evo Opinion - Richard Porter

evo Opinion - Richard Porter
Porter suggests that the mass proliferation of automatic gearboxes doesn’t mean our left legs should become redundant
Our relationship with the performance car industry

Our relationship with the performance car industry
The so-called 'power wars' that manufacturers have engaged in are no longer relevant, amusing or helpful.
evo Opinion - Richard Porter

evo Opinion - Richard Porter
The worst engine layout ever to grace an engine bay? Porter has a convincing argument for a perhaps unexpected choice
evo opinion - Dickie Meaden

evo opinion - Dickie Meaden
Car makers are missing out on the incredible power of the silver screen and should try harder to engage with car culture, says Meaden
The Portuguese are good at overtaking

The Portuguese are good at overtaking
Porter ponders on the miserable - not to mention dangerous - inclinations of many people we share our roads with
evo Opinion - Steve Walker

evo Opinion - Steve Walker
The headlines may promise an all-electric future, but read more deeply and actual Government policy is thin on the ground, says Steve Walker
evo Opinion - Dickie Meaden

evo Opinion - Dickie Meaden
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)
evo opinion - Richard Porter

evo opinion - Richard Porter
Manufacturers used to exhibit extraordinary creativity in disguising their prototypes. Porter laments the loss of these pantomime cars
Richard Meaden - Opinion 

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

evo opinion - Richard Porter
Rusting bodywork is largely a thing of the past, but it’s unlikely car makers will address other failing components, reckons Porter
"The industry is taking me out of the process of driving"

"The industry is taking me out of the process of driving"
Engineers and scientists are falling over themselves to create the autonomous car, but who actually wants one, asks Meaden
"Cars are often nicer if you don't try to be such a hero"

"Cars are often nicer if you don't try to be such a hero"
Didn't go for air-con? You'll only notice when you're sweating rivers, says Porter, who doesn't buy into all this options-list machismo
"We're conditioned to want the next big thing"

"We're conditioned to want the next big thing"
Afraid of change, overly sentimental or just uninspired by modern machinery? You may well be a Hoarder, says Meaden
"The A1 is consistently confusing"

"The A1 is consistently confusing"
It may not be the quickest route, but its ability to surprise, entertain and even disgust makes the A1 the natural choice, says Porter
"Brutally unsocial hours are the best for driving"

"Brutally unsocial hours are the best for driving"
You don’t need to take a far-flung vacation to acquaint your car with a great road. Just get up early, grab the keys and drive
"Engine swaps embrace anything-goes engineering"

"Engine swaps embrace anything-goes engineering"
Some of the most deranged automotive one-offs are the result of engine swaps. Meaden identifies his favourites
Are electric hypercars just hollow publicity stunts?

Are electric hypercars just hollow publicity stunts?
Not only is the way in which hypercars are built rapidly changing, but so is their raison d'etre. Meaden thinks he's identified a new trend.