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The road-test team at Autocar are a pretty discerning and exacting bunch at the best of times, but especially so when it comes to identifying what really makes a car fun to drive. So, when Autocar say that the all-electric CUPRA Born is its Best Electric Car of 2024, it’s a verdict that’s worth listening to.
For more on the CUPRA Born's win, head to the full film.
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During the past year, the CUPRA Born has topped two major Autocar group tests, proving its versatile multi-faceted character. In August 2023 it beat five of its rivals in Autocar’s EV handling day to be named Autocar’s ‘Best Fun EV’. Then, in March 2024, the CUPRA Born pipped 11 other models in an epic supertest of electric cars priced under £40,000 to be named Autocar’s ‘Best Affordable EV’.
These wins, combined with its strong real-world electric range, family practicality and recent infotainment updates made the CUPRA Born the clear choice for our judges this year.
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There will be just 250 of these, priced from £3.2m, making it the most expensive car in series production.
Its engine is a massive 8.3-litre V16, naturally aspirated, and producing 986bhp in its own right. You can hear it in this video.
Rather than turbochargers, it's supplemented by three electric motors, two on the front, one at the rear, supplying an additional 789bhp.
The performance figures are startling. The Bugatti Tourbillon will go from 0-62mph (0-100kph) in 2.0sec and 0-124mph (0-200kph) in sub 5.0sec.
The Tourbillon's top-speed is preliminarily reported as 276mph, although Bugatti's CEO Mate Rimac says "let's just say this isn't the maximum...".
Join Autocar's Jonny Bryce as he talks you around the outside and inside of the new Tourbillon, and lets you hear the howl of that V16 engine. And join us over at www.autocar.co.uk for more details again.
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Join our Richard Lane as he tries the car, which has the same 542bhp 3.0-litre straight-six cylinder engine as the rather wild M4 CSL, but with sweeter manners and fewer wayward handling impulses.
It also has a fabulous cabin with a pared-back carbon-finished centre console, mighty bucket seats and a new, Alcantara-clad steering wheel.
There is bespoke tune for the damping, springs, stability control, steering and brakes.
The driving experience is pitched squarely between the M4 Competition and the CSL.
To that end, rather than aiming for 11 on the dial, BMW's M Division has aimed for the perfect 10, a real honey. Only 100 will come to the UK, at £117,100 apiece.
Join Richard for the drive. Edited by Shreyans Chordia. Full specs below:
BMW M4 CS
Price £117,000
Engine 6 cyls in line, 2993cc, twin-turbocharged petrol
Power 542bhp at 6250rpm
Torque 479lb ft at 2750-5950rpm
Gearbox 8-spd automatic, 4wd
Kerb weight 1760kg
0-62mph 3.4sec
Top speed 188mph
Economy 27.7mpg
CO2 232g/km
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Join Matt Prior as he walks and talks you through the new, even more practical off-roader.
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Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster
Price from £66,215
Engine (in this test car) 6cyls in line, 2993cc, turbocharged, diesel
Power 245bhp at 3250-4200rpm
Torque 406lb ft at 1250-3000rpm
Transmission 8-spd automatic, 4WD
Kerb weight 2740kg
0-62mph 9.8sec
Top speed 99mph
Economy 24.4mpg
CO2 306g/km
Wheelbase +305mm over Grenadier to 3227mm
Overall length +545mm over Grenadier to 5440mm
Wade depth 800mm
Ground clearance 264mm
Approach angle 35.5deg
Breakover angle 26.2deg (down from 28.2deg on Grenadier)
Departure angle 22.6deg (down from 36.1deg on Grenadier)
Bed dimensions max 1564mm long x 1619mm wide x 485mm high
Rear door width 1280mm
Rear door capacity 225kg
Payload 835kg (maximum)
Towing limit 3500kg
To the all-new Swift first, then. This city car/supermini joins us in Mild Hybrid Ultra form which costs £19,799.
