Richard Aucock

Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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Saab owner Nevs to go into administration

Unpaid creditors force Nevs' hand: application for administration buys more time for discussions with 'two global vehicle manufacturers'

80mph now default UK motorway speed limit

According to common law, Britain's motorway speed limit is 80mph, not 70mph...

Special Jaguar Land Rovers to be built on former Peugeot site

100 new jobs created by JLR’s latest £20 million investment

2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is world’s fastest 4dr

German musclecars suddenly seem that bit punier as American brawn muscles in

Range Rover Sport SVR sets Nürburgring SUV lap record

The battle of the Nürburgring lap times turns to SUVs, with Britain's Land Rover firing the first salvo

Local councils given power to close roads for motorsport

Local authorities have been given the power to close roads for motorsport events in legislation announced by the PM at Williams' Advanced Engineering Centre. The announcement follows consultation earlier in the year and means local councils...

Infiniti QX30 crossover to be built at Sunderland

Surprise – a rival to the Audi Q3 and Mercedes-Benz GLA will be built in Britain from next year!

Ariel Ace motorcycle revealed: now Ariel takes to two wheels! 

Ariel started building bikes in 1870: with the 2014 Goodwood FoS debut of the Ace, it’s at it again

Jaguar to build special E-type Lightweight series

Brand-new factory-fresh E-types will again be sold by Jaguar as it completes a limited run started in the 1960s...

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