Will Dron
@wdron.bsky.social
Digital Driving Editor at The Times & Sunday Times, posting only online and in front of the paywall. Killed my Twxtter because of Elon, and feel conflicted about it. But here seems good.
Ooh, a debadged one, @sniffpetrol.com. I wonder if this is an option in the configurator. #discerning
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ooh, a debadged one, @sniffpetrol.com. I wonder if this is an option in the configurator. #discerning
Today I'm pretending to be a video presenter.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Today I'm pretending to be a video presenter.
Porsche sent me a 911 GT3 Touring with the rear seats fitted. Which means I had to try it with children.
I think this car is greatly improved by not having children in the back, tbh.
I think this car is greatly improved by not having children in the back, tbh.
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Porsche sent me a 911 GT3 Touring with the rear seats fitted. Which means I had to try it with children.
I think this car is greatly improved by not having children in the back, tbh.
I think this car is greatly improved by not having children in the back, tbh.
Sad news about Quentin Willson. I only met him a few times but we had a decent chat over a couple of drinks earlier this year. He was a strong voice for motoring in general, and an early EV advocate. He was so distinctive and memorable as a presenter. #RIP
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sad news about Quentin Willson. I only met him a few times but we had a decent chat over a couple of drinks earlier this year. He was a strong voice for motoring in general, and an early EV advocate. He was so distinctive and memorable as a presenter. #RIP
This was an absolute blast.
Scroll down the article for the video review. 🎥
www.thetimes.com/article/a4f1...
#HyundaiIoniq6N #Hyundai #electriccars
Scroll down the article for the video review. 🎥
www.thetimes.com/article/a4f1...
#HyundaiIoniq6N #Hyundai #electriccars
Hyundai Ioniq 6 N review — the new benchmark for performance EVs
With 641bhp, this five-seat electric saloon matches the McLaren 650S supercar’s power output. But there’s more to it than the headline figure, says Will Dron
www.thetimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This was an absolute blast.
Scroll down the article for the video review. 🎥
www.thetimes.com/article/a4f1...
#HyundaiIoniq6N #Hyundai #electriccars
Scroll down the article for the video review. 🎥
www.thetimes.com/article/a4f1...
#HyundaiIoniq6N #Hyundai #electriccars
This is NOT ok. The guy needs locking up today before he kills someone. www.reddit.com/r/drivingUK/...
From the drivingUK community on Reddit: Okay so this guy actively posts on YouTube to this day under "Altalalmedia" driving like an absolute clown.
Explore this post and more from the drivingUK community
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November 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is NOT ok. The guy needs locking up today before he kills someone. www.reddit.com/r/drivingUK/...
Plaything for a week.
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Plaything for a week.
Anyone for the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N drift mode?
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Anyone for the Hyundai Ioniq 6 N drift mode?
Today. What car am I driving?
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Today. What car am I driving?
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My dad chatting to Colin Chapman, I'm told in 1973 at a non-championship round of the F1 season held at Brands Hatch (the Race of Champions, open also to F5000 cars -- one of which caused a stir by winning that year).
Pic sent to me without a photo credit so apologies if you own the rights.
Pic sent to me without a photo credit so apologies if you own the rights.
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My dad chatting to Colin Chapman, I'm told in 1973 at a non-championship round of the F1 season held at Brands Hatch (the Race of Champions, open also to F5000 cars -- one of which caused a stir by winning that year).
Pic sent to me without a photo credit so apologies if you own the rights.
Pic sent to me without a photo credit so apologies if you own the rights.
How are they at getting people to sign up to "interesting" finance deals?
Supercar retailers will start taking an interest when these robots can take customers out to lunch at The Ivy or offer them tickets to Taylor Swift. interestingengineering.com/innovation/c...
Supercar retailers will start taking an interest when these robots can take customers out to lunch at The Ivy or offer them tickets to Taylor Swift. interestingengineering.com/innovation/c...
China's humanoid robot takes over presentation, car salesperson gig
AiMOGA Robotics unveiled Mornine, their new humanoid capable of speaking in multiple languages and acting as a car sales assistant.
interestingengineering.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
How are they at getting people to sign up to "interesting" finance deals?
Supercar retailers will start taking an interest when these robots can take customers out to lunch at The Ivy or offer them tickets to Taylor Swift. interestingengineering.com/innovation/c...
Supercar retailers will start taking an interest when these robots can take customers out to lunch at The Ivy or offer them tickets to Taylor Swift. interestingengineering.com/innovation/c...
I drove a taxi. Sorry... Volvo ES90. www.thetimes.com/article/1b9a...
Volvo ES90 review: Scandi and the Brain
This new Volvo boasts a computer performing over 500 trillion operations per second. Which is great… but what’s it like to drive, and why does it look like a taxi?
www.thetimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I drove a taxi. Sorry... Volvo ES90. www.thetimes.com/article/1b9a...