It has a 3 cylinder, 1197cc petrol engine, plus a 12V starter-generator. It makes 81bhp at 5700rpm, has a 5-spd manual gearbox, weighs 949kg and will do 0-62mph in 12.5sec. Its economy is 64.2mpg and it emits 99g/km of CO2.
Then there's our supermini class favourite, the latest Renault Clio. This one is a 0.9 TCe Evolution which costs £17,995, has a 3 cyl, 999cc, turbocharged, petrol engine making 89bhp at 5000rpm, driving through a six-speed manual gearbox, which is good for 0-62mph in 12.2sec. It weighs 1103kg, will return 54.3mpg and emits 118g/km of CO2.
Join Matt Prior and James Disdale as they try these two small cars to decide which is best. There's more, too, over at autocar.co.uk and full access to the entire 129-year Autocar archive over at themagazineshop.com/autocar.
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It was a serious sports car before but the comprehensive overhaul has, as with the DB12 we were so impressed by recently, significantly shifted its capabilities. Its price too: this is a £165,000 before options.
Along with 656bhp at 6000rpm it makes 590lb ft at 2000-5000rpm. It drives the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox and weighs (dry) 1605kg.
Performance is strong, with a 0-62mph time of 3.4sec and a top speed of 202mph. It'll return 23.3mpg and emits 274g/km of CO2.
Join Matt Prior as he gives it a full review on road and track and has a look under the skin.
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The Ferrari SF90 XX is the first XX car to be road legal. It wasn't in the original production plan for the SF90, which tells you something about its gestation.
It’s a decade since Ferrari’s last extra-special-series XX car, the La Ferrari-based FXX-K, was introduced. It was thought that Maranello had so far either made fewer than a hundred XX-branded cars in total. There’ll be nearly 1400 SF90 XXs, divided between coupes and convertibles.
It’s got some very special design features and specification upgrades: it makes 1016bhp at 7900rpm, can do 0-62mph in 2.3sec and has a 199mph top speed. And of course it’s a plug-in hybrid which can do 18 miles on electricity alone. It cost £730,000. Join our editor-at-large Matt Prior as he tests the Ferrari SF90 XX Spider form.
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The new Lotus Eletre SUV is a luxury electric SUV that's nothing like any Lotus that has come before it.
In this middle-range form the Lotus Eletre S costs £105,805. It has 603bhp, 524lb ft, a kerbweight of 2540kg, a 0-62mph time of 4.5sec and a top speed of 160mph. It has a 108kWh battery for a range of 304-329 miles at 2.4-2.6mpkWh.
There are plenty of rivals in this sphere but we've picked the Audi SQ8 E-tron Sportback. It's £101,380, has 497bhp, weighs 2650kg, does 0-62 in 4.5sec, and has a 130mph top speed. It has a 106kWh battery for a range of 271-278 miles at 2.3mpkWh.
But which is better? Join our testers Matt Prior and Matt Saunders as they find out, with filming and editing by Shreyans Chordia.
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00:00 Introduction
01:40 Audi SQ8 e-tron
06:18 Lotus Eletre
12:28 Verdict
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There are more than two dozen such cars on the market today. These are the best 12 of them.
We have competitors from: BYD, Cupra, Hyundai, Jeep, kia, MG, Renault, Smart, Tesla, Vauxhall, Volkswagen And Volvo ready to face off as we name Britain’s best sub-£40k electric car.
On the way we will talk about their prices but also finance deals because that’s how most customers buy cars, and unless otherwise stated assuming a deposit of £4000, likely from a trade in. At the end there’ll be a big chart outlining all of those details, correct as of April 2024 when we conducted the test.
00:00 Introduction
01:19 BYD Dolphin
03:23 Cupra Born
06:05 Hyundai Kona EV
08:10 Jeep Avenger
09:58 Kia Niro
11:25 MG4
13:20 Renault Megane E
14:53 Smart #1
16:50 Tesla Model 3
20:17 Vauxhall Astra Electric
21:43 Volkswagen ID3
22:56 Volvo EX30
25:36 The finishing positions, 12th to 3rd
27:08 The podium positions
27:43 Outro
27:56 Finance summary
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Why it's the 190mph, 2220kg, £186,300, Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, of course, Porsche's revised, fitter, faster, and impossibly powerful battery electric sports car.
