Tim Barnes-Clay is a freelance journalist with more than three decades worth of industry experience under his belt. He test-drives the latest cars and attends new vehicle press launches around the world. The dad-of-three has a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism and has been a presenter and producer at ITV. He has also worked as a radio reporter and continues to present videos and record voiceovers.
The Mazda 2 aims to take on the likes of the SEAT Ibiza and the Volkswagen Polo, but is this small city car showing its age, or can it still hold a candle to its main rivals?
Vauxhall has given its Grandland SUV an overhaul, tweaking its name and making some significant changes to its interior and exterior – and adding some batteries.
Skoda has taken a chunk out of the roof of the Enyaq and added a hefty dollop of sportiness to create a lean, mean Coupe vRS version – but is it a game-changer, or is it all show and no go?
Mercedes-Benz is continuing its path towards the next generation with the excitable and long-awaited EQS – but is this car the future, or is it just a bunch of gimmicks bolted together?