Author: Nigel Atkinson

There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who buy hiking boots because they regularly climb mountains, and those who buy hiking boots because they occasionally walk to Starbucks. Toyota knows exactly which group is bigger. So here we have the 2026 RAV4 Woodland Plug-in Hybrid. It looks as though

The Dodge Charger used to be America’s king of tire smoke and bad decisions. Then Dodge ripped out the HEMI, plugged it into the wall, and wondered why muscle car fans reached for their pitchforks. But here’s the twist. The gas-powered 2026 Dodge Charger R/T isn’t half bad. It’s quick, surprisingly good

There was a time when the Hummer was the automotive equivalent of turning up to afternoon tea with a flamethrower. It was enormous. It was ridiculous. It drank fuel like an English football fan drinks beer. Environmentalists would see one and immediately begin hugging the nearest tree out of sheer panic. Then General Motors

Today we’re looking at the 2026 VW Taos SE Black, which sits below the Tiguan in Volkswagen’s lineup. It’s the smallest SUV VW sells in America, and on paper, it sounds about as exciting as a tax seminar hosted by your dentist. But here’s the thing. It’s actually pretty good.   First Impressions are that

Just as the world has collectively looked at electric cars and said, “You know what? Maybe I’ll keep my gas car for a bit,” Subaru has arrived with yet another EV. It’s called the Trailseeker, which sounds less like a car and more like someone who owns three tents, five flannel shirts, and uses the phrase “off

Toyota has quietly done something rather naughty with the Tundra. While everyone was distracted by yet another touchscreen the size of a studio apartment, the engineers slipped into the engine bay with a laptop, added a larger intake and a louder exhaust, then wandered off pretending nothing had happened. This

The Supra is a car that spent seven years being accused by internet commentators of not being a real Toyota because it was developed alongside BMW and stuffed full of German bits. According to these keyboard warriors, it was essentially a BMW Z4 wearing a fake moustache and speaking Japanese with a

The Volkswagen Golf used to be king. It was the sensible hatchback your dad bought, your neighbour bought, and eventually you bought because you’d run out of excuses. But America, in its infinite wisdom, decided it would rather have a tall hatchback wearing hiking boots. And so the Tiguan became Volkswagen’s best-selling model.  Which brings us to this: the

Gather round, gearheads, hot-hatch obsessives, and people who still believe driving should involve more than staring at a touchscreen while an electric appliance does all the work. I bring good news. The 2026 Volkswagen GTI is still brilliant. But there are still some problems…  Not “brilliant” in the modern automotive sense, where a marketing department spends six months teaching

The trouble with electric SUVs is that they’re usually about as exciting as a mandatory workplace webinar on proper stapler etiquette. You know the sort of thing. Someone in a polo shirt stands at the front of a conference room explaining why putting hot coffee into the photocopier is frowned upon. Well, this is the