Ben Oliver

Brighton

Writer at Robb Report

Writes. Often about cars. Better on Instagram. Same handle.

Articles

Inside YASA: the Cosworth of e-motors

4 weeks ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Ben Oliver

► Meet YASA► Everything you need to know about e-motors► Why they’re the ‘Cosworth of EV tech‘If you worry that Britain no longer produces brilliant engineers of the Frank Whittle variety, meet Dr Tim Woolmer, and YASA. Lamborghini has just announced that the new Temerario will use YASA’s brilliant, tiny, lightweight electric motors in its hybrid drivetrain, but the impact of what Woolmer is creating might go far beyond high-priced hypercars.
The "World's Fastest Human" and Experts on Our Need for Speed

1 month ago | robbreport.com | Ben Oliver

Since our distant forebears first leaped from high rocks into water, tamed horses, or strapped strips of wood to their feet to slide down snowy mountainsides, humankind has found speed thrilling—and sought to go faster. But there’s a low limit to what we can achieve organically.
The All-Electric 2025 Audi S6 Avant e-tron in Photos

1 month ago | robbreport.com | Ben Oliver

The all-electric 2025 Audi S6 Avant e-tron. Inside, there’s an augmented-reality head-up display and a curved 14.5-inch OLED touchscreen display. The S6 Avant e-tron has a motor on each axle, which replicates its predecessor’s hallmark quattro all-wheel drive.
First Drive: The All-Electric Audi S6 Avant Delivers Composed, Accurate Handling and Even More Power

1 month ago | robbreport.com | Ben Oliver

Back in the pure-combustion era, there were few breeds of car cooler than a high-performance German station wagon. If you had to pick one vehicle to drive for the rest of your life, it may well have been the load-lugging version of the Audi S6 or RS6, BMW M5, or Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG. There was—and remains—an appealing omni-capability about such models.
Our Skoda Enyaq: so good we're looking at buying one

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ben Oliver

13 hours agoTesla has new Model Y inventory available today in the US, just days after opening orders for what is supposed to be its most popular model. This proves that demand is terrible and Tesla is trying to hide it. On Friday, Tesla launched the new non-Launch Edition Model Y in North America. Prior to the …
210 Garden Terrace, Douglas, MI 49406

Mar 1, 2025 | robbreport.com | Jason O'Bryan |Paige Reddinger |Ben Oliver

$859,000 USD 0 SF Lot Size Acres Bill Underdown Agent Name 03-01-2025 Listing Date Luxurious care-free Condo living with incredible views of Saugatuck's Harbor. Live in the heart of charming and sought-after Douglas. Close to Lake Michigan beaches, restaurants, marinas and shops. This is a rare 3 generous bedroom and 2.5 bathroom unit, with over 2150 square feet on 2 levels plus the only unit that offers separate adjacent private 2 car garage on the same level as the main floor. Enjoy the...
Jaguar Car Timeline in Photos

Mar 1, 2025 | robbreport.com | Ben Oliver

1935 SS Jaguar 100 Jaguar was originally the model name of this elegant sports car from Sir William Lyons’s SS Cars, before the whole company adopted it in 1945. 1948 Jaguar XK120 The XK120 defined the new postwar optimism, showcased the seminal XK engine, and stole the 1948 London motor show with its stunning design.
Inside Jaguar's Radical, Risky, Roll-of-the Dice Reinvention

Mar 1, 2025 | robbreport.com | Ben Oliver

Sir William Lyons said that a Jaguar should be “the copy of nothing,” and this simple instruction might be his most significant and lasting bequest to the car company he founded. It is the perfect expression of the primary principle of any serious creator, be they designer, engineer, or artist, and the very best Jaguars certainly were the antithesis of imitation.
‘What we petrolheads wanted but feared we’d never get’: Behind the wheel of Audi’s new, all-electric A6 e-tron Avant

Feb 5, 2025 | countrylife.co.uk | Ben Oliver

Back in the combustion era and while still Prince of Wales, His Majesty The King favoured an Audi estate car for his personal ride. Charles is a motorist of taste and discernment and his Audis were a typically knowing choice. A premium German estate is an omni-capable device: the kind of car you’d choose if you could only have one for the rest of your life. They have everything most of us want — quality, subtlety, pace and space — and little we don’t need.
A Preview of the Anantara Concorso Roma in Photos

Jan 21, 2025 | robbreport.com | Ben Oliver

: A Lamborghini Huracán sits on the grounds of the neoclassical villa Casina Valadier in Rome, where the field of show cars will be presented. : This 1963 Ferrari 275 P, a two-time winner at Le Mans, will be one of the cars on display. : The Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome, where exhibitors and attendees purchasing the top-tier concours packages will stay. : Jeremy Jackson-Sytner, director of the Anantara Concorso Roma.