Richard Webber

Richard Webber
Title: Special correspondent

Richard first wrote for Autocar in 2009 and has been a freelance special correspondent since 2010.

While primarily a feature writer, Richard has a broad experience of working on Autocar including stints on the news desk, as a sub-editor and as acting picture editor. He has covered several international motor shows, conducting interviews with top executives, authored myriad new car reviews and used car buying guides, and has also edited the Road Test Yearbook.

Richard specialises in road trip stories and colour features from across the automotive spectrum, covering everything from restomods to the latest EVs, highway policing and military off-roaders. His work has collected several awards including Guild of Motoring Writers prizes for pieces on car design and classic cars, as well as the award for best overall feature.

He has written for Autocar’s sister title What Car? as part of the road test team and contributed to a range of other outlets both in the UK and abroad including Classic & Sports Car, Pistonheads, The Scotsman newspaper, Automobile (USA) and Oldtimer Markt (Germany).

He holds an MA (Hons) in Geography from the University of St Andrews.

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Flat six in the sticks: going off-grid in the Porsche 911 Dakar

Winter camping isn't everyone's Thermos of tea. Richard Webber tries it in style with a 911 Dakar

Flat six in the sticks: going off-grid in the Porsche 911 Dakar
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Richard Webber and Max Edleston met at Port Edgar just outside Edinburgh
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Charging north: Chasing the Pole Star in the Polestar 2

We take the Swedish brand's all-electric saloon to Shetland exploring wild nature... and ferry crossings

Charging north: Chasing the Pole Star in the Polestar 2
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Then and now outside Cunnginham Bentley in Edinburgh
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Investigating the long-gone city-centre dealerships

An enthusiast in 1980s Edinburgh guides us around the city's lost prestige garages

Investigating the long-gone city-centre dealerships
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McLaren P1 designer Frank Stephenson on modern car styling

The American designer has spent more than three decades at the top of the vehicle design game. We get his take on current affairs and future possibilities

McLaren P1 designer Frank Stephenson on modern car styling
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Let it blow: A Bentley-themed winter road trip

It takes hundreds of hours to build a Bentley, much of it by hand, using materials crafted by specialists from across the UK. We hit the road in a distant cousin of Crewe’s finest, to meet some of them

Let it blow: A Bentley-themed winter road trip
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Why UK drivers shouldn't overlook winter tyres

With a set of winter rubber on tiny steelies, nothing is stopping our man during this cold snap

Why UK drivers shouldn't overlook winter tyres
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Niels van Roij Design unveils tribute to Ferrari 'Breadvan'

The Dutch design house has reinvented one of Maranello's most iconic models

Niels van Roij Design unveils tribute to Ferrari 'Breadvan'
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Switchable Sand mode helps maintain momentum and allow for seaside fun and frolics
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Highland Rover: Celebrating Hogmanay in a Land Rover Defender

This year there won't be any crowds and fireworks, but there are other, more traditional ways to mark the biggest night on Scotland’s calendar

Highland Rover: Celebrating Hogmanay in a Land Rover Defender
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Qvale Mangusta
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EU deals: cars to import while you can

The UK may be struggling to secure an EU deal but you don’t have to. We source some canny buys on EU soil before Brexit bites

EU deals: cars to import while you can
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Subaru BRZ vs TVR T350: £30,000 performance coupes face off

Subaru’s BRZ is revered for its accessible handling, but for the same price you can pick up a used sports car with far more power and charisma: the TVR T350

Subaru BRZ vs TVR T350: £30,000 performance coupes face off
Peel P50 drive
Speedo shows 160mph; Webber manages 20mph
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New Peel P50: a drive in the world's smallest car

Is the world’s smallest car also the continuation market’s biggest bargain? We squeeze into the ‘new’ Peel P50 microcar to find out

New Peel P50: a drive in the world's smallest car

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