Richard Meaden
Director at Freelance
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1 week ago |
evo.co.uk | Richard Meaden
One of the staples of the motoring journalist’s life is the international press launch. Post-pandemic, these once legendarily lavish overseas events are just beginning to hit their stride again, albeit in a somewhat pale imitation of their pomp back in the ’90s and ’00s. It’s good to have them back. Launches have always been the part of the job that makes me feel most connected to the industry.
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1 month ago |
evo.co.uk | Richard Meaden
It seems absurd, doesn’t it? How could anyone possibly make the 992 GT3 RS more track-capable or endow it with a meaningful increase in downforce? Moreover, who would be crazy enough to attempt it? The answer to both those questions lies in understanding this car’s creator, Manthey Racing. Something of a cult amongst fans of hardcore Porsches, Manthey is based in Meuspath, just a stone’s throw from the Nordschleife’s Döttinger Höhe straight.
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1 month ago |
evo.co.uk | Richard Meaden
Forget Bond and his gadget-laden Silver Birch DB5. When it comes to ultimate Astons, my heart has always belonged to the big, ballsy GT flagships. From the 1970s Vantage to today’s epic, twin-turbocharged Vanquish, there’s something about these bruising machines that speaks so eloquently of the marque. To me, they will always be the quintessential Aston Martin. Of all these rollicking flagships, it’s the Virage-based V550 Aston Martin Vantage that makes the most emphatic statement. At least to me.
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1 month ago |
evo.co.uk | Richard Meaden |James Taylor
The face of all-wheel-drive performance has changed. No longer employed purely as a mechanical means of sharing the division of labour between front and rear axles, the single-minded pursuit of raw traction has been transcended by a more nuanced objective. Pragmatism still plays a part, as today’s all-wheel-drive systems are charged with taming the ever-increasing power and torque outputs of immensely potent ICE, hybrid and EV powertrains.
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2 months ago |
evo.co.uk | Richard Meaden
Recently we drove McLaren’s Artura Trophy Evo race car; now we’re behind the wheel of Ferrari’s 296 Challenge one-make racer. Like the McLaren, Maranello’s entry-level competition car loses its battery-driven hybrid system in favour of a racing-friendly, exclusively internal combustion V6 powertrain. This is partly pragmatism, as hybrids are hard to manage in motorsport applications, but primarily because GT racing regs currently don’t allow for hybrid in the production-based categories.
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Every time I drive the 992 GT3 RS the more remarkable I think it is. Love how you can see the the wing adjust under braking in this vid. Oh, and it was faster than a slick-shod Radical race car around Cadwell Park. Read all about it in the latest issue of @evomagazine
@DickieMeaden taking flight in the 992 GT3 RS for evo Track Car of the Year ✈️ Find out how @Porsche‘s most extreme road-going 911 fares against 14 of the finest track-honed models by picking up your copy in store or online via the evo shop. 📷 @evosamj #evomagazine https://t.co/2y3AOvzOSX
I’ve been the victim of a robbery at Gatwick Airport. Oh no, hang on. My mistake. I just bought lunch at Pret. How can this be £16.95? 🤯 https://t.co/YYyP8Hhzpx
Anyone out there - owner or dealer - in the U.K. with a Gallardo LP560-4 Coupe they’d be willing to bring along to an @evomagazine test? No track stuff, just road driving.
