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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Opinion: Is the Volkswagen Golf R the ‘new Cosworth’?

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Journalist Harry Metcalfe has tweeted a list of cars stolen in the Cotswolds. Of the 32 cars, a third are Volkswagen Golf R hatchbacks and estates.
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This tiny Mitsubishi is Japanese car journalists’ car of the year

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The Mitsubishi eK Wagon and eK X have been named 2020 RJC Car of the Year at the Automotive Researchers and Journalists Conference of Japan.
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Coca-Cola has ‘ruined Christmas’, says waste company

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The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck starts its UK tour today, but a waste company is calling for a ban on the lorry, saying it has ‘ruined Christmas’.
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ASA rules Lexus self-charging hybrid ads ‘not misleading’

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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected complaints over Lexus ‘self-charging‘ adverts, saying they are ‘not misleading’.
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Opinion: Why must we go back for the future?

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The Morris Commercial JE electric van is a reimagining of the British classic J-type van of the 1950s. Why are we looking back to go forwards?
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You’ll spend 8 MONTHS of your life stuck in traffic

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New research shows that British drivers will spend eight months of their lives sitting in traffic – and 3.7 years behind the wheel.
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Is this really the best UK city for drivers?

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A new study has named the 100 best and worst cities for drivers, with Calgary, Dubai and Ottawa ranked in the top three. But what about cities in the UK?
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Monthly car subscription service launched in the UK

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A new monthly car rental subscription service called my My Hertz Weekend has been launched. Prices start from around £200 a month.
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Opinion: STOP binning car service histories

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A full service history is a biographical insight into a car's past. But in this age of GDPR, some documents are becoming a thing of the past.
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New Tesla Model S Shooting Brake unveiled in London

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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

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