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Dan Trent

@AutoTrader_UK

Dan has turned a lifelong passion for cars into a full-time career and has been writing about them for over two decades. As happy pottering about in his old MX-5 as he is reviewing the latest supercar, SUV or electric vehicle, Dan's wide-ranging experience and industry contacts help inform Auto Trader expert reviews, news and features alike.

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Volvo EX30 Cross Country (2025 - ) review

Volvo’s already stylish EX30 gets an outdoorsy makeover with this new Cross Country version, albeit at a cost

Dan Trent

Yamaha’s retro racer XSR900 GP versus race track

Autotrader’s in-house noob takes a race-liveried Yamaha to a track day … what could possibly?

Dan Trent

Living with a… Renault 5 E-Tech Electric

Reviews editor Dan has somehow scored a long-term loan with the year’s must-have EV – does it live up to the hype?

Dan Trent

Kia EV4 invites drivers to Netflix and chill

30-inch screen and mood lighting help while away the time while charging in Kia’s new EV4

Dan Trent

More about Dan Trent

Dan has more or less made his career writing about the things he loves, starting out as a music journalist and games reviewer before making cars his full-time specialism in 2001. He was on the founding editorial team for Mercedes Enthusiast magazine, taking on the editorship and then moving to editorial agency Motoring Research, where he helped manage reviews and content for MSN’s car pages.

In 2011 he became editor of PistonHeads.com, his passion for performance cars a perfect fit for the site’s enthusiast audience. This opened the door for his first taste of racing, competition highlights including racing classic Jaguars at Silverstone and two visits to Japan to compete in MX-5s at Tsukuba circuit. Little wonder he’s such a fan of the little Mazda and owns an early pop-up headlight version himself.

A freelancer since 2017, Dan has written for Autoblog in the US, Goodwood Road & Racing, Octane, 911 & Porsche World and many others. As passionate as ever about performance cars, Dan’s just as happy writing about city cars, EVs and family cars and brings his wide-ranging expertise to Auto Trader’s Expert Reviews and other motoring content. When not on four wheels you’ll find him just as happy on two, chucking himself down steep, muddy hillsides in his native Yorkshire on his mountain bike, wife and two kids in hot pursuit.

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