It's driven here on circuit by our Matt Saunders, with the edit by Shreyans Chordia.
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You can take that literally: in some markets, Land Cruiser is its own model range, including the 4.6-metre-long Land Cruiser 300 Series and the ultra-old-school Land Cruiser 70 Series. That comes with a 4.5-litre V8 diesel and a manual ’box.
In the UK, we get just the 250 Series, also known as Prado, and it’s entering a new generation for 2024. It’s not electric, it’s not even a hybrid (not in Britain, anyway) and the mechanical specification hasn’t radically altered from the old one.
But although the new J250 Land Cruiser isn’t a radical departure from the J150 of before, there’s still plenty to talk about.
Join road tester Illya Verpraet as he does exactly that, in this in-depth review of the new Land Cruiser, including on-road and off-road driving impressions and a full technical overview. Edited by Shreyans Chordia.
Here's the full technical specification:
2025 Toyota Land Cruiser
Engine: 4 cyls in line, 2755cc, turbocharged, diesel
Transmission: 8-spd automatic
Driveline layout: Front engine, 4WD, Torsen centre and rear differentials
Power: 201bhp at 3000-3400rpm
Torque: 295lb ft at 1600-2800rpm
0-62mph: tbc, 10.0sec (est)
Top speed: 102mph
Kerb weight (DIN): 2330-2550kg
Fuel economy: tbc, 30mpg (est)
CO2: tbc
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00:00 Introduction, design, technical overview
04:58 Interior
07:30 Off-road driving
10:42 On-road driving
16:45 Conclusion
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They're both based on classic Range Rovers but they are restorations with a huge twist. The one on the left is a pure electric conversion, with 650bhp. The one on the right is a plug-in electric hybrid, with no less than 730bhp!
Join Matt Prior and James Disdale as they get to know these bonkers restos and chat about them in a slightly podcasty way.
All filmed and edited by Shreyans Chordia (who probably still hasn't dried out and warmed up since; sorry Shrey).
For the full written story see here:
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And more tech details are just here look:
JIA Chieftain EV
Price: From £350,000
Motor: 3x axial flux motors
Power: 648bhp (405bhp continuous)
Torque: 1792lb ft
Transmission: Single speed
Drive battery: 120kWh (useable)
Kerbweight: 2500kg (est)
0-62mph: 8.2 seconds
Top speed: 125mph (limited)
Energy efficiency: n/a
Range: 220-250 miles
JIA Chieftain PHEV
Price: from £350,000
Engine: V8, 6.2-litre, petrol plus 2x axial flux motors
Power: 730bhp (combined)
Torque: Not sure
Transmission: eight-speed automatic, switchable four-wheel drive
Drive battery: 62kWh (useable)
Kerbweight: 2500kg(est)
0-60mph: 6.2 seconds (hybrid mode)
Top speed: 112mph (limited)
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Chieftan PHEV tech details and walkaround
03:33 Chieftan EV tech details and walkaround
07:16 Chieftan PHEV driving impressions
17:19 Chieftan EV driving impressions
22:07 Electrifying old cars?
24:44 How much?!
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It's an original Gmund-built Porsche 356 from 1950, one of the very first sports cars with Porsche's name on it, built in Austria before the company relocated to Stuttgart where it's still homed today.
Why and how and what's it like and is it anything like a new 911? And how much is it worth? Join Matt Prior as he finds out the story of this fascinating car, the oldest Porsche in the UK.
Filming and editing by Shreyans Chordia.
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You'll find all of the important details about the new E53 here, including how far it'll go on electricity only and what options to tick if you want a 3.8sec 0-62mph time and 174mph top speed. Let Autocar's Jonny Bryce explain the rest.
