Gavin Braithwaite-Smith

Writer with a penchant for #FrenchTat. Owns 15 vehicles of varying degrees of terribleness. Also doing a passable impression of Cousin Eddie in an Italian-German beige motorhome. Doesn't get out much.

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23 old cars worth more than you think

We trawl the pages of Auto Trader in search of expensive everyday old cars

Working class heroes: Sierra Cosworth or Lotus Carlton?

Two performance car icons, a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 and a Vauxhall Lotus Carlton, go under the hammer at the Silverstone Classic Sale

Holidaymakers rejoice, your drive to Cornwall just got a little easier

The long-awaited A30 dual carriageway across Bodmin Moor is finally open

Is this Europe’s best car museum?

We leave our jaws on the floor in the remarkable Manor of the Automobile museum in rural France

Electric car values rise 7% in 2017

Cap HPI also names its used electric vehicle best buys, including the Nissan Leaf and BMW i3

New London taxi promises to save cabbies £100 a week

London EV Company TX will be available to order from 1 August 2017

The Grand Tour season 2: what we know

As part of Prime Day, Amazon releases a teaser for the second series of The Grand Tour

Revealed: the safest used first cars for new drivers

Skoda Citigo scoops Co-op’s Safest Used First Car for Young Drivers award

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New Tesla Model S Shooting Brake unveiled in London

The Tesla Model S Shooting Brake is designed by a Dutchman based in London and coach-built by RemetzCar. A total of 20 will be built

The 675hp Lister LFT-C is a 205mph drop-top

The Lister LFT-C is a convertible version of the LFT-666, featuring a 675hp supercharged V8 engine and a £139,000 price tag. Just ten will be built.

London ULEZ charge: Check if you need to pay

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) means drivers of certain cars must pay a charge to enter London. Here's how to check if you're liable.

How Lexus defeated ‘the best car in the world’

In 1989, Lexus unveiled the LS 400, a luxury car aimed squarely at the Mercedes S-Class. Thirty years on, we celebrate the brilliance of Circle F.

The Lambo V12 Vision GT is a hypercar you can actually drive

Lamborghini has unveiled the Lambo V12 Gran Turismo virtual racing car, which made its debut at the Gran Turismo gaming championships in Monte Carlo.