Just found my first ever car review. I must have been nine, and it was for a school weekend report. The day itself involved driving three electric ride-ons for a Classic Cars feature my dad put together. Think he had a framed copy at his house. Wonder if my stepmum still has it.
October 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Just found my first ever car review. I must have been nine, and it was for a school weekend report. The day itself involved driving three electric ride-ons for a Classic Cars feature my dad put together. Think he had a framed copy at his house. Wonder if my stepmum still has it.
Reposted by Will Dron
Tapping the I’VE GOT A NEW BOOK OUT sign again.
This any many other pieces of insightful car journalism can be found in my new book. It's a compilation of some of my evo columns from the last 22 years, it's called Petrolhead, and it's out now.
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amzn.eu/d/eqwAVQj
October 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Tapping the I’VE GOT A NEW BOOK OUT sign again.
Reposted by Will Dron
Important info if you bought a car, motorbike or campervan on finance from April 2007 to Nov 2024.
A snippet from the new ‘car finance mis-selling everything you need to know' Martin Lewis Podcast available on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players.
A snippet from the new ‘car finance mis-selling everything you need to know' Martin Lewis Podcast available on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players.
October 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Important info if you bought a car, motorbike or campervan on finance from April 2007 to Nov 2024.
A snippet from the new ‘car finance mis-selling everything you need to know' Martin Lewis Podcast available on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players.
A snippet from the new ‘car finance mis-selling everything you need to know' Martin Lewis Podcast available on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/..., Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players.
Reposted by Will Dron
Fenomeno you say? These guys are waiting for the ad director's call
October 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fenomeno you say? These guys are waiting for the ad director's call
Just got up close with the Lamborghini Fenomeno, which means phenomenal in Italian, and freak in Spanish (according to Google, not Lamborghini). It's the Revuelto made more extreme, hinting at future design and tech. Just 30 being made, one of which Lambo keeps.
October 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Just got up close with the Lamborghini Fenomeno, which means phenomenal in Italian, and freak in Spanish (according to Google, not Lamborghini). It's the Revuelto made more extreme, hinting at future design and tech. Just 30 being made, one of which Lambo keeps.
No casualties, according to the Telegram post (via Storyful). How did this bloke survive? www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4E...
Dramatic Footage Shows Moment Train Smashes Into Truck
YouTube video by Storyful News & Weather
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
No casualties, according to the Telegram post (via Storyful). How did this bloke survive? www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4E...
I noticed Alan Partridge now drives a used Range Rover. Strong choice.
A Range Rover genius will be able to tell me which one exactly. L322?
A Range Rover genius will be able to tell me which one exactly. L322?
October 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I noticed Alan Partridge now drives a used Range Rover. Strong choice.
A Range Rover genius will be able to tell me which one exactly. L322?
A Range Rover genius will be able to tell me which one exactly. L322?
"Equally concerning was that G1 acts as a Trojan horse, secretly and continually sending data to servers in China every five minutes, without users knowing about it. The team also showed the G1's onboard computer could be repurposed for offensive operations."
Cool. techxplore.com/news/2025-09...
Cool. techxplore.com/news/2025-09...
Security researchers say G1 humanoid robots are secretly sending information to China and can easily be hacked
Researchers have uncovered serious security flaws with the Unitree G1 humanoid robot, a machine that is already being used in laboratories and some police departments. They discovered that G1 can be u...
techxplore.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"Equally concerning was that G1 acts as a Trojan horse, secretly and continually sending data to servers in China every five minutes, without users knowing about it. The team also showed the G1's onboard computer could be repurposed for offensive operations."
Cool. techxplore.com/news/2025-09...
Cool. techxplore.com/news/2025-09...
I like Audi's Concept C, with the extremely stripped-back cabin. Can we go that way, please, motor industry?
I do wonder what it will take the industry to realise how stupid all this is.
I get why they are doing it, because they imagine there is a driverless future (hahahahaha, oh stop it, I need to breathe, etc etc).
Hopefully reality strikes soon. EuroNCAP penalties?
www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new...
I get why they are doing it, because they imagine there is a driverless future (hahahahaha, oh stop it, I need to breathe, etc etc).
Hopefully reality strikes soon. EuroNCAP penalties?
www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new...
Porsche goes BIG on screens inside new Cayenne | Autocar
Dashboard hosts three infotainment screens including a 14.9in display for passengers and a curved central unit
www.autocar.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I like Audi's Concept C, with the extremely stripped-back cabin. Can we go that way, please, motor industry?
This cap is worrying. (Via The Times)
October 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This cap is worrying. (Via The Times)
Another day at the grindstone.
September 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Another day at the grindstone.