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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Revealed: the UK’s most reliable cars 2018

The 2018 JD Power UK Vehicle Dependability Study named Hyundai as the country's most dependable car brand. The study, which is based on the responses of 13,536 motorists, measures problems experienced during the past 12...

Croatia in cars: from V8 coaches to electric hypercars

With England playing Croatia in the World Cup, we take a very brief look at the Croatian automotive industry

Fun-to-drive cars for less than £1,500

Cheap thrills: 20 fun-to-drive cars for sale on Auto Trader for less than £1,500

10 brilliant Pininfarina designs – and 10 you can afford

Pininfarina is responsible for some of the world’s most alluring cars. Here are 20 of the firm’s greatest hits

All-new 2019 Suzuki Jimny: what you need to know

New Suzuki Jimny to be powered by a 1.5-litre petrol engine. Available from early 2019

25 years of Goodwood Festival of Speed

Lord March had an idea: invite over a few mates to run their old cars up his driveway…

Fuel duty freeze could be lifted to help NHS

The government is considering lifting the eight-year long freeze on fuel duty to raise money for the NHS

Porsche 911 from The Bridge to be auctioned for charity

Saga Norén's Jäger Grun Porsche 911 will go under the hammer at the Bonhams Festival of Speed sale at Goodwood

Car insurance is getting cheaper – especially for young drivers

Car insurance premiums have gone into reverse with drivers seeing price cuts of 5.5 percent in the past 12 months

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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 checker: How to check if you need to pay

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) means drivers of certain vehicles must pay a charge to enter London. We explain the rules.

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.