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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.

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Audi R8 Spyder v Porsche 911 Turbo v Jaguar XKR v Ferrari California

The mighty Audi R8 V10 Spyder meets its supercar convertible rivals from Ferrari, Porsche and Jaguar. Full story and 25 hi-res pictures

9 Sep 2010

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Renaultsport Megane 250 Cup

Meaden's Megane 250 Cup heads off for some trackday fun at the mighty Spa Francorchamps

23 Aug 2010

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Renaultsport Megane 250 Cup

Richard Meaden's new long termer - a Cup-spec Renaultsport Megane 250 hot hatch - has arrived. Full gallery and report

23 Jul 2010

Torque Developments Honda Civic Type-R review

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Torque Developments supercharged Honda Civic Type-R review

Supercharger conversion creates 237bhp version of Honda's Civic Type-R hot hatch

18 May 2010

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Skoda Yeti meets Lotus Evora

We rate Skoda's Yeti so highly we pitched it against our 2009 Car of the Year, the Lotus Evora. But to help the Yeti feel more at home, we took them i…

23 Apr 2010

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Dickie's Aston racer appears

Our Dickie Meaden is racing a striking Aston Martin V12 Vantage at the Ring 24 hours. Here it is

21 Apr 2010

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Peugeot 106 Rallye

Richard Meaden succumbs to Friday afternoon classified browsing and buys a Rallye

7 Apr 2010

Bentley Continental Supersports v Ferrari 599 HGTE v Aston Martin DBS

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Bentley Continental Supersports v Ferrari 599 HGTE v Aston Martin DBS

There's more than one way to create a super-GT, as the 621bhp Bentley Continental Supersports, Aston Martin DBS and Ferrari 599 HGTE show.

23 Mar 2010

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Aston Martin RS Concept

Development version of V12-engined Vantage allays fears of nose-heavy handling

15 May 2008

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Porsche 964 RS

Richard Meaden exploits a window of opportunity with the 964

9 Apr 2008

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Nissan GT-R v Porsche GT3: Nissan GT-R v Porsche GT3

Nissan reckons that the new GT-R has the measure of Porsche’s 911. We put its claims to the test

2 Apr 2008

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Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type UK v Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

Could the new UK-spec STI really live with a Lamborghini? We find out on the rain-lashed roads of Snowdonia

28 Feb 2008

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Citroen C2-R2 Max

Budding rally stars start right here

12 Feb 2008

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Porsche 964 RS

An inactive autumn, MoT pass and some engine oil leaks on the Porsche's 'to-do' list

17 Jan 2008

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Vauxhall Astra

Dealer’s diesel Astra VXR alternative returns

2 Jan 2008

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Fiat Panda 100HP

Richard Meaden's reunited with the Panda the same week Fiat's 500 becomes available. How do they compare?

14 Nov 2007

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Nissan GT-R: Behind the wheel of the new GT-R

Richard Meaden on driving a prototype at the ring

14 Nov 2007

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Gumpert Apollo

German supercar maker Gumpert has unleashed the production version of its Apollo supercar. It might not be pretty but, by gum, it's fast

1 Nov 2007

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Bentley Continental

It’s officially the fastest Bentley ever, and that’s very fast indeed

25 Oct 2007

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2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (MY08) revealed

Purposeful bulging-arch look for hatchback STI

18 Oct 2007

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Porsche 964 RS

It's back! Richard Meaden's Porsche 964 RS reappears after its winter hibernation

16 Aug 2007

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Fiat Panda 100HP

Readers have been contacting us in praise of the Panda 100HP. Richard Meaden is their Fiat-driving champion

13 Aug 2007

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Roush 600RE

With its 600RE, Roush is giving ten of the last Ford GTs over 600bhp

9 Aug 2007

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Lotus 2-Eleven

252bhp trackday Lotus is most extreme Elise derivative yet

23 Jul 2007

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Lotus 2-Eleven

252bhp trackday Lotus is most extreme Elise derivative yet

23 Jul 2007

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News

News feature: BMW F1 at the Ring: Faszination

The Nordschleife hadn’t seen a modern F1 car in over 30 years. Then Nick Heidfeld arrived in his BMW Sauber F1.06…

16 Jul 2007

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Vauxhall Astra

A new 178bhp engine in the Vauxhall Astra combines performance and economy, thanks to a modest 1.6 engine and a turbocharger

12 Jun 2007

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Prodrive Subaru Impreza WRX RB320 (2007) review

Prodrive cooks up a fitting Subaru Impreza tribute to rallying legend Richard Burns

15 May 2007

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Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

Lighter and more powerful, the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera is the ultimate Gallardo. We test it on road and track

7 May 2007

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Opel GT

Vauxhall isn’t bringing the Opel GT to the UK. Question is, should we be disappointed?

15 Apr 2007

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Vauxhall VXR

Suspension updates and another 25bhp for hot Vectra

26 Mar 2007

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Ford Mustang GT: End of Term: Ford Mustang GT

Richard Meaden reveals what it’s been like to live with the Ford Mustang for 20 months and more than 25,000 miles

6 Feb 2007

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Porsche 964 RS

Richard Meaden treats his 964 to some balming-based TLC before putting it away for the winter

22 Jan 2007

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Litchfield Type-25 v Caterham CSR 260 v Lotus Exige S v Radical SR3 1300 v Ariel Atom v Porsche Carrera GT v Ford GT v Ferrari Enzo v McLaren F1

On one unforgettable day, we gathered everything from an Ariel Atom to a McLaren F1 for the ultimate circuit shootout

10 Jan 2007