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Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
Opinion

Opinion - Richard Porter

If McLaren wants to continue its success with road cars, it’s time to pull down the pitlane shutters
31 Jan 2019
Dream Drive: Formula 1 at Circuit de Monaco
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Dream Drive: Formula 1 at Circuit de Monaco

Following in the tyre tracks of Senna, Hill and Hamilton is just a dream away…
9 Jan 2019
Opinion - Richard Meaden
Opinion

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
8 Jan 2019
Opinion - Richard Meaden
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Opinion - Richard Meaden

Gimmick or genuine drivers' tool? Meaden weights up digital driver modes, and their positive, or negative effect
11 Dec 2018
Would we miss Italian car makers?
Richard Porter opinion
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Would we miss Italian car makers?

If the Irish can cope without moles, are there some car companies that we can all live without?
20 Nov 2018
Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
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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
23 Oct 2018
Opinion - Richard Meaden
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Opinion - Richard Meaden

These days if you’re searching for performance bargains you need to think big, reckons Meaden
3 Oct 2018
Opinion - Richard Meaden
Opinion

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
25 Sep 2018
Opinion - Richard Meaden
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Opinion - Richard Meaden

Your perfect three-car garage? Child’s play, says Meaden. What you really want is to identify your automotive soulmate
11 Sep 2018
Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
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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
4 Sep 2018
Opinion - Richard Meaden
Opinion

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
28 Aug 2018
Richard Porter - Opinion
Richard Porter opinion
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…
21 Aug 2018
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Opinion - Richard Meaden
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Opinion - Richard Meaden

What was your most memorable drive? Dickie recounts some of his, and obviously, they're incredible...
14 Aug 2018
Opinion - Richard Meaden
Opinion

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
31 Jul 2018
Dickien Meaden opinion
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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
24 Jul 2018
Dickie Meaden opinion
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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)
17 Jul 2018
Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
Opinion

Opinion - Richard Porter

Supercars no longer put the fear of god into their owners. Porter advises remedial action
10 Jul 2018
'The Land Rover Defender is a rewarding drivers' car'
Richard Porter opinion
Opinion

'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
3 Jul 2018
‘I think I’m done with fast road cars’
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‘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
26 Jun 2018
Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
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Opinion - Richard Porter

The treatment of fine supercars as static investments is a crime, says Porter, this is why...
21 Jun 2018
Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
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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
5 Jun 2018
'We should begrudgingly endorse the SUV not lament it'
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'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
30 May 2018
Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
Opinion

Opinion - Richard Porter

Sport modes are everywhere… It’s a shame most have the subtlety of a sledgehammer, says Porter
22 May 2018
Richard Meaden - opinion
Opinion

Richard Meaden - opinion

Calling Toyota 'the most exciting car brand' might sound dubious, but Meaden might be on to something...
15 May 2018
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'The hardest thing to engineer into a car is niceness'
Richard Porter opinion
Opinion

'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.
15 May 2018
Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
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Opinion - Richard Porter

Porter ruminates over that intangible quality that makes some cars so much more pleasing than those without: niceness
9 May 2018
Dickie Meaden opinion
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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.
1 May 2018
Richard Porter opinion
Richard Porter opinion
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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
24 Apr 2018
Dicken Meaden opinion
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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.
17 Apr 2018
Richard Meaden - opinion
Opinion

Richard Meaden - opinion

Dickie ponders the pointless, but seductive objective of road cars reaching the 300mph milestone
10 Apr 2018
‘A stranger tainted my car and it’ll never be the same’
Richard Porter opinion
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‘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...
3 Apr 2018
Opinion - Richard Meaden
Opinion

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
27 Mar 2018
Opinion - Richard Porter
Richard Porter opinion
Opinion

Opinion - Richard Porter

Treating cars as investments is nothing short of wrong-headed, reckons Porter
21 Mar 2018
Opinion - Richard Meaden
Opinion

Opinion - Richard Meaden

Worried that Lamborghini might be losing its hardcore edge, Meaden appraises the future of the raging bull
13 Mar 2018
Richard Porter opinion
Richard Porter opinion
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
27 Feb 2018
Opinion - Richard Meaden
Opinion

Opinion - Richard Meaden

Could recent changes to cars and roads be causing driving standards to decline? Dickie has noticed some worrying initial signs.
21 Feb 2018
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