Opinion

Where will you find the most sophisticated four-wheel-drive system available? Look no further than man’s best friend, says Porter

Could recent changes to cars and roads be causing driving standards to decline? Dickie has noticed some worrying initial signs.

Not only is the way in which hypercars are built rapidly changing, but so is their raison d’être.

Perhaps more evidence of his advancing years, Meaden confesses to a growing passion for convertible motoring

Manufacturers used to exhibit extraordinary creativity in disguising their prototypes. Porter laments the loss of these pantomime cars

Dickie Meaden discusses the three different personality types that exist among car owners.

There’s a stale attitude pervading the internet forums, and revitalised Jaguar is the victim. Porter takes aim at the naysayers.

When the alarm bells (and suspension failure warnings) are ringing, should you still buy that well-used dream car? Meaden did.

Admire a car that’s fit for purpose? Then if you do most of your driving in an urban environment, Porter reckons you need a Nissan Leaf

Nürburgring lap records have become mighty but meaningless, says Meaden, who reckons we can bring back the awe of the olden days

If supercars sit at the top of the automotive tree, what are their absolute polar opposites? Porter thinks he’s nailed it

We’ve all got our favourite corners. Meaden wants to hear yours in the hope that it could become part of something rather special

Take dignity, and discard. Then add smugness and blend with no logic whatsoever. Yes, it’s Porter’s recipe for a truly silly car

Car, driver, road: they’re all important, but which holds most sway when it comes to a rewarding drive?

Richard Porter has his say on carbonfibre as an aesthetic addition to the car.

Some of the most deranged automotive one-offs are the result of engine swaps. Meaden identifies his favourites.

The choice of paint colours car makers currently offer is unspeakably dull. Porter reckons he knows why

Money no object. Three words, endless possibilities for the imaginative petrolhead. Meaden gets the ball rolling with his own fantasy car

“A stiffened, steroid-injected 911 just isn’t fulfilling its main role in the automotive animal kingdom”

"Just get up early, drink coffee, grab the keys and drive" says Dickie Meaden

"There are things we Brits do very well, but getting behind our sportspeople is not one of them" says Porter

Engineers and scitentists are falling over themselves to create the autonomous car, but who actually wants one?

Richard Porter rallies against the misplaced machismo of performance cars and urges us not to be a hero.

So you think the motorsport-inspired livery on your car is cool? It might be, says Meaden, as he plays arbiter of automotive taste

Porter suggests that the mass proliferation of automatic gearboxes doesn’t mean our left legs should become redundant

The so-called 'power wars' that manufacturers have engaged in are no longer relevant, amusing or helpful.

The worst engine layout ever to grace an engine bay? Porter has a convincing argument for a perhaps unexpected choice

Car makers are missing out on the incredible power of the silver screen and should try harder to engage with car culture, says Meaden

Porter ponders on the miserable - not to mention dangerous - inclinations of many people we share our roads with

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

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)

Manufacturers used to exhibit extraordinary creativity in disguising their prototypes. Porter laments the loss of these pantomime cars

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

Rusting bodywork is largely a thing of the past, but it’s unlikely car makers will address other failing components, reckons Porter

Engineers and scientists are falling over themselves to create the autonomous car, but who actually wants one, asks Meaden

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