Gavin Braithwaite-Smith

The greatest second-generation cars

These cars struck it lucky the second time around, including Mk2 versions of the Ford Escort, Toyota Prius and Porsche…

3 years ago

The Ford Escort story: how Britain’s best-seller blew it

Launched in 1968, the Ford Escort consistently topped the UK car sales chart for 42 years. We chart the highs…

3 years ago

Top cat: celebrating 60 years of the Jaguar E-Type

The Jaguar E-Type was unveiled at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show. We celebrate 60 years of the most beautiful car…

3 years ago

These classic radio controlled cars are pure nostalgia

From the first Competition Special to one of the seminal Tamiya RC cars, here’s a radio controlled trip down memory…

3 years ago

Popular cars disappearing from our roads

From the Ford Cortina to the Vauxhall Belmont, we look at 25 cars that are a shadow of their former…

3 years ago

2004 Skoda Octavia vRS review: Retro Road Test

Skoda’s vRS badge has come a long way in nearly 20 years.  Back in 2001, when the first Octavia vRS…

3 years ago

The cars that doomed the company

From the MG XPower SV-R to the Pontiac Aztek, we list 15 cars that played a part in the catastrophic…

3 years ago

Spot the difference: cars that share the same rear lights

We reveal the unlikely cars that share the same rear light clusters, including the Jaguar XJ220 and the Rover 200.

3 years ago

Celebrating the Clio and other radical Renaults

As the Renault Clio celebrates its 30th anniversary, we take a look at some of our favourite radical Renaults.

3 years ago

Jaguar’s most beautiful cars ever

As the E-type celebrates its 60th anniversary, we list 10 of the most beautiful cars to wear a Jaguar badge.

3 years ago

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