Andrew English

United Kingdom

Monitoring Correspondent at The Telegraph

Articles

Aston Martin Vantage Roadster review: prestige, pace

3 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Andrew English

The soft-top version of the British firm's sublime high-performance V8 gives you more of everythingIf the phrase "£175,000 starter Aston Martin" doesn't exactly conjure a picture of something parked outside the home for distressed gentlefolk, then think of a more well-heeled treat. The kind of car you might buy with a handsome inheritance, the maturation of a long-standing fund, perhaps, or even a bonus? Either way, this is where you start in the Aston Martin brochures these days.
the best thing ever to emerge from Crewe

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Andrew English

Not only is it the best-driving and most luxurious in its class, this high-class hybrid also provides towering yet unstressed performanceBentley aficionados know that the original Flying Spur of 1957 was a handsome, upright version of the gorgeous S1 Continental coupé, its name derived from the family crest of Arthur Talbot Johnstone, the managing director of coachbuilder HJ Mulliner. It wasn't quite the same with the second coming of the Flying Spur under Volkswagen ownership in 2005.
quiet, fast and comfortable, but Tesla shouldn't be too concerned yet

4 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Andrew English

Despite significant improvements on earlier Chinese BYD models, this is in danger of becoming just another battery-powered family SUV BYD Auto, the 22-year-old Chinese carmaker, is nothing if not remorseless. It built its first passenger car in 2005 and, in 2023, overtook Tesla as the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) maker and Volkswagen as China's best-selling car brand. Last year, it sold more than 4.7 million new vehicles.
Britain's best-selling car goes electric

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Andrew English

This small crossover gained a reputation for brilliant chassis dynamics in petrol form, so how will an extra 200kg of batteries affect it? So, here's your crib sheet for the latest version of the Ford Puma, the nippy 2019 Fiesta supermini-based five-door family crossover (not to be confused with the cheeky Fiesta-based coupé of the same name launched in 1997).
Land Rover Defender Octa review: ‘Simply stupendous – hats off to the engineers’

1 month ago | msn.com | Andrew English

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This V8-engined off-road racer has to be experienced to be believed

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Andrew English

The transformation of a 4x4 workhorse into a breathtakingly accomplished - and reassuringly expensive - desert racer almost defies beliefI wasn't looking forward to driving the Land Rover Defender Octa for many of the reasons you're probably thinking of right now. Add bellowing torque to a clumpy 4x4, throw in wide tyres and figure-hugging seats then watch as the filthy rich form a disorderly queue. What might be the point of this £160,800, 626bhp, 155mph, 2.5-tonne car?
Mercedes appears to have cracked the electric car conundrum

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Andrew English

Fast, efficient, with a 492-mile range and the potential to add 202 miles in 10 minutes, the CLA may well convince you to go electricThe CLA was traduced as "the Mercedes for poor people" at its launch in 2013, but this new fourth-generation model is the vanguard of the company's electric vehicle (EV) push. Such is the pace of change at the company, which previously would only introduce cutting-edge technology in its S-Class flagship saloon, which would then trickle down to lesser models.
Abarth 600e review: This new hot hatchback is great fun to drive – but there’s a catch

1 month ago | msn.com | Andrew English

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Abarth 600e review: This new hot hatchback is great fun to drive

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Andrew English

This EV has pace and handling virtuosity aplenty, just be prepared to spend a lot of time recharging if you use its performance to the fullUp on the Castello di Montaldo above Turin the raincloud is so thick it's hard to see out of the car; my impression of this go-faster Abarth version of the Fiat 600e family crossover appeared to be clouded from the off.
This elegant supercar is a welcome blast from the past

1 month ago | msn.com | Andrew English

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