Amateur...

I’m two months older than Verstappen. And what have I done with my life?

The Mini, both old and new, have had special editions ever since the dawn of time. Anniversary editions, the London Collection, colour-specific ranges, Designer editions, sporty Cooper editions, Specials and don’t even mention the ones that were export-only. The number of special editions the new MINI has had pales in…

That was kind of the meta of the 2003 movie, in that it directly referenced the old one with modern-day Charlie saying “we’ll do it just like the Italian Job then”, instead of making the movie’s plot identical to the original. Kind of “we’ll use the elements that made the original Italian Job great in our own plot”.

Ehhh I liked it. At the very least it didn’t decide to butcher the original plot by completely sticking to it.

That’s just the air cleaner - I believe it’s a reusable Edelbrock Pro-Flo. Wash, dry and go.

...this thing only has 20 less hp than the R8 nine years ago. Wow.

Her Majesty also once rode in a landaulet Jaguar XJ6 in Mauritius.

It’s to access the onboard computer I believe. Up/Down for scrolling, push for Enter and pull for Return.

Actually, I’d say the Ford Sierra started that craze.

//breathes heavily

I am no engineer, but I would tentatively say that it’s to do with the difference in focus on driving dynamics after perusing the press kits for the Jag and LR. The F-Pace is aimed towards on-road dynamics, so it’s got a RWD-bias drivetrain that sends up to 50% of the power to the front when needed. Also, because of…

That’s exactly why I’m comparing them. For a car of such price and caliber to have the interior quality of a entry-level vehicle is hardly acceptable today, which is why Ford has upped it’s game massively with the new Mustang.

Never said the new Mustang didn’t feature any of those things. In fact you can see for yourself the soft plastics in the Mustang’s cabin.

And that’s its exact appeal. Because it’s loud and unabashedly proud to be an American muscle car and has so much more character. And this is coming from someone who has covered an M3 for years.

I beg to differ - the interior of VWs and SEATs are fairly good - lots of soft touch, squishy plastic across the dash that fits well and proper.

European cars tend to have a lot of soft-touch, squishy plastics on their dashboards, rather than hard plastics. Granted American cars have changed over time, but there was also a time when you could buy a Chrysler 300C with similar interior quality to a Renault Clio.

They’re good enough for us. Trust me, we’ve encountered enough Citroens and Corsas to understand...

The Niva is actually a pretty capable offroader. It’s got a low ratio gearbox, three diff locks and light weight on its side.

I beg to differ. Horses are among the more intelligent of the animal species and have capable reasoning abilities.