Author Steve Swanson

Ralph Bagnold is one of those Brits who quietly went about doing great things. He was a soldier, innovator, explorer, and feted amateur scientist. His odyssey of motor adventures melded the car to the desert...

This is the new 2020 Suzuki Swift Sport- Hybrid. It’s like the 2019 Sport except now it’s a bit slower and a bit heavier, and has a load of gadgets. Then there’s the price- we’ll talk about that later....

Recently, Hemmings ran a feature suggesting YouTube car channels you should watch. Here are MotorPunk's alternative YT choices. We've skipped the shows you likely know already, and left out million plus...

This just got better thanks to Covid. If that seems an outrageous suggestion let me clarify. Drive In Movie theatres are springing up all over the UK. Last Friday I had the pleasure of pizza with a celluloid...

To get to the Moon you don’t just need to successfully get off the launch pad. You first need to get on the Launchpad. Hauling a rocket and its launch platform that weighs a combined 5200 odd metric tonnes...

The first images of the INEOS Grenadier emerged this month. The Grenadier purports to be an old school Land Rover for the 21st Century. A prototype was snapped at an Austrian test facility in June. INEOS...

Trailers for the new Bond movie offer the venerable DB5 upgraded with mini Gatling guns. All well and good, but what are real spy cars like? Naturally, it’s a bit tricky to find out, but if you’re willing...

You’ve seen the shows on TV. Two blokes from Iowa rummage around barns and pull out old Indian motorbikes and signs for Mobil Oil. In the UK we have Henry and Sam, not taking it so seriously, blagging old...

It looks like a Dakar truck crossed with a hangover from a Judge Dredd movie. Officially it’s the world’s first heavy duty 4x4 off-road bus, and it is a 2020 recipient of the prestigious Red Dot award for...