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Once, if a manufacturer wanted to make an affordable sporting car, it put a big engine in its family hatchback and stiffened up the suspension.
Ever tightening emissions and fuel consumption limits means that's no longer an option. You can't buy a Ford Fiesta ST, any Peugeot GTI, a Renaultsport Clio or Megane, and even since filming this video Hyundai has stopped production of the i20N and i30N.
And there hasn't been an EV hot hatch to take up the mantle ... until now?
We've got the Abarth 500E, arguably (and it's an argument our tester Matt Prior is prepared to make) the first proper EV hot hatch.
So much the first that there isn't yet an obvious rival: so we've taken four other fun alternatives to test alongside it. Join us for the ride. The full specifications are below.
Edited by Shreyans Chordia. Prices correct at the time of filming.
Abarth 500E Turismo
Price £38,195
One permanent magnet synchronous motor
Power 153bhp
Torque 173lb ft
Gearbox 1-spd reduction, FWD
Kerb weight 1410kg
0-62mph 7.0sec
Top speed 96mph
Battery 42.2/37.8kWh (total/usable)
Range, economy 157 miles, 3.4mpkWh
Cupra Born 58kWh V2
Price £38,395
One permanent magnet synchronous motor
Power 201bhp
Torque 229lb ft
Gearbox 1-spd reduction, RWD
Kerb weight 1736kg
0-62mph 7.3sec
Top speed 99mph
Battery 62.0/58.0kWh (total/usable)
Range, economy 262 miles, 4.0mpkWh
Honda E
Price £37,395
One permanent magnet synchronous motor
Power 152bhp
Torque 232lb ft
Gearbox 1-spd reduction, RWD
Kerb weight 1520kg
0-62mph 8.3sec
Top speed 90mph
Battery 35.5/28.5kWh (total/usable, est)
Range, economy 131 miles, 3.5mpkWh
MG4 EV XPower
Price £36,495
Two permanent magnet synchronous motors
Power 429bhp
Torque 443lb ft
Gearbox 1-spd reduction, 4WD
Kerb weight 1800kg
0-62mph 3.8sec
Top speed 124mph
Battery 64.0/61.8kWh (total/usable)
Range, economy 239 miles, 3.3mpkWh
Renault Megane E-Tech
Price £39,495
One permanent magnet synchronous motor
Power 214bhp
Torque 221lb ft
Gearbox 1-spd reduction, FWD
Kerb weight 1708kg
0-62mph 7.5sec
Top speed 99mph
Battery 65.0/60.0kWh (total/usable)
Range, economy 280 miles, 3.8mpkWh
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00:00 Introduction
00:47 Cupra Born
04:00 MG4 EV X Power
05:59 Renault Megane E-Tech
08:00 Honda E
11:03 Abarth 500E
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We went behind the scenes with a team of automotive engineers to find out what potential it offers for the future.
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So we tried it on both - off-road, on race track, and of course on the road too, which will be the Range Rover Sport SV's more natural habitat.
This test is of the launch version of the car, the Edition 1, a limited-run variant that costs £185,360 before options, and there are a few of those.
So what's it to be, a Ford Ranger Raptor and a Caterham and a hundred grand change, or the new Sport SV Edition 1? Join Matt Prior as he tests the latest and greatest Range Rover. Full tech spec below. Enjoy.
Price £185,360
Engine V8, 4395cc, twin-turbo petrol, plus 48v ISG
Power 626bhp at 6000-7000rpm (635PS)
Torque 553lb ft (750Nm) at 1800-5855rpm (590lb ft/800Nm briefly at launch)
Gearbox 8-spd automatic, 4wd
Kerb weight 2485kg
0-62mph 3.8sec
Top speed 180mph
Economy 24.1-22.7mpg
CO2 267-282g/km
Edited by Shreyans Chordia
00:00 Introduction and design
01:28 Technical details
03:17 Road driving impressions
10:13 Off-road
11:13 On track
14:26 Verdict
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Due on sale in the spring, the new Taycan “excels over its predecessor in every discipline”, according to Porsche, which claims huge improvements in range, acceleration, charging speed, equipment and dynamics.
