To be fair the Citroen DS3 Racing isn’t aimed at 40-somethings like me. The orange roof, wheels, grille and dash set your expectations and contrast vividly with the black body; the R screams furious, fast and fun. Which is handy, because that is exactly what it offers. Citroen’s fastest version of their very good DS3 boasts 207bhp courtesy of the firm’s competition division, Citroen Racing, and a bigger turbo. Allied…

The ditch was easily two feet wide and just as deep. I was approaching it in the Discovery 4 and my Land Rover Experience instructor was sounding remarkably nonchalant. He told me to turn the Terrain Response dial to the ‘Rock Crawling’ position and, in his words, “just let the car do the rest.” The Discovery crawled forward with just a hint of throttle and I waiting for the inevitable…