Adam Binnie
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One-time New Cars Editor for Parkers and Car Magazine, Adam now heads up the content commerce team, which tests and reviews products for brands across Bauer Media’s digital portfolio.
He joined Parkers in 2015, having started working life as a newspaper reporter (who wrote about cars for the features team while his editor wasn’t looking) and blogging about car news and journalism.
Since then he’s contributed road tests and reviews to both Parkers and CAR magazine, as well as other titles in the Bauer family, The Telegraph, and on-screen via our YouTube channel.
He’s particularly interested in cars that make family life easier, offer plenty of bike transportation space, and manage to be entertaining to drive too.
In fact Adam has been banned from mentioning mountain bikes in the Parkers office – luckily you can find out more about this by reading literally any of his long termer reports, where you’ll have no trouble finding at least two mounted to the towbar.
Some and Adam’s top tips for Parkers readers are:
- Take anything you use regularly with you on your test drive – child seats, pushchairs, etc – and make sure they fit
- Test the back seats from the perspective of your passengers – are there enough USB sockets and places to store books or gadgets?
- Get someone else to drive while you sit in the rear – the ride in some cars can vary hugely front to back
Latest from this author
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Road test: Honda Civic Sport 1.6 i-DTECLook beneath the high-performance styling of this Honda Civic Sport – with its big spoiler and black wheels – and you will find a sensible and frugal diesel engine. Despite looking...25 Feb 2015 -
Honda Jazz given bold new look and more space insideThis smart-looking Honda Jazz promises even more interior space and better refinement than the outgoing car. It comes with a suite of safety kit and Honda’s oddly titled but brilliantly flexible...25 Feb 2015 -
Volkswagen Touran: new version aims squarely at familiesThe new Volkswagen Touran will be larger than the old car, yet lighter and more efficient. VW has created more space inside the car so luggage capacity is up and it...25 Feb 2015 -
Peugeot 208 given new looks and efficient enginesPeugeot has announced a raft of styling and engine updates for its 208, including a diesel unit with a claimed economy of 94.1mpg. The 208 has been around for three years...19 Feb 2015 -
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Promising figures for 2016 Kia SportageGood news if you were put off the old Kia Sportage by its CO2 emissions – figures for the new version due out this year show several company car-friendly options. Unsurprisingly...27 Jan 2015 -
Sporty bumpers and more kit for 2015 Kia RioThe Kia Rio has upped its game in 2015 with sharper styling and more equipment to tempt buyers away from the Ford Fiesta, Peugeot 208 and Renault Clio. Revealed at the...21 Jan 2015 -
SEAT lifts lid on sizzling Leon Cupra STAn estate version of the fastest car we’ve currently got on the Parkers fleet, the SEAT Leon Cupra, is coming to the UK this year. The SEAT Leon ST Cupra 280...20 Jan 2015