Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
If McLaren wants to continue its success with road cars, it’s time to pull down the pitlane shutters
Dream Drive: Formula 1 at Circuit de Monaco

Dream Drive: Formula 1 at Circuit de Monaco
Following in the tyre tracks of Senna, Hill and Hamilton is just a dream away…
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
It's over 30 years since Meaden passed his driving test, and it remains as the single most momentous thing he's ever passed
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
Gimmick or genuine drivers' tool? Meaden weights up digital driver modes, and their positive, or negative effect
Would we miss Italian car makers?

Would we miss Italian car makers?
If the Irish can cope without moles, are there some car companies that we can all live without?
Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
Rusting bodywork is largely a thing of the past, but it’s unlikely car makers will address certain other issues, reckons Porter
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
These days if you’re searching for performance bargains you need to think big, reckons Meaden
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
The cornering shot used to be a source of education and inspiration, but its currency has been devalued in recent times, reckons Meaden
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
Your perfect three-car garage? Child’s play, says Meaden. What you really want is to identify your automotive soulmate
Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
Finding a carefully stored old car part in his father’s garage has got Porter feeling nostalgic for simpler, more resourceful times
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
Flying may be quicker, but you can’t beat the sense of adventure that comes with a big-miles road-trip, reckons Meaden
Richard Porter - Opinion

Richard Porter - Opinion
Porter’s thought of a new, low-cost way to get everyone driving more efficiently. The catch? It could be incredibly irritating…
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
What was your most memorable drive? Dickie recounts some of his, and obviously, they're incredible...
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
There’s a natural antidote to the crushing ability of modern performance cars, says Meaden, just keep an eye on the Met Office
Dickien Meaden opinion

Dickien Meaden opinion
Long-term magazine tests are a fundamental link between you, the reader, and us, the journalists. We shouldn’t dismiss them, says Meaden
Dickie Meaden opinion

Dickie Meaden opinion
It’s easy to get sentimental about cars, but to romanticise washing them? No problem for Meaden (who hasn’t held a sponge in years)
Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
Supercars no longer put the fear of god into their owners. Porter advises remedial action
'The Land Rover Defender is a rewarding drivers' car' 

'The Land Rover Defender is a rewarding drivers' car'
Is there an ‘evo’ defence for the Land Rover Defender? As an owner of one one, Porter believes there is
‘I think I’m done with fast road cars’

‘I think I’m done with fast road cars’
‘Too fast for the road’ has long been a badge of honour among supercars, but it’s now a condition that afflicts most performance cars
Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
The treatment of fine supercars as static investments is a crime, says Porter, this is why...
Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
After considerable efforts to control his pedantic rage, Porter is taking the high ground and not correcting his son's Porsche faux pas
'We should begrudgingly endorse the SUV not lament it' 

'We should begrudgingly endorse the SUV not lament it'
Meaden dons a flak jacket and presents a robust defence of the cars we all love to hate
Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
Sport modes are everywhere… It’s a shame most have the subtlety of a sledgehammer, says Porter
Richard Meaden - opinion

Richard Meaden - opinion
Calling Toyota 'the most exciting car brand' might sound dubious, but Meaden might be on to something...
'The hardest thing to engineer into a car is niceness'

'The hardest thing to engineer into a car is niceness'
When you’ve got to live with a car, there’s a lot to be said for niceness, reckons Porter.
Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
Porter ruminates over that intangible quality that makes some cars so much more pleasing than those without: niceness
Dickie Meaden opinion

Dickie Meaden opinion
Switch off the stereo and listen to the music of the engine? Alternatively, suggests Dickie, leave it on and crank up the volume.
Richard Porter opinion

Richard Porter opinion
It may not be the quickest north-south route, but its ability to surprise, entertain and even disgust makes the A1 the natural choice
Dicken Meaden opinion 

Dicken Meaden opinion
It’s easy to moan about the seemingly extortionate prices of new performance cars, but is that actually the case? Meaden investigates.
Richard Meaden - opinion

Richard Meaden - opinion
Dickie ponders the pointless, but seductive objective of road cars reaching the 300mph milestone
‘A stranger tainted my car and it’ll never be the same’ 

‘A stranger tainted my car and it’ll never be the same’
Mrs Porter’s car has been damaged in the street. Mr Porter isn’t taking it well...
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
Dickie harks back to a time when hunting down second hand cars was a Sunday ritual rather than an open tab on your browser
Opinion - Richard Porter

Opinion - Richard Porter
Treating cars as investments is nothing short of wrong-headed, reckons Porter
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
Worried that Lamborghini might be losing its hardcore edge, Meaden appraises the future of the raging bull
Richard Porter opinion

Richard Porter opinion
Where will you find the most sophisticated four-wheel-drive system available? Look no further than man’s best friend, says Porter
Opinion - Richard Meaden

Opinion - Richard Meaden
Could recent changes to cars and roads be causing driving standards to decline? Dickie has noticed some worrying initial signs.