In this special extended episode we find out what happens when you climb out of a comfortable, sensible Volvo and straight into a 22-year-old Mazda MX-5? Quite a lot, as it turns out.
Simon gets behind the wheel of Ashley’s Volvo, investigates its slightly sleepy mild-hybrid gearbox and asks how much a good driver should adapt to the car beneath them.
An EV road trip post-mortem reveals just 12 minutes of genuinely “wasted” charging time, while heavily depreciated used EVs raise the question of whether slow charging actually matters.
Then everything changes: an old-school MX-5, three pedals, very little electronic interference and a reminder that driving enjoyment doesn’t require enormous power. It does, however, require the right trainers.
Plus adaptive cruise in fog, disappearing driving skills, and an inexplicably addictive YouTube channel that destroys diecast cars.
Listen, watch, subscribe and tell us which kind of driving you’d rather have.
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