Paul is a top-tier international car journalist and has been for three decades. He has worked for TopGear since 2003, and also writes for several of the highest-profile media around the world. He's a juror on Car of the Year, the oldest and most prestigious of such awards. 

At university he studied physics and experimental psychology. So he understands not just how cars physically work, but also their effect on human senses. Paul has interviewed almost all global car-biz CEOs and design and engineering chiefs over the decades. Only by understanding the business can you get clarity on what we’ll be driving in years to come. Combine that with his technical and scientific insight, and he has become expert on the electric transition and green issues. 

He biffs around his hometown on a bicycle, has solar panels on his roof and will make you a very nice espresso.