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Richard Meaden

A motoring journalist and racer for over 20 years, Dickie is one of the founder members of the evo team, a former editor, and current columnist. He made his race debut in 1993, and since then has raced in various one-make series with Ginetta, Vauxhall, Renault and Porsche, and has competed in the Nürburgring 24 Hours since 2006. In 2007 and 2008 Dickie competed in Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and in 2011 set a new world record for a production sedan at Bonneville Speed Week… in Skoda Octavia vRS. The speed? 227.08 mph. Yes, honestly.

Aston Martin DBX707 v Ferrari Purosangue – flagship super SUVs go head-to-head
Aston Martin DBX707 v Ferrari Purosangue
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Aston Martin DBX707 v Ferrari Purosangue – flagship super SUVs go head-to-head

Everything about them is supersize, from their kerb weights to their power outputs. But they’re also hugely enjoyable – and quite different in charact…
16 Mar 2024
TVR Tuscan (1999-2006): review, history, prices and specs
TVR Tuscan
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TVR Tuscan (1999-2006): review, history, prices and specs

Fast and beautiful, the Tuscan remains one of TVR’s most appealing models over two decades on. Here's why it's one of our top 25 cars of the last 25 y…
14 Mar 2024
Lamborghini Gallardo (2003 - 2013): review, history and buying guide
Gallardo lead
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Lamborghini Gallardo (2003 - 2013): review, history and buying guide

The Gallardo was the car that catapulted Lamborghini into the modern age, making it one of our top 25 cars of the last 25 years
4 Mar 2024
New Alpine A290: latest details on the Renault 5's hot hatch cousin
Alpine A290 concept
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New Alpine A290: latest details on the Renault 5's hot hatch cousin

Good news for fans of accessible performance, as Alpine reveals more details about its forthcoming EV hot hatch, the A290
26 Feb 2024
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Audi R8 GT RWD v Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica – the last of the V10s
Audi R8 V10 GT RWD v Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica
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Audi R8 GT RWD v Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica – the last of the V10s

As Audi’s V10 R8 and Lamborghini’s Huracán near the end of their journey, it's time for a final blast
10 Feb 2024

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Why the Renault Clio 172 is one of the most significant cars of the last 25 years
Renault Clio 172 – front
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Why the Renault Clio 172 is one of the most significant cars of the last 25 years

To mark our 25th anniversary we name the 25 most significant driver's cars launched in the last 25 years. Richard Meaden presents the case for the Ren…
30 Jan 2024
Audi Sport Quattro v Subaru Impreza 22B v Toyota GR Yaris
Audi Sport Quattro v Subaru Impreza 22B v Toyota GR Yaris
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Audi Sport Quattro v Subaru Impreza 22B v Toyota GR Yaris

Subaru’s Impreza 22B and Audi’s Sport Quattro are rally-inspired, four-wheel-drive legends. Could Toyota’s GR Yaris match them for charisma and abilit…
20 Jan 2024
Frontline LE60 v BEE GT – V8 power battles electric in MGB restomod head-to-head
Frontline LE60 and BEE GT
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Frontline LE60 v BEE GT – V8 power battles electric in MGB restomod head-to-head

MGB restomod pioneers Frontline have launched two very different new models, the fire-breathing V8-engined LE60 (right) and the battery powered BEE. W…
13 Jan 2024
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Honda Civic Type R (FL5) review: the undisputed king of hot hatches
Honda Civic Type R – front
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Honda Civic Type R (FL5) review: the undisputed king of hot hatches

It’s the most exciting, capable and well engineered hot hatchback we’ve ever driven, but has lost some of the fluency that made the last Type R truly …
18 Dec 2023
Alpine A110 R 2024 review: still want that Cayman GT4?
Alpine A110 R
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Alpine A110 R 2024 review: still want that Cayman GT4?

Designed for the track the new A110 R takes the brilliant lightweight package and makes it more focussed than ever. But is it a better road car as a r…
12 Dec 2023
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Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale review – 1016bhp hybrid is the first road-legal XX
Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale
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Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale review – 1016bhp hybrid is the first road-legal XX

The spectacular SF90 XX Stradale is now officially the fastest street-legal model around Fiorano, and pushes Ferrari’s road car range to new extremes …
15 Nov 2023
BMW M3 GTS (E92, 2010-2011): review, history and specs of an icon
E92 BMW M3 GTS
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BMW M3 GTS (E92, 2010-2011): review, history and specs of an icon

With a price tag more than double that of a regular E92 M3, the M3 GTS was a tough sell back in 2010. But get behind the wheel today and there’s no do…
15 Nov 2023
Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder RS review – unapologetically hardcore, undeniably brilliant
Porsche 718 Spyder RS
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Porsche 718 Boxster Spyder RS review – unapologetically hardcore, undeniably brilliant

Porsche has given the 718 Boxster Spyder the RS treatment as it bids farewell to the combustion-engined Boxster
3 Nov 2023
Prodrive P25 review – this £552,000 Subaru Impreza is worth every penny
Prodrive P25
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Prodrive P25 review – this £552,000 Subaru Impreza is worth every penny

The P25 is Prodrive’s dazzling tribute to the iconic Subaru Impreza 22B STI. But can it possibly justify its eye-watering £552,000 price tag? There’s …
28 Oct 2023
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Pininfarina Battista 2023 review – world's quickest production car driven
Pininfarina Battista
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Pininfarina Battista 2023 review – world's quickest production car driven

