you think?
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2 years
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it 🔥
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6 years
It’s coming... @astonmartin Valkyrie now with proper lights, a wiper and my first look at the interior. Can’t wait for this in 2019.
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Today I’m learning to drive again. This is the incredible @vauxhall 6hp built in 1904. And on Sunday I’ll be driving it from London to Brighton. ❤️
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2 years
It’s live! 👀 First review of the all-new, fifth-generation Range Rover. And I can now tell you… it’s really bloody good ❤️
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3 months
Is there a better profile you can buy right now?
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2 years
Geek alert. New Range Rover SV. Gotta love a motorised table in a car, haven’t you…?
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2 years
This isn't just the death of a nameplate, it's another affordable small car disappearing ☹️ The car industry has to remember that making cars all people can afford to buy should always be a priority
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NEWS: The Ford Fiesta is set to be axed…>>
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3 years
Nearly missed it.
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Sneaky weekend away in an Aston Martin 😉 Lincolnshire looking almost as lovely in the early morning sun as the DB12
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5 years
The new face of the BMW 4 Series. Trust me, it’s better in the metal.
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Pretty/Unpretty? New BMW X6 M Competition
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April 1 2024 1. 28 years married to (and 38 years besotted by) my wife Victoria ❤️ 2. The first day of a new career for me as a freelance editor and consultant Neither are April fools! 😬
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2 years
New car day 🎉 First drive to drop the delivery driver at the station, all on electric power ⚡️ He was as happy as I am 😀 What a great car ❤️
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5 years
Here it is... 😃 #newcarday
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3 years
#OnThisDay August 1 1998 - the new F plate came out and I collected this beauty - my first brand new car 👀❤️😀
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And okay, this is strictly a Lagonda, but part three of @astonmartin what are you on - a Lagonda SUV. One day, if I work really, really hard...
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1 year
First New York spot… Lotus Eletre. Does look good here.
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2 years
Car shopping again. Bad experience again. This time @LexusHatfield . Great salesman, nice car (like👇🏻). Asked for finance quote from sales manager. Would we buy today? No but still wanted to see quote. No quote unless we were buying today. Really?😡 @LexusUK should be better ☹️
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6 years
More great news for @astonmartin - first quarter pre-tax profits (yes - a profit for Aston Martin!) of £2.8m. Significantly average selling price up 11% to £160k. Congrats to @AndyatAston and the team - a great British success story
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2 years
One out ☹️ One in 😁 Now I know how Brad Pitt felt when he split with Jennifer Aniston and hooked up with Angelina Jolie. Poor bloke 🤣
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4 years
Audi RS Q8 - the best @Audi scrollers ever. In fact, best scrollers ever❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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1 year
Spent a lot of time in this position over the weekend. Nearly 700 miles to be precise! And I can confirm that the new Range Rover (this is the D350) is bloody brilliant 🤩
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5 years
Had a quick chat with @elonmusk tonight. Shame we're not getting the Gigafactory or R&D centre in the UK. Yup, blame Brexit uncertainty... @AutoExpress
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3 years
Any excuse...
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