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2018 Kia Stinger review
Kia targets German establishment with a bold new saloon Kia Stinger review from the April 2018 issue of Motor Sport. Pick up your copy here Who…
Andrew Frankel
Senior Contributing Writer
After an inglorious stint in the City convinced him that he could handle cars better than he handled money, Andrew joined Autocar many years ago as a junior tester. Since then he has become one of the industry’s senior figures. Editor of Motor Sport for five years, he now runs our road test section.
Latest articles from Andrew
Opinion
Car Culture
Aston Martin: the Lagonda lives on
Early signs point to a reassuringly well-executed revival of Aston Martin's Lagonda brand We have known for a while now that Aston Martin was not just going to leave Lagonda…
Opinion
F1
How (not) to solve F1's halo problem
The halo has divided opinion, so Andrew Frankel is thinking outside the box – and in the cockpit – to fix it... I have the answer to all Formula 1’s problems. Bear…
Opinion
F1
'80s month: Driving the Beatrice-Lola THL1
Continuing with our '80s month theme, Andrew Frankel reflects on the time he drove a 1985 Beatrice-Lola THL1 With Motor Sport pursuing a 1980s theme this month, there was some speculation…
Opinion
Opinions
Jaguar GT4 signals a sports car revival
Could Jaguar's F-type SVR GT4 trigger a spirited return to sports car racing? Jaguar’s recent absence from all categories of sports car racing has at times seemed almost wilful. How else to…
Opinion
F1
Stirling Moss: A retirement well earned
Andrew Frankel pays tribute to Sir Stirling Moss, who has retired from the public eye To anyone who has known of Sir Stirling Moss’s battle to fight back from the illness…
Opinion
Opinions
In defence of diesel
Has the demonisation of diesel power become anything more than a political football? Andrew Frankel argues that the diesel purge is leading us into a cul-de-sac As I sit here…
Opinion
F1
F1 2017: Was it better?
Faster, stronger, better? Did Formula 1 deliver on its promise in 2017? Back in March I wrote a column just after the Australian Grand Prix. In it I asked some…
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Opinions
Could the Alpine A110 go GT4?
While the Alpine A110 Cup provides a salivating one-make series prospect, does the manufacturer have a GT4 variant in mind? Five years after news of the project first came to…
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Lifestyle
Does the Lamborghini SUV make sense?
Lamborghini is peddling the Urus as 'the world's fastest SUV', but is there any more to it? Andrew Frankel questions the point Lamborghini has not felt the…
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Opinions
Tesla's troubles
Tesla grabbed headlines with its sports car, but there's a bigger picture to take in I would contend that there is no more enigmatic car manufacturer than Tesla right now. To…
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Opinions
Is the Porsche 911 GT2 RS worth it?
The 2017 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is brutally powerful and brutally expensive. But that fades into insignificance when you compare it to the hypercars on offer today, says Andrew Frankel…
