Hi there, I’m tapping away at my Lenovo from an uncomfortable chair outside of an airport lounge that doesn’t open for another 15 minutes or so. It’s painfully early, which is the time I typically find myself in these sorts of situations. So it goes in the pursuit of the sorts of stuff I bring to you every week.

Well, most weeks anyway.

This week saw me spending a few days in the greater Dallas area chasing delivery drones and running laps in crossover SUVs. No, the Corolla Cross isn’t an ideal track toy, but sometimes needs must. I also got to enjoy an emergency landing at DFW thanks to a dicky, depressurizing airplane door, but did eventually make it to the LA Auto Show, where I was lucky to catch up with a fair few friends.

Yep, it’s been a busy week. Here’s what’s new.

I’m an unabashed fan of Analogue, a company that obsesses over reverse-engineering vintage videogame consoles, developing new-age machines that produce pixel-perfect renditions of games released decades ago. I own all their previous systems, and was quick to pre-order their newest, the Analogue 3D.

This one is an unabashed ode to the N64, doing everything Nintendo’s groundbreaking console could do and more. I was lucky to get an early look at the thing and found that while it makes vintage games look better than ever, sometimes that still isn’t good enough. My full review is at Engadget.

I was lucky to drive an early pre-production prototype of the Porsche Macan Electric way back in 2023, back before they’d even show me what the thing looked like. Unfinished as it was, vinyl-wrapped and wholly obscured, I was impressed. Earlier this month, I finally got a chance to call one in for testing on my home roads, this time a legit production model without a single black decal applied.

As expected, it didn’t disappoint. It was the base, rear-drive version that came my way. While you’d think we reviewers would relish driving the top-shelf, fully loaded examples of cars (and, to be fair, we do), it’s a rare treat when companies send us base editions. I will admit that the base Macan Electric’s maximum fury is a bit humble compared to the quicker dual-motor editions. However, it was still plenty quick, and I loved the way it wagged its tail under hard acceleration on the wet, icy roads I mostly tested it on. Summer tires in November? Go on, then.

I’ve reviewed a lot of things over the years, everything from hypercars to hatchets, but jigsaw puzzles? That’s new territory for me. When my editor at The Guardian said they were looking for someone to do a jigsaw puzzle roundup, I knew exactly who to call: My better half. She’s acquired an impressively stout stockpile of puzzle boxes over the years, a stiff deterrent for the threat of any drizzly afternoon. She’s sampled all the major brands, plus a bunch of small ones, and was a wealth of knowledge for pulling this together.

Together, we tested dozens and dozens of puzzles to figure out which ones are best worth your money, either for yourself or as gifts for those you like, love, or must merely appease this holiday season.

That’s all from me this week. I have some great stuff coming up, sitting under the cover of various embargoes that’ll be popping off in the weeks ahead, features I can’t wait to share. Until then, be good and do well.