John Howell

With over 20-years’ motor industry experience behind him, John is one of Autocar’s road testers. He began his career as an apprentice technician with Jaguar, before moving on to car sales. Over the years he’s worked for a number of franchise dealers, selling Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari and Maserati cars. Then, after nearly a decade working for himself, he decided that writing about cars was a lingering dream worth pursuing. He has a particular fondness for 1980s and 1990s classics, loves a bit of MotoGP and F1, and never says no to a spot of karting.