Alex Unleashed on Cars

  From the outset I have to say this has to be the most exhilarating drive I’ve been on yet. But before the drive, I was able to look around the mighty DBS. It still looks like a conventional Aston Martin, the grille and the general shape is still typical Aston Martin styling, inside I wasn’t blown away by the interior, but it was a nice place to be, a lot of owners really like personalizing their cars though the owner of this particular one had kept it very understated bar some red piping on the seats. The seats are mounted low and do a good job of keeping you comfortable but also keep you secure. Whilst the infotainment screen no longer rises from the dashboard it is at least modestly sized rather than consuming the whole centre console. I wasn’t sold on the digital readout for revs and speed though, the first car to need it was the Lexus LF-A because it’s V10 engine revved so quickly, a conventional needle couldn’t keep up. Here though, I’m not sure it’s necessary and the co...

So, motoring fans have been fuming as of late as Ford revealed “the legend returns” in the form of the new Ford Capri. Now this is something Ford has been trying since the original Capri coupe went out of production in Europe in 1984 and the UK/Ireland in 1986. We got the Probe (which was the first US Ford since the Model T sold in the UK) in ‘94, followed by the Cougar in ’98 and the Puma the year prior. But the Probe had a silly name and had been around in the US for several years, the Cougar wasn’t much of a driver’s car and the Puma whilst an excellent car sadly was never replaced. There has been no Ford coupe in the UK since 2002. And no the Mustang doesn’t count! It’s hard to get across just how important this new Capri is, but when asked “what kind of car is it?” it’s actually quite hard to describe, because as you can probably tell, this new version is not a 2-door coupe. It’s an electric 4-door hatch/SUV. Since the Capri concept was spotted a couple of months ago, fans h...