Mark Walton's sandwich index: in search of the Goldilocks sports car 15 February 2021 by Mark Walton ‘Super-monster hypercars can’t be driven hard. You just spend your whole time holding back’ Read more ...
Why are fad diets so popular - yet we still lap up heavy SUVs? 25 February 2020 by Mark Walton 'We're inexorably drawn to gigantic diesels with pointless four-wheel drive and self-opening boots' Read more ...
Morgan: ‘In the wood shed a team of master craftsmen hand form English ash while getting high on glue fumes’ 02 January 2020 by Mark Walton Visiting Morgan HQ in Worcestershire Read more ...
In defence of diesel: Mark Walton on why diesels' bad rep is undeserved 02 December 2019 by Mark Walton Will we look back fondly on the days of diesel, in the same way we revere steam power? Read more ...
Should silent electric cars be forced to make a noise? 01 October 2019 by Mark Walton EVs and artificial noise generators Read more ...
'Get off that train and share a Land Rover with six friends – it’s better for the environment' 05 August 2019 by Mark Walton The nub of the holier-than-thou climate change argument: which mode of transport is cleanest? Read more ...
‘The way the revs rise and fall with a manual creates a tempo that’s lost when you add a robotic paddleshift’ 12 December 2018 by Mark Walton An ode to changing gear manually Read more ...
'While the Mini is seen as a Modernist masterpiece, the Minor is a thatched Tudor cottage' 30 October 2018 by Mark Walton A love letter to the Morris Minor, by Mark Walton Read more ...
Motor show time-warp: why draping women over new cars is wrong in 2017 06 June 2017 by Mark Walton Why the car industry must catch up with reality - and stop draping cars with scantily clad women at auto shows Read more ...
'When self-driving electric cars dominate our roads, will there still be room for the Caterham Seven?' 21 April 2017 by Mark Walton Whither the back-to-basics fun of a Caterham in the new driverless age? Read more ...
'Classic 911s. People are asking £40k+ for these everyday sports cars. Am I alone thinking this is nuts?' 14 March 2017 by Mark Walton Mark Walton on the crazy prices old cars make nowadays. Whither the crash? Read more ...
Our great little Fiat 126 road trip 22 December 2016 by Mark Walton When Mark Walton was a student he had a Fiat 126. Now he's found one in Italy and imported it to UK Read more ...
Mark Walton on why Porsche should have offered a manual 911 GT3 29 September 2016 by Mark Walton ‘Porsche miscalculated when they deleted the manual option from the GT3. They forgot about wabi-sabi’ Read more ...
Mark Walton on the future, and the past, of the automotive industry 30 August 2016 by Mark Walton ‘Today’s multinational car brands are slow moving. They know their weaknesses. And they’re scared’ Read more ...
Mark Walton on franchising the Nurburgring, CAR+ June 2016 01 May 2016 by Mark Walton ‘We need to copy the coffee-shop model and franchise. Yes, franchise the Nürburgring’ Read more ...
Mark Walton on the future of F1 safety, CAR+ April 2016 13 March 2016 by Mark Walton ‘There’ll be no crashes, no overtaking and no personality. I can hear Andy Murray doing the commentary.’ Read more ...
Mark Walton on the supercar power wars, CAR+ February 2016 20 January 2016 by Mark Walton ‘Maybe Bugatti will develop a partially autonomous car that takes control once the driver’s passed out’ Read more ...
Le Mans '95: how a piece of McLaren history slipped through my fingers (CAR+ archive 2006) 19 January 2016 by Mark Walton Mark Walton's expert advice for spectating at race events: go debris hunting Read more ...
6 totally pointless optional extras for your car 24 December 2015 by Mark Walton Raking over the stranger side of the optional extras and accessories lists Read more ...
Mark Walton on steering wheel design, CAR+ January 2016 26 November 2015 by Mark Walton Mark Walton tells us why the ten-to-two driving position needs to stop Read more ...
Mark Walton on Alfa Romeo, CAR+ December 2015 27 October 2015 by Mark Walton ‘I got excited by the Giulia’s promise. With spec like that it’s bound to be brilliant. Ah but wait… the 4C’ Read more ...
Mark Walton on going to Mars, CAR+ November 2015 01 October 2015 by Mark Walton ‘Pack six car journalists off to Mars, no problem. But mission control would turn the sound off after a bit’ Read more ...
Mark Walton on solving who is the greatest F1 driver of all time, CAR+ October 2015 16 September 2015 by Mark Walton ‘Would Nuvolari, Clark and Senna beat Fangio in identical cars?' After Fangio's body was dug up recently, how about we clone his DNA? Read more ...
The incurable enthusiast: Mark Walton on Giorgetto Giugiaro, CAR+ September 2015 01 August 2015 by Mark Walton ‘Meeting Giugiaro was like meeting the Pope at the Vatican, or a benign mafia don. I was in awe’ Read more ...
Mark Walton's antidote to autonomous cars: drive a Mk1 MX-5! 30 July 2015 by Mark Walton Want to remember why you became a car enthusiast? A blast in the Mk1 MX-5 will do the trick Read more ...
Driving the Batmobile: CAR+ archive, February 2011 03 August 2013 by Mark Walton We send Mark Walton to drive the Batmobile. Schoolboy fantasies ensue... Read more ...
To The Batmobile! (CAR archive, February 2011) 22 August 2012 by Mark Walton Mark Walton lives out his superhero fantasies Read more ...
Mark Walton drives Jaguar's XJR-8 racer - on video! 15 May 2012 Video of Mark driving the Silk Cut Jag at Goodwood Read more ...
You thought track cars were fast? We ride BMW's new superbike 26 September 2011 by Mark Walton More on the S1000RR we pit against the BAC Mono Read more ...
Batmobiles through the ages: a Batrospective 19 January 2011 by Mark Walton A potted history of Batman's wheels by Mark Walton Read more ...
Honda vs the volcano | Blog | Behind the scenes | Watch the video here 16 June 2010 by Mark Walton Video and behind-the-scenes blog of Mark Walton's race across Europe to beat the ash cloud on Honda bikes, quads, cars, hybrids and single-seaters Read more ...
The world's most versatile car, by Mark Walton 30 November 2009 by Mark Walton Can a jack of all trades be a master of all? Walton decides Read more ...
Paul Frere 1917-2008. An obituary by Mark Walton 26 February 2008 by Mark Walton I was really sad to hear that Paul Frere died over the weekend, aged 91. Frere was an amazing man, with an incredible career that puts the rest of us car journalists firmly in our place. I met him a... Read more ...