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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Festival of the Unexceptional 2018: meet the unloved classics with a cult following

Photos from the 2018 Festival of the Unexceptional at Stowe House, near Silverstone – from an original Invacar to a Datsun Cherry estate

‘The Bridge’ Porsche 911 sells for £120,000 over estimate

Encouraged by Sofia Helen, the Porsche 911 from The Bridge sells for £141,500 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Police stop ‘most unroadworthy car’ in Britain

Peugeot 206 featured a bucket for a driver's seat and a pair of pliers for a steering wheel

Keep your child rear-facing for longer, warns car seat manufacturer

The countries that have adopted the concept of keeping children in cars rear-facing for longer have the lowest rates of infant mortality on the roads

Goodwood 2018: the greatest car park in the world

MR’s Ethan Jupp goes on a tour of the Goodwood Festival of Speed car park, so you don’t have to

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

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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.