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 and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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Mercedes-AMG One to debut at 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Mercedes-AMG One hypercar will make its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of speed on 23 to 26 June 2022.

Car ownership dips as motorists switch to vans

Car ownership falls for a second year but the number of commercial vehicles on British roads is up 4.3 percent.

Eight-seat Land Rover Defender 130 revealed

The Land Rover Defender 130 is an extended machine with seating for up to eight and a total length of nearly 5.4 metres.

2022 British Motor Show to be the greenest ever

This August’s British Motor Show will be the greenest ever with a focus on carbon neutrality – and every car at the show to be run on biofuel

Opinion: Carmakers are ready for 2030, but EV infrastructure must catch up

Journalists at the 2011 SMMT Test Day could test just a handful of EVs, with a pitiful range. Today, the situation is hugely different.

Hyundai Ioniq 5 is World Car of the Year 2022

The 2022 World Car Awards winners have been revealed, with the electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 taking the prestigious overall award.

New Lotus Eletre electric SUV revealed in London

The new Lotus Eletre is billed as the ‘world’s first electric hyper-SUV’. Here’s what you need to know about this radical, make-or-break EV

World Car Awards 2022 ‘Top Three’ finalists revealed

An electric car is guaranteed to become 2022 World Car of the Year as the finalists for the world’s biggest automotive award are revealed.

Kia EV6 is Europe’s Car of the Year 2022

Kia has become the first South Korean car firm to win the Car of the Year prize with victory for the pure electric EV6 in 2022.

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