When the UK entered full lockdown in March, varied workforce members had been driving take a look at vehicles they had been solely alleged to have for a number of days – however ended up operating for 3 months.
We got here to confer with it because the lockdown lottery, given the combination of vehicles we had been left with ranged from a full-on Italian supercar (the Huracán) to a convertible SUV (a Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet). However our voters determined that editor-in-chief Steve Cropley hit the jackpot, having landed a Bentley Flying Spur on his drive for 3 months. It was, at the very least, a classy option to make the occasional important purchasing journey.
James Disdale mentioned: “In the event you’re going to be locked down, do it in model.” And since he’s down with the youngsters, senior contributing author Andrew Frankel mentioned that alternative was “obvs”.
The Huracán additionally scored effectively, and its unintended custodian, Ricky Lane, additionally insisted the selection was “apparent”. We salute his need to spell phrases out in full.
Having ended up with it, I used to be outraged – sorry, I imply unsurprised – on the lack of help for the T-Roc Cabrio. No, it’s not an excellent automobile nevertheless it attracted curiosity from neighbours, who love each its look and idea.
The ‘Sod Zoom, I’m Going for a Zoom’ Award – for one of the best automobile to tackle an extended, enjoyable, solo drive
Winner: Ford Focus ST; Extremely counseled: Toyota GR Supra, Lamborghini Huracan, Porsche 911
This was one other shut class, however the Focus ST narrowly edged the Supra, Huracán and 911. In the end, the place Ford’s sizzling hatch obtained the nod over these three was in versatility: it’s a real efficiency automobile that actually generally is a sensible household automobile.
