Simon Davis

Simon Davis
Title: Road tester

Articles by Simon Davis

Learning how to drift - lead
News

How to drift: The tricks of going sideways

Turn in, shake the rear loose and hold it there… Just how tough can it be to drift a car? Tougher than it sounds, as we learn the hard way

6 July 2022
How to drift: The tricks of going sideways
Nissan Micra N-Sport 2019 road test review - hero front
Car review

Nissan Micra

Two years after launch, the fifth-gen Micra range gets a warm hatchback: the N-Sport

8 March 2022
Nissan Micra
Toyota Corolla Touring Sports 2019 road test review - hero front
Car review

Toyota Corolla Touring Sports

Toyota’s Brit-built crack at the Golf class is also a new-groove performance hybrid

8 March 2022
Toyota Corolla Touring Sports
1 Citroen C5 Aircross Hybrid 2021 Long term review hero front
Long-Term Review

Citroen C5 Aircross Hybrid 2021 long-term test

Can this new plug-in hybrid fulfil the potential we saw in the initial petrol variants?

18 June 2021
Citroen C5 Aircross Hybrid 2021 long-term test
99 Mustang Mach e ID 4 Polestar 2 triple test 2021 hero
News

Taking charge: VW ID 4 and Ford Mustang Mach-e meet Polestar 2

Can automotive juggernauts Volkswagen and Ford beat the EV specialists at their own game?

3 April 2021
Taking charge: VW ID 4 and Ford Mustang Mach-e meet Polestar 2
1 Land Rover Defender 90 D250 2021 UK first drive review hero front
First Drive

Land Rover Defender 90 D250 2021 UK first drive

Uncannily comfy for what it can do off road, and the new six-pot diesel engine suits its character perfectly

25 March 2021
Land Rover Defender 90 D250 2021 UK first drive
1 Alpina XB7 2021 UK first drive review hero front
First Drive

Alpina XB7 2021 UK first drive

Packs huge power and impressive luxury credentials, but does it justify hefty price jump from BMW X7 M50i?

5 March 2021
Alpina XB7 2021 UK first drive
Plug-in Hybrid Group
Plush, frugal mile-munchers are no longer the sole preserve of Audi and BMW
News

Fleet-footed: New VW Golf GTE meets £35k PHEV rivals

Electrified hot Golf does battle with Mercedes-CLA 250e and Peugeot 508 PHEV for executive PHEV supremacy

6 February 2021
Fleet-footed: New VW Golf GTE meets £35k PHEV rivals
1 Toyota RAV4 PHEV 2021 UK first drive review hero front
First Drive

Toyota RAV4 PHEV 2021 UK first drive

Plug-in hybrid version of Toyota’s likeable RAV4 touches down in the UK with a claimed 46-mile electric range. We put this 302bhp SUV to the test

26 January 2021
Toyota RAV4 PHEV 2021 UK first drive
Rolls-Royce Ghost 2021 road test review - hero front
Car review

Rolls-Royce Ghost

Is the next-generation Ghost the ultimate ‘understated’ luxury limo?

22 January 2021
Rolls-Royce Ghost
Autocar writers car of 2020: Bentley GT pikes peak
Opinion

Autocar writers' cars of 2020: Bentley Continental GT Pikes Peak

Simon Davis says why the hardcore Bentley coupé, built to tackle the world's most famous hillclimb, is his motoring highlight from the past 12 months

22 December 2020
Autocar writers' cars of 2020: Bentley Continental GT Pikes Peak

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