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Richard Porter

Richard has written more than 15 books about various automotive subjects, is the brain behind satirical motoring website sniffpetrol.com and was the script editor on Top Gear TV throughout the Clarkson/Hammond/May era. But far more significantly than all of those, he is also evo’s longest-serving columnist, having shared his unique take on all things four-wheeled in every issue since 2003. He owns a 2010 Range Rover that he swears hasn’t broken down yet. Not properly, anyway.

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Suzuki Swift Sport

The Swift's first service will hopefully sort the central locking issue

3 Jan 2008

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Suzuki Swift Sport

Our body kit has enhanced the appearance of the Swift. But where are all the others?

19 Sep 2007

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Suzuki Swift Sport

Our Suzuki Swift Sport gets i-graded, with a bodykit lined up for the future

7 Aug 2007

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Ford Mondeo

New Mondeo continues to set the repmobile benchmark

16 Jul 2007

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Suzuki Swift Sport

We have a new addition to the Fast Fleet: a Suzuki Swift Sport that is oft-described as 'cheeky'

5 Jul 2007

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007's crashed Aston

What happened when Aston Martin lent its brand new DBS to the world’s best known secret agent

1 Mar 2007

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Reviews

Ford S-Max 2.5T

Sleek Galaxy-based MPV with 217bhp Focus ST engine

8 May 2006

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Smart Roadster Brabus

The Fast Fleet has rarely entertained a car as divisive as the Smart Roadster Brabus. Like Marmite, some people loved it, others found it made them go…

11 Jul 2005

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Smart Roadster Brabus

By the end of this year the Smart Roadster will be dead, a victim of DaimlerChrysler's hard-nosed plan to make its baby-car brand earn some profit for…

9 May 2005

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BMW 645 Ci

I was having some time off from my day job as Script Ed on Top Gear telly when news broke that we were re-recording a batch of studio links for an Ame…

11 Apr 2005

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Smart Roadster Brabus

Brabus Roadster owning evo reader Anthony Yule wrote in last month to defend the car's gearbox in the face of a sound dissing from the evo crew during…

7 Mar 2005

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Smart Roadster Brabus

Keen to immerse myself in the full ownership experience, I decided to go on the annual Smart London-to-Brighton rally. You know, slide the roof back, …

5 Nov 2004