Piers Ward

Title: Associate editor

Piers first started working in journalism in 2003 as a road tester on Auto Express and then, from 2006, spent nearly a decade at Top Gear magazine before joining Autocar as associate editor in 2020. 

Spot the time gap? Thanks to a couple of 90 right swerves into unusual career choices, including project managing multi-million pound construction projects and working for a PR agency, he’s seen plenty of the world from the other side of the fence. Coupled with his lengthy experience of road testing most cars currently on sale and writing about some of the more outlandish sides of the industry, he has a unique perspective when editing Autocar’s features section. 

As associate editor, he is also a regular contributor to drives and news, as well as frequently interviewing senior executives and coordinating all podcast content under the stewardship of Mark Tisshaw.

Long-Term Review

Skoda Enyaq Coupe vRS 2023 long-term test

Will our latest arrival give us what we expect from a driver’s car, an EV and a Skoda?

Skoda Enyaq Coupe vRS 2023 long-term test
Audi R8 generations
R8 GT RWD has ended its combustion-powered supercar lineage after 16 years
News

Future pure-electric Audi RS models to have an "amazing" future

Exclusive interview: Boss of Audi Sport on the role of combustion, the R8's successor and Formula 1

Future pure-electric Audi RS models to have an "amazing" future
First Drive

Hyundai Ioniq 6 UK first drive

Sleek Ioniq 5 sibling finally reaches the UK to take on the Tesla Model 3

Hyundai Ioniq 6 UK first drive
Long-Term Review

Honda Civic 2022 long-term test

Over 5678 miles, this humble family hatchback demonstrated what other cars, and other drivers, are missing

Honda Civic 2022 long-term test
Opinion

Autocar writers' cars of 2022: Kia Picanto

You'll have more fun than you ought to in Kia's cheapest car, says Piers Ward

Autocar writers' cars of 2022: Kia Picanto
News

Morgan executive chairman Steve Morris steps down

Replaced by Lawrence Price, Morris had been at the British firm for nearly 40 years

Morgan executive chairman Steve Morris steps down
Lamborghini Urus S front tracking
Tweaked V8 in Urus S gains an additional 16bhp
First Drive

Lamborghini Urus S first drive

Lamborghini's best-selling Urus just got an S upgrade, with more power and tweaked looks. Don't expect subtlety

Lamborghini Urus S first drive
Stephan Winkelmann with Lamborghini Urus
Winkelmann is enjoying his second term as boss of the Italian marque
News

How electric Lamborghinis will "keep the dream alive"

In exclusive interview, CEO Stephan Winkelmann outlines his priorities as pure-V10 and V12 cars bow out

How electric Lamborghinis will "keep the dream alive"
Audi TT RS front action
Iconic Edition of the TT RS starts at £87,650
First Drive

Audi TT RS Iconic Edition 2022 first drive

The Iconic Edition is a final goodbye for the Audi TT RS but is it a worthy swansong?

Audi TT RS Iconic Edition 2022 first drive
Audi RS3 Performance Edition front corner
0-62mph time remains the same on the RS3 Performance Edition...
First Drive

Audi RS3 Performance Edition first drive

Small tweaks yield a Performance Edition RS3, but do they change the fundamentals of this hot hatch?

Audi RS3 Performance Edition first drive
Lamborghini Urus Performante front tracking
Lamborghini has shaved 47kg from the Urus
First Drive

Lamborghini Urus Performante 2022 first drive

Less weight, more power, more aggression: is the Urus Performante the new sports SUV champion?

Lamborghini Urus Performante 2022 first drive

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