David Motton

David Motton

Former What Car? editor David Motton has been a motoring journalist for more than 20 years, and has contributed to The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times. He also writes about travel and cycling.

Articles written by this author:

The Best Cars for Bike Racks 2025

The Best Cars for Bike Racks 2025

Updated on 28 July 2025

If you've got a bike to carry, you need a bike rack on your car. Whether you want to carry your wheels on a roof rack or rear...

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BMW X1 Review (2015-2021)

BMW X1 Review (2015-2021)

Updated on 6 March 2025

If you want a premium compact SUV with the handling of a sports saloon, you want the BMW X1. The second generation X1 is one ...

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BMW 6 Series Review (2003-2010)

BMW 6 Series Review (2003-2010)

Updated on 25 February 2025

The second-generation BMW 6 Series is almost everything a grand tourer should be. To many eyes it's not good looking enough, ...

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Mazda CX-5 Review (2012-2017)

Mazda CX-5 Review (2012-2017)

Updated on 9 February 2025

Mazda has a habit of building cars that appeal to keen drivers, and the CX-5 is a good example, because it steers and handles...

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Fiat Fullback Review (2016-2019)

Fiat Fullback Review (2016-2019)

Updated on 27 January 2025

Fiat is better known for its small cars, like the 500 and Punto, rather than chunky pick-up trucks. Adding the Fiat Fullback ...

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Volvo XC60 Review (2008-2017)

Volvo XC60 Review (2008-2017)

Updated on 27 January 2025

The first generation Volvo XC60 was one of the best five-seat SUVs when it was a new car, and the years have been kind to it.

Volvo S60 Review (2010-2018)

Volvo S60 Review (2010-2018)

Updated on 27 January 2025

If you don't want to follow the herd the Volvo S60 makes a very creditable alternative. Like most recent Volvos, it majors on...

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Toyota Yaris Review (2006-2010)

Toyota Yaris Review (2006-2010)

Updated on 27 January 2025

The Toyota Yaris may not be the most inspiring car to look at or to drive, but it's a very sensible used car.

Toyota RAV4 Review (2006-2013)

Toyota RAV4 Review (2006-2013)

Updated on 27 January 2025

The Toyota RAV4 is the kind of car nobody should be talked out of buying. Granted, the styling is blandly inoffensive.

Toyota Land Cruiser Review (2009-2023)

Toyota Land Cruiser Review (2009-2023)

Updated on 27 January 2025

The Land Cruiser you'll find in showrooms today is closely related to the car you would have spotted in the same showroom a d...

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Subaru Forester Review (2018-2024)

Subaru Forester Review (2018-2024)

Updated on 27 January 2025

The fifth-generation Subaru Forester is a practical, sensible car, well suited to country living. Indeed, around three-quarte...

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Subaru Outback Review (2015-2019)

Subaru Outback Review (2015-2019)

Updated on 27 January 2025

Subaru did something brave with the fifth-generation Outback: it gave car buyers what they need rather than what they want.

Subaru XV Review (2018-2023)

Subaru XV Review (2018-2023)

Updated on 27 January 2025

The Subaru XV is no pretend 4x4. Unlike many rivals that look a lot tougher than they are, Subaru's compact SUV has proper of...

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Ssangyong Rexton Review (2017-present)

Ssangyong Rexton Review (2017-present)

Updated on 27 January 2025

The SsangYong Rexton is no pretend off-roader: this is the real thing. Every version has four-wheel drive, and will keep plug...

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Skoda Superb Review (2008-2015)

Skoda Superb Review (2008-2015)

Updated on 27 January 2025

To describe the Superb as a family car is to sell it short. Although sold as a rival for the likes of the Ford Mondeo, the Su...

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Skoda Rapid Review (2012-2019)

Skoda Rapid Review (2012-2019)

Updated on 27 January 2025

When the Skoda Rapid arrived in 2013, it felt like a Skoda from an earlier era. Both the Rapid and Rapid Spaceback models con...

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Seat Ibiza Review (2002-2008)

Seat Ibiza Review (2002-2008)

Updated on 27 January 2025

The Seat Ibiza is the Spanish brand's equivalent to the Skoda Fabia and Volkswagen Polo, and it's a similar car under the ski...

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Volkswagen Passat B7 Review(2010-2014)

Volkswagen Passat B7 Review(2010-2014)

Updated on 21 January 2025

You know where you stand with the Volkswagen Passat. From generation to generation, it's not the most exciting family car to ...

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Volkswagen Sharan Review (2010-2022)

Volkswagen Sharan Review (2010-2022)

Updated on 21 January 2025

Volkswagen's second-generation Sharan has been around for a decade, but continues to be one of the best seven-seat MPVs aroun...

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Volkswagen Polo Mk4 Review (2002-2009)

Volkswagen Polo Mk4 Review (2002-2009)

Updated on 21 January 2025

The Volkswagen Polo is just about the most grown-up small car we can think of. This mk4 model doesn't have the cheeky charact...

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Vauxhall Antara Review (2007-2015)

Vauxhall Antara Review (2007-2015)

Updated on 19 December 2024

The Vauxhall Antara faces stiff competition. There’s no shortage of talented compact SUVs of similar age, from the nimble For...

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Vauxhall Zafira Tourer Review (2011-2018)

Vauxhall Zafira Tourer Review (2011-2018)

Updated on 19 December 2024

If used car buying was a purely rational process, more of us would own a Vauxhall Zafira Tourer, or at least something like i...

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Volkswagen Amarok Review (2010-2020)

Volkswagen Amarok Review (2010-2020)

Updated on 19 December 2024

Tthe Volkswagen Amarok is a posh pick-up truck. In price, size, and performance, it's a cut above mainstream pick-ups like th...

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Ford Galaxy Review (2015-2023)

Ford Galaxy Review (2015-2023)

Updated on 13 December 2024

The Ford Galaxy is a proper people carrier with no SUV stying cues to try and look like something it's not – it's about pract...

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