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#82 Matt Prior | Automotive Journalist

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Matt Prior (@autocarmatt) is an automotive journalist and the Editor At Large at Autocar. We have a chat about his journey and a tonne of topics along the way.

Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/16tJRGNFgt0

https://instagram.com/autocarmatt

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

Audio Podcast:
https://linktr.ee/carchatpodcast

Support The Podcast:
https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint

Show Notes:
00:00 = Intro, the beginnings of Autocar and what do you do?
08:16 = Do you get a level of enjoyment out of reviewing the more boring cars?
13:00 = Road testing and silly behaviour
18:40 = How fun do you find electric cars?
23:52 = Tyres sometimes emit more particulates than the engine.
25:54 = How do you feel about Restomods vs Modern Supercars
34:40 = GT86
38:41 = C1 Racing and driving slow cars fast
47:54 = Car of the year and mismatched competition
53:45 = Quickfire best car in each category
58:08 = Fixing a broken car and then selling straight away
59:38 = Do many journalists buy new cars vs second hand?
1:04:20 = Finance
1:19:01 = 765LT vs Ferrari
1:21:33 = McLaren Artura and Turbo Hybrids
1:27:20 = Modern cars are still better but they just don't get made how I'd like them.
1:31:30 = How fast does a car really need to be?
1:37:10 = Toyota is cool
1:40:00 = 5 Questions
1:52:56 = Buying spitfires over hypercars

The World Of Automotive Journalism w. Andrew Frankel

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Andrew Frankel (@frankelandrew) is a freelance automotive journalist writing for the major uk magazines. We have a chat about journalism, road testing, modern cars, racing cars, hybrid cars and so much more.

https://instagram.com/drivenation_
https://www.instagram.com/frankelandrew/

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

Check out the audio podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/car-chat/id1432553826


Support The Podcast:
https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint
https://www.patreon.com/sammoores

Show Notes: 

00:00 = Intro
01:24 = How much time is spent planning vs driving?
02:34 = Where did it all start? 
07:11 = Learning to review cars + Autocar
08:16 = Has your journalism changed over the years? 
09:31 = Do you struggle distinguishing the differences between modern cars? 
14:56 = Is there a car you've driven recently where it doesn't meet expectations? SF90
17:46 = Weight and the Caterham Super 7
18:55 = Ferrari F8
27:44 = Porsche 917
30:47 = 2019 RSR
32:09 = GT3RS vs GT3 Cup vs RSR
34:21 = Does driving race cars put you off road cars? 
44:44 = F Type P450
50:10 = Hybrids, the next McLaren and tech
1:00:00 = Back to working in Magazines
1:02:01 = The lessons for approaching freelance. 
1:08:52 = Do you find it stressful having to create your own work/ income? 
1:13:58 = Where did you hone your road testing ability?
1:16:17 = Favourite road test of all time? 
1:18:10 = What's the next "McLaren F1"?
1:26:43 = The T.50
1:29:15 = Should cars safe people if you turn everything off?
1:41:38 = 5 Questions