The Taycan can be specified with a single rear motor from £86,500 or a choice of three twin-motor powertrains: 4S (£95,900), Turbo (£134,100) and Turbo S (£161,400).
While the similarly sized, combustion-powered Panamera dropped its estate body option as it moved into its third generation recently, the Taycan keeps three body variants.
The longest range – 422 miles on the WLTP combined cycle – is claimed by the rear driven, single-motor Taycan equipped with the optional Performance Battery Plus, which at 105kWh is a chunky 12kWh bigger than before.
The Taycan can now top up at speeds of 320kW – 50kW quicker than before – at suitable chargers. In addition, the battery’s fast-charging window has been extended so that it can now accept speeds of more than 300kW for up to five minutes.
Join News Editor Felix Page has he gets up close to the new Taycan, drives this prototype model and interviews Porsche's VP of the Taycan model line, Kevin Giek.
Even more details of the car are available over at autocar.co.uk
We can't say too much for now but our experience suggests there are some MASSIVE improvements coming for the Taycan's range and charging capacity, plus revamped infotainment and even a redesign waiting in the wings...
You can check back next week for all the official specs, stats and pictures, but we wanted to give you an early look at some of the Taycan's coolest features.
What do you think - is Porsche's first EV still one of the world's best electric cars? And more importantly - will it land another five-star Autocar verdict?
Stay tuned to find out...
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We've taken a sample of the world's most luxurious cars from the most prestigious brands to see, whether from front or rear seats, which is the most isolated and comfortable, as well as which is the quietest. The new BMW i7 will tell us whether an electric powertrain moves the game onwards. And we've included a classic Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud to see how far the game as come in the past 60 years.
Join Matt Prior and Matt Saunders for the test.
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Full car specs below:
Bentley Flying Spur V8 Azure
Price: £202,055
Engine: V8, 3996cc, turbocharged, petrol
Power: 542bhp at 6000rpm
Torque: 568lb ft at 2000rpm
Transmission: 8-spd automatic, 4WD
Kerb weight: 2330kg
0-62mph: 4.1sec
Top speed: 198mph
Economy: 22.2mpg
CO2 emissions: 288g/km
Range Rover P440e Autobiography
Price: £134,865
Engine: 6 cyls in line, 2996cc, turbocharged, petrol, plus electric motor
Power: 434bhp at 5500rpm
Torque: 457lb ft at 1500rpm
Transmission: 8-spd automatic, 4WD
Kerb weight: 2695kg
0-62mph: 6.0sec
Top speed: 140mph
Economy: 322.7mpg
CO2 emissions: 20g/km
Rolls-Royce Phantom (VIII)
Price: £409,455
Engine: V12, 6751cc, turbocharged, petrol
Power: 563bhp at 5000rpm
Torque: 664lb ft at 1700rpm
Transmission: 8-spd automatic, RWD
Kerb weight: 2685kg
0-62mph: 5.5sec
Top speed: 155mph
Economy: 18mpg
CO2 emissions: 358g/km
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (III)
Price: £5518 in 1964, £85,000 today
Engine: V8, 6230cc, petrol
Power: 276bhp at 4500rpm
Torque: 332lb ft at 2500rpm
Transmission: 4-spd automatic, RWD
Kerb weight: 2090kg
0-62mph: 10.9sec
Top speed: 114mph
Economy: 12mpg (est)
CO2 emissions: Lots
BMW i7 xDrive60 M Sport
Price: £118,470
Motor: Two separately excited synchronous motors
Power: 536bhp
Torque: 549lb ft
Transmission: 1-spd reduction gear, 4WD
Kerb weight: 2640kg
0-62mph: 4.7s sec
Top speed: 149mph
Economy: 3.3mpkWh (for 385-mile range)
CO2 emissions: 0g/km
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Bentley Flying Spur
06:09 Range Rover
10:45 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII
17:33 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III
23:15 What about the rest?
