John Evans

John Evans
Title: Special correspondent

John is a freelance journalist and a former staff member of Autocar (1994-98). Other staff positions he has held include deputy editor of Autocar’s sister title What Car?, and editor of Practical Caravan magazine.

As a former car salesman turned consumer editor he has written extensively about the new and used car market and consumer issues. In recent years, he has contributed news and feature stories on these topics, as well as more general features on everything from how to build an ice cream van to exploring abandoned cars in front gardens. He also contributes to Autocar Business.

John is a former Guild of Motoring Writers Journalist of the Year and is the motoring editor of the RAC Club members magazine, Pell-Mell & Woodcote.

John is an expert in:

  • Used cars
  • Used car buying
  • Classic cars
  • Automotive industry

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No more idling: The £200k EV ice cream van making summer quieter and cleaner

Whitby Morrison has been making ice cream vans since 1962, and now it's turning electric. Here's the scoop

No more idling: The £200k EV ice cream van making summer quieter and cleaner
News

Why buy new? Bag a B9 Audi A4 for less than £20,000

Need a low-key premium exec saloon or estate? A B9 A4 is the answer

Why buy new? Bag a B9 Audi A4 for less than £20,000
News

A lorry tried to kill this Jaguar XK V8 - but I made it a minter again

"It was opened up like a can of beans", but now this epic modern-classic Jag is fighting fit again

A lorry tried to kill this Jaguar XK V8 - but I made it a minter again
News

A game-changing EV for sub-£20k? How to bag a Hyundai Ioniq 5

Hyundai's Ioniq 5 makes a smart daily EV and, in performance N guise, is a smile fest

A game-changing EV for sub-£20k? How to bag a Hyundai Ioniq 5
News

Rise of the JDM import: Japanese used cars are booming in the UK

Even in the face of rising shipping costs, cars imported from Japan are still sought after on the used market

Rise of the JDM import: Japanese used cars are booming in the UK
Opinion

As fuel prices soar, have diesel cars stopped making sense?

Pump prices have skyrocketed past the point where you could make up for them with mega MPG figures

As fuel prices soar, have diesel cars stopped making sense?
News

London's new self-driving taxis spark safety and traffic concerns

Are robotaxis ready to operate safely or a service cities should avoid?

London's new self-driving taxis spark safety and traffic concerns
News

An overlooked Porsche legend for £11k? It's time to buy a 968

Why this rare, engaging front-engined Porsche is a brilliant alternative to a 911

An overlooked Porsche legend for £11k? It's time to buy a 968
News

"Made to be a used car": How to buy a bargain Audi Q5

The second-generation Audi Q5 is now a reliable used buy that's refined, efficient and classy

"Made to be a used car": How to buy a bargain Audi Q5
News

From dealer to customer: This Honda salesman had to have a Type R

FN2 Type R was never the most loved hot Civic - but at £2450 you couldn't ask for much more

From dealer to customer: This Honda salesman had to have a Type R

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