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Richard Lane

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Deputy Road Test Editor at Autocar

Deputy road test editor @autocar. IG: _rlane_

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  • 10 fun and affordable sports cars that will rekindle your love of driving | Autocar

    2 weeks ago | autocar.co.uk | Matt Saunders |Jack Warrick |Richard Lane |Matt Prior

    With the ever-increasing number of SUVs on our roads, finding proper, dependable sources of driver entertainment isn't quite as easy as it once was. It's especially hard to find a sports car on a real-world budget, but our list of the best affordable sports cars will help you find a phenomenal drive without breaking the bank.  They may not be as numerous as before and many don’t seem as affordable in these inflationary times, but they exist, and they’re cars that demand to be seized and cherished.

  • Al fresco Aston Martin turns thunderous V8 up to 11 | Autocar

    3 weeks ago | autocar.co.uk | Richard Lane

    Close Verdict Model tested: Rating: Pricey but has tons of charisma and few drawbacks.

  • The punchy diesel estate is the Concorde of the 2020s

    1 month ago | autocar.co.uk | Richard Lane

    Is strident, pragmatic, long-distance motoring now enjoying its Concorde moment? Is it all downhill from here? Having just returned from the Alps in something a bit special, I fear it might well be. I’ve loved big, car-based escapades ever since thrashing a mate’s Peugeot 206 down to Arezzo as a 17-year-old. It croaked on arrival (head gasket!) and we spent a king’s ransom in roaming charges chatting to the IRA, never mind the repair work.

  • Built on bravery, held back by caution? Navigating next-gen succession in family businesses

    1 month ago | farrer.co.uk | Richard Lane

    Farrer & Co Partner Richard Lane was interviewed by Mark Estcourt, CEO at Cavendish Family Office. This content was originally published by Cavendish Family Office, see here. From the risk-takers to the risk cautious – nobody said family business succession would be easy. Richard Lane, Partner at Farrer & Co, has spent years guiding founders and their successors through the complex process of handing over the reins.

  • Mann on a mission: driving a 1968 Ford Escort touring car, built in 2025 | Autocar

    1 month ago | autocar.co.uk | Richard Lane

    Close The summer of ’25 will mark the debut of an official new Mk1 Ford Escort RS. Even tapping out that sentence feels surreal, but allowing a little bit of wiggle room for semantics and technicalities, it’s the truth. Every car will even have a fresh VIN stamped into a bona fide, Ford-signed plate beneath its featherlight carbonfibre bonnet.

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Richard Lane
Richard Lane @_rlane_
26 Apr 25

Drove the new rag-top Vantage in the Alps this week; story in @autocar in May. Seriously pretty car, and seriously loud… https://t.co/WYht7AMBBh

Richard Lane
Richard Lane @_rlane_
7 Apr 25

RT @ElfynEvans: Rally Sierra Morena 🇪🇸⛰️ We had the chance to do the rally as a part of our prep for Rally Islas Canarias, it was a nice r…

Richard Lane
Richard Lane @_rlane_
20 Feb 25

RT @ScarbsTech: Customer #Hypercar Looks amazing in yellow under the lights. @AFCorse @FerrariHypercar @FIAWEC #WECtech https://t.co/v9JtY…