23:40 BMW i7
27:52 Noise level results
28:08 The verdict
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Well. In that case, it feels only right that we should wheel out a couple of other GT cars to meet it. One is the Ferrari Roma, Ferrari's entry-level car that feels anything but an entry-level car, and the other is the Maserati GranTurismo, a car so GT-ish that the clue is, quite literally, in the name.
Question is, then, what are they like, inside and out, and to drive? Join Matt Prior as he finds out.
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The vital statistics for this trio are in the video but if you'd like them in nugget form here they are:
Aston Martin DB12
price: £185,055
Engine: V8, 3982cc, twin-turbocharged
Power: 671bhp at 6000rpm
Torque: 590lb ft at 2750-6000rpm
Transmission: 8-spd automatic, rear-wheel drive
0-62mph: 3.6sec
Top speed: 202mph
Ferrari Roma
Price: £182,675
Engine: V8, 3855cc, twin-turbocharged
Power: 612bhp at 5750-7500rpm
Torque: 561lb ft at 3000-5750rpm
Transmission: 8-spd dual-clutch automatic, RWD
0-62mph: 3.4sec
Top speed: 199mph
Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo
Price: £161,250
Engine: V6, 2992cc, twin-turbocharged
Power: 543bhp at 6500rpm
Torque: 479lb ft at 3000rpm
Transmission: 8-spd automatic, 4WD
0-62mph: 3.5sec
Top speed: 199mph
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Aston Martin DB12 interior
04:20 Maserati GranTurismo interior
06:17 Ferrari Roma interior
08:15 Aston Martin DB12 driving impressions
14:12 Maserati GranTurismo driving impressions
18:22 Ferrari Roma driving impressions
21:15 Conclusion
And here it is, in prototype form. We've got full details of all the technical changes to the car, which includes more power and the option of an automatic gearbox. But there's much more to it than just the numbers.
We've also driven the car on circuit in both manual and automatic form.
(Also: VERY SORRY about the sound quality. We've been chasing an issue with some kit and, ultimately, have decided to replace it. Won't happen again.)
And below are some tech details. We don't know how much the new GR Yaris will cost yet. At the moment it's £35,705 including the Circuit Pack, which will effectively become the only variant. Production starts in April and UK customers will get first cars in June.
Engine 3cyls in line, 1618cc, turbocharged petrol
Power 276bhp at 6500rpm
Torque 288lb ft at 3250rpm
Gearbox 6-spd manual, 4wd
Kerb weight 1280kg
0-62mph 5.1s (est)
Top speed 145mph (est)
Economy 39mpg (est)
CO2 185g/km (est)
0:00 Intro
0:25 Technical overview
4:47 Manual car driven
9:55 Automatic car driven
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Speaking from his own classic car repair shop, The Smallest Cog, Richard is currently a star from TV shows The Grand Tour and Richard Hammond's Workshop, and is formerly from Top Gear and myriad other engineering and other entertainment programmes (we have a particular soft spot for Total Wipeout).
Here Richard talks to Autocar's weekly pod presenters, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior, about his life and times: how he came into television, his current projects, his plans for The Smallest Cog, what cars and motorcycles he owns, and how he sees the future of motoring.
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We've brought two of them together: first, an original car owned by Autocar's own deputy road test editor Richard Lane. It's a 1990 model with a few personal tweaks that make the car very special to Richard.
The second is a restomod by Maturo cars of the Netherlands. Maturo involves itself heavily in rallying and wanted to make the optimum Integrale for the road. And this is it. They do loads of work to the shell and the body and the engine and the suspension and the brakes and etc etc etc: it's massively re-engineered but fundamentally is still an Integrale.
Join Matt Prior and Richard Lane as they drive the two cars back-to-back and get under the skin of them both.
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