More aerodynamic if you go down it backwards.

While blithering on about suspicious spy shots of the Freelander earlier, I forgot to include a link to the episode of When Rover Met BMW featuring the night time test driving. Here it is. youtu.be/w4q1Jr3r7c0?...

Browsing the excellent @autocarofficial.bsky.social digital archive I found this scoop of the original Land Rover Freelander, published a year before the car was officially announced. But there's something fishy about the pics...

There's a new Smith and Sniff out today because it's a Monday, but it's not a recording of last week's Glasgow live show because we messed up and it wasn't recorded. Shame, it was a fun show. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

There's a new Smith and Sniff Q&A show out today in which we signally fail to mention our two upcoming live shows, one of which is in aid of a very good cause. Links here: smithandsniff.com/pages/live

Thanks to everyone who came to our Smith and Sniff live show in Glasgow last night. You were a fantastic audience. If you’ve ever wondered what goes on before the doors open, I can reveal that Jonny likes to eat a baked potato off the edge of the stage.

Mmm, lovely refreshing LEM NADE.

Our next Smith and Sniff live show will be a special one. It's at Great British Car Journey in Derbyshire and it's to raise money for Mission Motorsport. There'll be a pub quiz, a raffle and many other things, all for a great cause. Get tickets here... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982768765...

Did we mention on today's Smith and Sniff that we're doing a live show at National Motor Museum in Beaulieu? No. We did not. Because we are useless. Anyway, it's on 2 April, it includes private access to the museum and you can get tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982006830...

I'm not working on the re-booted Grand Tour but I did help to choose the new presenters. Full story in the new episode of Smith and Sniff. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

If you've read my latest geek out for The Intercooler, these are a couple of the test mules mentioned in the story.

Remember the other week when I was puzzling over this mysterious Audi-based test mule spotted in the UK in 2007? Well, I've found out what was underneath. All is revealed in my latest story for The Intercooler. www.the-intercooler.com/library/feat...

As I'll explain in the new Smith and Sniff on Monday, I had a small hand in getting these three onto The Grand Tour. They're very clever, very funny and all of them have great car knowledge. I'm not working on the show any more, but I'm delighted it's in safe hands. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

I think this Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt was designed for Gen Zers high on 80s retroism. Unfortunately it’s just been bought by a middle aged saddo with a British Leyland tattoo and an actual MG Metro.

It's Monday, it's new Smith and Sniff time. This week, why do people advertise cars with faults and then claim these don't bother them? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

This excellent video is doing the rounds on Instagram, billed as showing durability testing for the Land Rover Discovery 3. [Insert predictable reliability joke here.] But I think some of it is actually testing to make sure the airbags don't go off when they shouldn't. Can any car engineers confirm?

In today’s Smith and Sniff, David Beckham believes, Wet Leg have ambitious road trip plans, and I’ve got an update on my MG Metro Turbo. Listen here; podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Help out a very talented man…

A lot of people are putting pics from 2016 on social media. Out of interest I searched 2016 on my phone and the first thing that came up was this; a party hat with sick in it.

Our Smith and Sniff live show next week at The Motorist near Leeds was sold out, but they've just told us there's room for 10 more seats so we've released 10 extra tickets. Move fast if you want one. Or just come to our Glasgow show next month instead.

🎶 Watch us wreck the mic Watch us wreck the mic Watch us wreck the mic 🎶

Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"

A important message. Get yours here; smithandsniff.com/products/tra...

MMM. That's right, it's Mystery Mule Monday. And today's mystery is this weird thing, spotted near Lotus's place in Norfolk in 2007. Claimed at the time to be a hack for an upcoming VW Phaeton coupe, but I'm not convinced. For one thing, the wheelbase is way too short.

It's Friday and that means another episode of On The Other Side Of Things, the question answering second show from, ahem, Britain's number one car podcast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

It's been pointed out that the Speedline Maracana, as fitted to the Clio 16v, is the correct diameter and PCD to fit my Dacia Spring. Oh my saints.

A late suggestion in the Dacia Spring wheels chat; MINILITES.

40 years ago today West End Girls reached number 1 in the UK. As the camera swept towards the stage for the TOTP performance to mark this, Chris Lowe leant forward to Neil Tennant and hissed, "DON'T look triumphant..." youtu.be/gyWfEwEqpIU?...

The Dacia Spring wheels chat has been excellent, but I think we all know the real answer is SLOT MAGS.

White wheels on the Spring for those that are interested.

After yesterday's Spring wheels debate, here are rough mock ups of a couple of options. Bronze to match the mirrors or green to match the bodywork. Either way, the excellent @timoldland.bsky.social has offered to 3D print some centre caps to make everything look tidier. So that's nice.

In last week's Smith and Sniff I said I was looking to jazz up the bare steel wheels of my Dacia Spring. Jonny suggested moon discs, as seen in this Photoshop mock-up. Not sure. Seems the Spring isn't sold anywhere with simple centre caps on steelies, which is what I'd like. Hmm.

Went to put out the recycling last night and there was a P38 Range Rover idling menacingly outside my house. Is this it, am I in the Layer Cake?

When in Rome (put an Aston badge on your iQ and park it incredibly close to a wall).

There are just three tickets left for our Smith and Sniff live show at The Motorist on 22 Jan. Not many left for the Glasgow show on 11 Feb either. Move fast if you want to come along. Ticket links here... smithandsniff.com/pages/live

Can any Mac-heads help with a strange problem; Logic Pro on my Macbook Air has started repeatedly saving these two files (both, weirdly, old Smith and Sniff-related tracks) but they're not really the files since they seem to be zero bytes. What is going on?

Back to business as usual at Smith and Sniff with a brand new podcast for a Monday morning. This week, a listener has actually acted on our car buying advice and there's a curious tale of trying to escape doggers sent in by the presenter of another car podcast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Happy new year! New year, new chance for me to be needlessly nerdy about car stuff. For example... www.the-intercooler.com/library/feat...

Perfect plate

No, but….

You've missed the boat on getting Smith and Sniff merch delivered in time for Christmas, but there are many other things on my handy gift guide you could ask for. sniffpetrol.com/2025/12/12/c...

Crikey, this might be our fastest-selling live show yet. If you want to come to Smith and Sniff live at The Motorist near Leeds on 22 January, move fast... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978299229...

Smith and Sniff live news: We're delighted to announce that our next show will be at The Motorist near Leeds on Thursday 22 January. Come on down to discover why we're even more disappointing in person. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978299229...

One of the new official pics of new Jag prototypes reminded me of this spy photo of the Rover SD1. Although actually, the finished Jag has more of an XJ-S vibe. I mean that as a compliment.

Lots of new Jag coverage this morning. But if you've heard this week's Smith and Sniff, you'll already know what's going on. And a bit about what the real thing will look like. Yessir, I saw it. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Thanks to everyone who came to our final live show of the year last night. We had great fun, hope you did too.

There's been a lot of nonsense talked about a certain British car company and its forthcoming models plans. Listen to the latest Smith and Sniff to get some interesting inside info down yer neck. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

What is this low quality male model looking at? Find out very soon on Smith and Sniff.

Stuck for what to ask for this Christmas? Good news! I've put together a self-centred page of stuff! sniffpetrol.com/2025/12/12/c...