You’d expect gorgeous lines from Pininfarina; you might not expect 1874bhp and acceleration to make you nauseous. We drive the dizzying Pininfarina Ba…
20 Oct 2023
BMW M2 v Porsche Cayman GT4 v Alpine A110 R: ultimate track test
BMW M2 v Porsche Cayman GT4 v Alpine A110 R track
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BMW M2 v Porsche Cayman GT4 v Alpine A110 R: ultimate track test

They’ve squared up on the road; now A110 R, GT4 and M2 head to Anglesey for timed laps. Place your bets
14 Oct 2023
Aston Martin Valkyrie 2023 review: a new realm of hypercar performance
Aston Martin Valkyrie
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Aston Martin Valkyrie 2023 review: a new realm of hypercar performance

Aston’s Newey-designed hypercar is ready at last. Is it the best thing ever to wear number plates, or too uncompromising for its own good?
9 Jun 2023
My Life & Cars – Henry Pearman, Eagle E-types founder and car collector
Henry Pearman's Life & Cars
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My Life & Cars – Henry Pearman, Eagle E-types founder and car collector

Starting with a £25 MG Midget, bought when he was 15, Henry Pearman has traded his way up to an enviably epic car collection while also becoming a res…
2 Jun 2023
‘If only lane assist could steer these plonkers to the inside lane’
Dickie Meaden opinion
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‘If only lane assist could steer these plonkers to the inside lane’

Driving in Germany has reminded Meaden how bad UK drivers are
30 May 2023
Bugatti Chiron review
Bugatti Veyron
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Bugatti Chiron review

The Chiron represents a last gasp for Bugatti's quad-turbo W16 formula, and its astonishing numbers are only half the story
25 May 2023
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Our first taste of the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a Maserati GranSport Trofeo
2006 Nurburgring 24 Hours
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Our first taste of the Nürburgring 24 Hours in a Maserati GranSport Trofeo

Back in 2006 evo joined the Maserati factory racing team as it returned to the scene of past glories to tackle the ultimate endurance race, the Nürbur…
16 May 2023
The highs and lows of racing at the Nürburgring – Dickie Meaden tells all
Racing at the Nurburgring
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The highs and lows of racing at the Nürburgring – Dickie Meaden tells all

Dickie Meaden describes the all-enveloping experience of competing at the Nürburgring with some personal anecdotes
16 May 2023
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‘I’ve sensed increasing resistance to the forced transition to electric cars’
Dickie Meaden opinion
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‘I’ve sensed increasing resistance to the forced transition to electric cars’

Meaden glimpses an exciting alternative future to wall-to-wall EVs
9 May 2023
RML Short Wheelbase 2023 review
RML Short Wheelbase Goodwood
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RML Short Wheelbase 2023 review

The RML Short Wheelbase is a stunning tribute to the immortal Ferrari 250 SWB, built around the glorious V12 from the 550 Maranello. We drive it to Go…
1 May 2023
‘Driving connects you to your journey. Flying feels like an awkward stasis to be endured’
Dickie Meaden opinion
Opinion

‘Driving connects you to your journey. Flying feels like an awkward stasis to be endured’

Meaden rediscovers the eternal pleasures of an old-fashioned road trip
18 Apr 2023
‘The McMurtry Spéirling points to a whole new take on how we should go racing’
Dickie Meaden opinion
Opinion

‘The McMurtry Spéirling points to a whole new take on how we should go racing’

McMurtry’s record run up the Goodwood hill fired Meaden’s imagination
28 Mar 2023
‘For a last drive before a total ban on internal combustion, which car would I choose?’
Dickie Meaden opinion
Opinion

‘For a last drive before a total ban on internal combustion, which car would I choose?’

The end of the petrol era has got Meaden shortlisting this century’s greats
28 Feb 2023
Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica 2023 review – analogue rival to the Ferrari 296 GTB
Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica
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Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica 2023 review – analogue rival to the Ferrari 296 GTB

The Huracán has reached the end of the road in series-production form, but it’s going out on an all-time high
20 Jan 2023
‘We spent more time behind our knives and forks than we did behind the steering wheel’
Dickie Meaden opinion
Opinion

‘We spent more time behind our knives and forks than we did behind the steering wheel’

Its cars may be facing change, but Lambo’s launches are a tradition untouched
17 Jan 2023
Renault Sport Clio V6 – review, history, prices and specs
Renault Clio V6
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Renault Sport Clio V6 – review, history, prices and specs

Two decades on, the Clio V6 still seems gloriously bonkers. We discover the truth about its troubled birth – and remind ourselves what it was like to …
28 Nov 2022
Audi RS3 Performance 2022 review
Audi RS3 Performance – front action
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Audi RS3 Performance 2022 review

A considerable improvement on the already excellent RS3; shame the UK won't get to enjoy it...
24 Nov 2022
Audi TT RS Iconic Edition 2022 review
Audi TT RS Edition – front
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Audi TT RS Iconic Edition 2022 review

Though undoubtedly pricey, the limited-run Iconic Edition is an appropriate way to mark the TT’s 25th year
24 Nov 2022
Audi R8 V10 GT RWD 2022 review
Audi R8 V10 RWD GT – front cornering
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Audi R8 V10 GT RWD 2022 review

The Audi R8 has never been more exciting, raw or engaging. Audi Sport has saved the best for last.
23 Nov 2022
‘I suppose we should be grateful for our contorted roads and gnarly tarmac’
Dickie Meaden opinion
Opinion

‘I suppose we should be grateful for our contorted roads and gnarly tarmac’

Next time you drive, spare a thought for the road surface, says Meaden
22 Nov 2022