Every time I see that blue F-Pace on the show stand, I get annoyed, because according to the Jaguar website, you can’t buy an F-Pace in that colour. Not on the UK configurator anyway. Same with the interior.

EU farmers; probably the single most privileged group of people on the whole planet who spend their entire time moaning about how badly they’re treated.

Jag CX-75. James Bond films don’t count

According to the British press, German prices will be around €73K for the cheaper version and €90K for the lightweight version, with carbon fibre roof and bonnet, ceramic brakes and racing seats. Bear in mind the Euro is down the toilet at the moment, so this may not have much bearing in US prices, but those prices…

I watched the film last night, BBC2. I’d missed the beginning because I was watching United inexplicably lose to PSV. And fuck off.

Yes it does, the whole closing scene where he and his wife are watching TV and she’s congratulating him with “you’ve won” blah, blah. Even the whole animation bit at the end when Harry Potter drags someone out of a car and drives into the animated distance, what the hell was that all about? As for the negative stuff…

There’s a difference between turning him into a monster and giving his batshit nonsense a sympathetic hearing, which is what this film does.

I think you should do a bit of reading about Jack Thompson. He’s a vile self-publicist and a serial liar. He’s repeatedly tried to associate every single mass shooting in America to video games (not say, oh I don’t know, the widespread availability of guns?), even when there’s been zero evidence the shooters even…

I’m sorry, the whole thing smacked of him against the system, and the ending even attempts to vindicate his bullshit. The man was an ambulance-chasing maggot who wrapped his crackpot nonsense in God and family values. Even casting Bill Paxton was an attempt to make him sympathetic.

I just watched it. Came in while it was on and didn’t know what it was about, then suddenly realised Bill Paxton was playing Jack Thompson. Then I realised they were trying to give that fucknugget a sympathetic portrayal! I was literally slack-jawed with shock by the end of this. What the hell were the BBC thinking…

This reminds me of the way Sky sports in the UK started broadcasting the Irish Hurling recently. Two countries less than 100 miles apart and the hurling blew the UK audience’s collective mind. In a good way. The site of a bunch of Irishmen trying to beat each other to death with sharpened sticks (and possibly a ball,…

Revolting looks aside, I’m sure Toyota will be fine; hybrids aren’t just about the price of fuel; as Europe suddenly throws itself into a panic about diesel emissions, Toyota’s determination to follow the hybrid route only will pay back. And cheap gas prices won’t last; the price is only going one way over the long…

The LUAS? Really? Don’t get me wrong, its OK as trams go, but not exactly ground-breaking, and fails inasmuch as the north-south (green) line isn’t connected to the east-west (red) line, which is a bit of a fail as a transport network. It’s getting fixed (by 2018) but in the meantime Dublin continues to have a fairly…

So? It was still the PLA as one of the combatants. Unlike the vague “middle-eastern coalition” it was definitely pitched as the actual Chinese army.

Chinese were definitely one of the enemies in BF2.

I dunno, they put the ridiculous Pluriel into production, so this has a chance. I’ll reserve judgment on it’s worth as an actual car when I see how the “inflatable roof” actually works, because the Pluriel’s roof didn't. At all.

I worked on both for a while; I was an apprentice on the test rigs for Buccaneer and Phantom. Buccaneer was the more comfortable to work on; you could have a nice lie down in the air intake.

Yes. Not sure how well it’s sold; I’ve seen quite a few, but I know Mercedes are killing off the Shooting Brake when they replace the CLS, and as I said, Jag have said nothing at all about the Sportbrake leading up to the XF launch.

Is there going to be a Sportbrake? Or is the F-Pace going to be the only way to get a Jag with a tailgate going forward? They’ve been very quiet about the Sportbrake since the new XF was announced, which is actually a worry because I was genuinely interested in getting one.

Someone needs to tap the car company execs on the shoulder, show them a “smart” TV that’s say...18 months to two years old, and say “is this what you want?” Then slap them around the head. Hard.