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Matt is Editor of Rack Opinion.
A livelong suffering petrol head, he could name every make and model of car along the street the moment he could talk (true story).
He likes classic Land Rover Defenders, old school rallying, and the romance of overland travel to far flung wild lands. He recently bought a VW campervan.
Volkswagen’s Transporter has been voted the UK’s most reliable van again in the Fleet News FN50 survey, though forum critics aren’t convinced by its Ford-sourced ‘EcoBoom’ diesel and wet-belt setup.
Toyota confirms the hydrogen-powered Hilux for 2028, alongside new electric and hybrid versions, keeping its indestructible pickup formula alive for the next decade.
Peugeot’s new 208 Racing TC6 is a stripped, caged, 145-hp customer racer designed for real people. Affordable, mechanical and mischievous - Peugeot, behaving like Peugeot again.
Renault’s brought the Twingo back as an all-electric city car - small, simple, and unapologetically French. Under €20k, built in Slovenia, and somehow both sensible and a bit ridiculous.
The new electric Mercedes-Benz GLC is now on sale in the UK from £60,350. The 489 hp GLC 400 4MATIC delivers up to 406 miles of range, 330 kW charging, and more tech than ever.
Rowan Atkinson’s 1963 Jaguar E-Type - the very one battered in Man vs Bee - goes under the hammer at the NEC Classic Motor Show, complete with its on-screen battle scar and no reserve.
Rolls-Royce marks 100 years of Phantom with the ultra-exclusive Centenary Private Collection - 25 gold-adorned masterpieces featuring 160,000 stitches, crushed-glass paint and solid-gold details.
BMW’s latest fleet experiment isn’t a BEV, a hybrid, or even hydrogen - it’s, err - diesel... The company is trialling HVO100 across its fleet, offering a low-carbon lifeline as it pushes its “options instead of bans” strategy.
Porsche launches the first all-electric Macan GTS – a 571 PS, 586 km SUV with sports suspension, black trim, and proper GTS attitude. It’s the electric one that still feels like a Porsche.
BMW has built a one-off R 18 Transcontinental for Pope Leo XIV – a mother-of-pearl cruiser blessed at the Vatican and heading to Sotheby’s auction to fund children’s aid in Madagascar.
Ferrari’s latest one-off, the SC40, reimagines the F40 for 2025 – a bespoke 296 GTB-based berlinetta built for one very fortunate customer.
Tom Heindrichs clinched the 2025 ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup title after Alex Español’s last-stage crash, as electric rallying proved its toughness, pace, and growing credibility on the world stage.
