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Porsche Porn

We recently crowned the Porsche Cayman R our Car of the Year at ZOO Magazine. This meant I had the chance to hop inside the stripped out racer for some bespoke photography from my man Doug Rimmington at Detune Photography (ignore all the fashion stuff, this man takes a mean motoring snap shot!). (more…)


Dad goes for a spin in the new Jaguar XKR

The old man drives a Skoda. Now, I’m not about to go on some massive rant about how rubbish Skoda’s are because they really aren’t. In fact the modern Skoda is just about the most sensible car purchase a 49 year-old man with two young children can make. (more…)


Vintage Video: The Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Filmed on location in the wonderful Hampshire countryside way back in 2008. The pristine white V8 Vantage was a joy all the way… until the gear box had a meltdown and the reverse lights decided to stay on constantly… and every other driver on the road decided to remind me with flashing lights… the entire way home.

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The most pointless showdown in history

Ohhhh, look at me in my Porsche!

Picture the scene. A hot summer’s day, a cool underground car park. The keys to a large Lexus in your hands. Sweat dripping from the brow after vigorously manoeuvring the giant boat into a tight space- then the whir of the motorised gates makes you spin around. A loud and raspy voice bounces of the walls. “Yar, no, that’s what I said Tarquin. Yar, exactly, what a complete poof. HA HA HA HA!”

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