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Matt Prior
Matt is Autocar’s lead features writer and presenter, is the main face of Autocar’s YouTube channel, presents the My Week In Cars podcast and has written his weekly column, Tester’s Notes, since 2013.
Matt is an automotive engineer who has been writing and talking about cars since 1997. He joined Autocar in 2005 as deputy road test editor, prior to which he was road test editor and world rally editor for Channel 4’s automotive website, 4Car.
Into all things engineering and automotive from any era, Matt is as comfortable regularly contributing to sibling titles Move Electric and Classic & Sports Car as he is writing for Autocar. He has a racing licence, and some malfunctioning classic cars and motorbikes.
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I wish the sexy MPV would come back...
Far more useful for families, and doesnt have to look boring. Espaces were cool once, and I think the current Scenic, despite a few issues is a genuinely desirable car. The S-Max is even a passable car to drive - better than a crossover anyway. Tall doesnt have to mean SUV either...
SUV's aren't going away
Matt Prior often has an interesting take on the car business but SUV's aren't going away any time soon, the reasons are ably pointed out by the readers.
Three reasons car use isn't going down any time soon
There are more people all the time
There is no public transport at all in many places in Blightly
People don't like walking !
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