Miles Reucroft

London, United Kingdom

Freelance Writer at The London Economic

Editor of @thecricketblog. Motoring reviews for @londoneconomic. Contributor to @thesquareball. Cricket, football, cars; not necessarily in that order

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Ferrari Roma Spider video & review: the best of Ferrari?

3 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

The Easter weekend is great, isn’t it? Schools are off, work slows down and there’s a four-day weekend to lean into. I was lucky enough to spend this year’s with the Ferrari Roma Spider. I’ll put my cards on the table early here: I’m a big fan of Ferrari’s modern GT. In coupe form, it offers the poise and performance you’d expect, with enough luxury to make it – if you’re lucky enough – into a daily driver. Surely chopping the roof of wouldn’t compromise the experience, but would only elevate it?
Bentley Bentayga EWB video & review: luxurious simplicity

2 weeks ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

There’s a certain amount of satisfaction to be taken from something simply yet emphatically meeting expectations. A cold drink on a summer’s day, a good meal with friends, the Bentley Bentayga EWB. It may sound like I’m damning it with faint praise in saying that it meets expectations, but this is a Bentley. Expectations for the Bentayga EWB – extended wheelbase – were lofty to say the least. This is now Bentley’s flagship model, having replaced the Mulsanne which ceased production in 2020.
G90 BMW M5 video & review: easily outweighing the controversy

1 month ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

Change is a difficult thing for us to process as human beings. It can remove layers that we cherish and that connection can take time to reestablish. And what if it can’t be reestablished? The winds of change have been blowing through the automotive industry with great gusto in recent years. The requirements for added safety features and technology have added size, weight and interference. The requirements for reduced emissions have added size, weight and unwanted sources of power.
Toyota Land Cruiser video & review: unexpected luxury on the road

1 month ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

The rugged off roader has seen something of a renaissance in recent times. When I was growing up, these were reserved for people who seemed to be mad, or farmers. Why on earth would you want a big, boxy, uncomfortable car that’s designed to survive in the wilderness for the school run?
Audi RS6 GT video and review: the ultimate estate?

2 months ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

If the looks don’t get you, the experience will. It’s as if the engineers at Audi, given the freedom of a last hurrah and a substantial budget befitting of a departing legend, gave one final flex to send the RS6 out as king of the fast estates. Others have cropped up in recent times; pretenders to the throne? With the Audi RS6 GT, the team at Ingolstadt can at least sit back safe in the knowledge that they did all they could.
Corvette Z06 video & review: the ultimate grand tour of Germany?

2 months ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

Bam. The gearbox instantly drops into second and the revs shoot up in anticipation of the corner. Minimal movement of the wrists is required to thread the Corvette Z06 through the relatively tight right hander. The naturally aspirated V8 races towards its impressive crescendo as you plant your right foot on exiting the turn. A quick pull of the right-hand leaver and it instantly hits third gear, 4500rpm and rising quickly to the 8600rpm redline as you chase the horizon. Fourth; fifth.
Toyota GR Yaris review: pinnacle of the hot hatch game

2 months ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

The difficult second album is a common occurrence in the music world. A hugely successful first album makes itself a hard act to follow. Do you try and repeat what made the first so popular, add something new, or even head in a new direction? It was undoubtedly a challenge for the Gazoo Racing (GR) department at Toyota. The first-generation Toyota GR Yaris was received to universal acclaim.
Land Rover Defender 110 review: the ultimate utilitarian

Feb 7, 2025 | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

Catching the back end of Storm Eowyn at least provided an interesting backdrop to a week with the Land Rover Defender 110. High winds and driving rain were far from the worst of it, the bulk of the ferocity having been experienced further west in Ireland. Partially flooded and debris-strewn roads, if there is a silver lining to be taken from such a dark cloud, at least offered a glimpse into the substantial capabilities of the Land Rover Defender 110.
Lamborghini Temerario: completing the ultimate hybrid line up?

Dec 2, 2024 | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

The headline numbers for the latest car in Lamborghini’s lineup are borderline ridiculous. As well they should be, entirely befitting of one of motoring’s most illustrious marques. We’ll get back to them, however, as one word consistently cropped up during the car’s launch: comfort. It’s not a word widely associated with supercars and certainly not Lamborghinis. Comfort isn’t their raison d’etre, or ragioni di vita to borrow local parlance from Sant’Agata.
BMW M4 Competition review: pound-for-pound champion of the world?

Nov 22, 2024 | thelondoneconomic.com | Miles Reucroft

The Ring magazine has been publishing its pound-for-pound number one ranked boxer since 1990. The term pound-for-pound had been used in combat sports for a long time previously, too, as a way of determining who the best in the world is, regardless of weight category. To take an example at the time of writing, Canelo Alvarez would comfortably beat Naoya Inoue in a fight owing to his bigger size and greater power.