Articles by Matt Prior

Prior imagines a track that might have been

News

Ghost tracks: The best airfield-based circuits that never were

Silverstone, Goodwood, Thruxton, Snetterton, Castle Combe… All of these famous tracks were built as wartime airfields. We visit some of the RAF layouts we missed out on

10 May 2020

Ghost tracks: The best airfield-based circuits that never were

The last Focus RS was perhaps a high-water mark for fast Fords

Opinion

Matt Prior: Farewell Focus RS, my bold friend

As Ford pulls the plug on the RS hot hatch, our columnist pays homage to the pocket rocket

8 May 2020

Matt Prior: Farewell Focus RS, my bold friend

Volvo S60 vs Kia Stinger vs Peugeot 508 vs Alfa Romeo Giulia

When you want something more audacious than an Audi and more B-road friendly than a Beemer, where do you turn?

News

Alternative saloon showdown: Volvo S60 takes on Alfa, Peugeot and Kia

The Volvo S60 joins the growing ranks of family-friendly four and five-door models that buck the class norms, but does it come out on top?

5 May 2020

Alternative saloon showdown: Volvo S60 takes on Alfa, Peugeot and Kia

Platform has flat floor. Wheel modules control main functions

News

Israeli start up reveals ultra-flexible modular EV platform

REE’s radical, easy to work on EV tech enables a 2.7m-long five-seat robotaxi and much more besides

4 May 2020

Israeli start up reveals ultra-flexible modular EV platform

Are scrappage schemes good or a short-sighted fix?

Opinion

Matt Prior: Is it time to scrap scrappage schemes?

Such initiatives might give struggling industry a boost, but is encouraging oversupply and debt really the answer?

1 May 2020

Matt Prior: Is it time to scrap scrappage schemes?

XC90 was half as aerodynamic as the typical Volvo

Opinion

Matt Prior: The Volvo XC90 is a real drag

A chunky SUV body means this 2002 car bucks Volvo's otherwise consistent aerodynamic gains

24 April 2020

Matt Prior: The Volvo XC90 is a real drag

Opinion

Australia's V8 brutes come to Europe. Virtually.

Premier touring car championship moved quickly to set up an eseries while the regular season is on hold, with a recent wildcard entry from one of F1's hottest properties

20 April 2020

Australia's V8 brutes come to Europe. Virtually.