Kris Culmer

Kris Culmer
Title: Chief sub-editor

Kris Culmer is the chief sub-editor for Autocar, meaning he is responsible for editing and fact-checking all articles published both online and in print. 

He has more than six years of experience of reporting on the car industry, having joined What Car? in 2016 and then moved to sister title Autocar in 2020. 

Kris also frequently writes news and reviews for Autocar, his specialist subject being motorsport. He trained as a journalist at the Brighton Journalist Works, where he earned his NCTJ Gold Standard in 2016. 

Having a strong passion for history, Kris also manages Autocar’s office archive, which dates back to 1895, and regularly produces retrospective insights. 

Prior to joining the automotive media, Kris was a freelance contributor of news and sports reports to local newspapers in his home county of East Sussex. 

Opinion

New firms should create their own legacies, not appropriate others'

We're pleased ByKolles has lost its case over the Vanwall name – the latest in a long line of questionable 'revivals'

New firms should create their own legacies, not appropriate others'
Long-Term Review

Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo 2022 long-term test

Was an affordable, sensible supermini dressed up for Monte Carlo a winner?

Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo 2022 long-term test
leccy opel
Victor Bruce converted his Kadett into an EV using his company Silent Transport
News

From the archive: on this day in 1948

A prewar electric car, rationing petrol and the Austin that "behaved itself"

From the archive: on this day in 1948
Lancia
Despite a protest against Louis Chiron's Lancia, he drove it to victory
News

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1954

Local legend wins the (largely ice-free) Monte Carlo Rally for Lancia

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1954
F1 argentina
The 1954 season was the first outside Europe and plagued by wet weather
News

From the archive: on this day in 1954

A stormy start to the Formula 1 season, a legal battle over the Beetle and the six-metre-long Soviet coupé

From the archive: on this day in 1954
Monte Carlo rally
Mild weather conditions made the route "abnormally easy" this year
News

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1939

An unprecedented tie in the Monte Carlo rally against Jean Trévoux and Marcel Lesurque

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1939
Alfa romeo straight eight
With a shortened wheelbase independent suspension, the Alfa's roadholding was excellent
News

From the archive: on this day in 1939

Alfa Romeo's rival-beating 2900B racer, Australia's summer of motorsport and the outstanding Packard Six

From the archive: on this day in 1939
Lotus final checks
Lotus produced the Elite, Eclat and Esprit at its Hethel plant
News

From the archive: on this day in 1979

Lotus upgrades its production techniques, Renault's disastrous partnership with AMC, the six-wheeled supermini

From the archive: on this day in 1979
Lancia Lambda
The Lancia Lambda was quick, smooth and had a great exhaust note
News

From the archive: on this day in 1924

Lancia's pioneering Lambda, the case for low-pressure tyres and a roof over your head

From the archive: on this day in 1924
LeMans1955
Mercedes would withdraw from motorsport for 35 years after a fatal 300 SLR crash
News

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1955

Tough times for motorsport in general, especially for team Mercedes. But there was a silver lining...

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1955
Street in 1955
Our Diamond year was marked by price rises, but the car industry was in good health
News

From the archive: on this day in 1955

Looking back on our diamond anniversary, urban motorways and the new Ford Escort

From the archive: on this day in 1955

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