Author Sean Neylon

When you mention The Queen in relation to motor vehicles, one might be forgiven for instantly picturing the black, slow moving Bentley State Limousine - the official state car that we have seen her waving nonch...

Watching the Space Shuttle Endeavour take it’s final journey in front of an open mouthed American public being towed by an unmodified 2012 Toyota Tundra was a bit of a visual spectacle. The four robotic vehi...

When we think of Lada we all probably think of the VAZ-2101 which was introduced in 1970, although the marketing faux-pas of a name that won't be on the tip of anyone's tongue might not ring any bells, the dist...

Today the Energy Saving Trust urged motorists to drive more smartly to save money. They say that motorists in the UK could save £7bn a year by applying a few simple changes to their driving style and methods. ...

At a recent James Bond memorabilia auction, the Aston Martin that Daniel Craig used in the film, Quantum Of Solace, sold for £241,000, Christie's announced. The vehicle in question was a 2008 6-litre engined D...

Today, Elvington Airfield in North Yorkshire saw the next stage of the electric vehicle revolution. Nemesis, a Lotus Exige that has been heavily modified by Ecotricity, achieved it's ambition of breaking the el...

The Ford Cortina is 50 years old this year. A classic, understated and practical design, the Cortina has earned a deserved place in every discerning classic lover's heart. I think it's worth taking a look at th...

From the new driver personalising a new car, to flower-power bugs and campervans, to the modern Beetle with it's flower carrying bud vase to grass covered automobiles, flowers and flower motifs seem to go hand ...

Ford have just unveiled the latest incarnation of the popular Fiesta model for 2013. Introduced in 1976, the Fiesta has been an ever-popular small hatchback with sales in reaching over 12 million since it’s ...

If you haven’t heard much about the EU proposal for “periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers” then you no doubt will soon. The first thing to say right at the top end of this a...

You might recall I wrote with some appreciation of Singer Vehicle Design’s “restored & reimagined” updating of the classic Porsche for the modern age. And maybe there’s a lot to be said for personal...

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week celebrated its 25th anniversary this August. As part of the celebrations, Discovery Channel teamed up with Volkswagen to create a very different type of shark cage – a Beetle ...

Where I live, Range Rovers fall into two distinct categories, the school run tank or the mud splattered, somewhat-more-luxurious-than-the-usual-workhorse utility vehicle driven by farmers dressed head to foot i...

As I write this we are currently bathing in the sublime glow of a very successful London 2012 Olympic Games with world records being broken by our athletes and a medal tally that will go down in British sportin...

Any day that gives me the news that classic cars will feature on tv other than just in the background of an old film is always a bonus day. Today is such a day, Classic Car Rescue it has been announced, wil...

With the world heading further into economic disaster and with seemingly no light at the end of the tunnel with - if BBC documentaries are to be believed - the Chinese economic bubble likely to burst at some po...

In was a stunningly pointless feat that even made golf seem interesting, David Coulthard managed to catch a golf ball in his open top Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster that was struck by professional golfer, Jake Sheph...

A few years back an American friend staying with me got overly excited when she heard the electric whirr of a milk float pull up outside with the added excitement of a few clinking bottles. I had to physically ...

The VW 1.0 litre Up! is an award winning small car that What Car? described as the “..best city car on the market..” and made it their Car of the Year 2012. But when the Up! was launched at the Frankfurt A...

You may have heard the tale of Roy Locock, the man that got into the driving seat of his 1977 MG Midget, put it into gear, and just drove and didn’t stop driving until he had gone all around the world, just t...

This summer, BMW will introduce the i Pedelec in keeping with that increasingly annoying trend for putting a random ‘i’ in front of everything, that Apple seem to have inadvertently sanctioned.  The i Pede...

One sunny day in Southend-on-Sea, I spotted a half car, half motorbike rolling past me stuck in coastal traffic. I immediately recognised the unmistakable sight and sound of the VW Beetle flat-4 engine sitting ...

The Renault A110-50 is a mid-engined, two-seater 400bhp sports car concept that is set for a jaunt around the Monaco GP circuit on Friday. This powerful carbon-fibre bodied beast in a rather fetching, futurist...

I like The Gadget Show, Jason Bradbury makes me feel comfortable being over 40 & still stupidly excited about new gadgets, mountain bikes & cars. It was a combination of these loves that brought the new...