Gavin Braithwaite-Smith is a journalist based in London, specializing in the automotive industry. With a focus on local news and trends, Gavin has written for Garage Wire, Cigalah Group, Classic and Performance Car, and Hagerty UK, covering topics ranging from car mechanics and industry events to new product launches and legal cases.
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Gavin's coverage predominantly focuses on the automotive industry in London and the UK. He frequently covers press releases, private sector announcements, and events related to car maintenance, car parts, and other aspects of the automotive industry.
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The Safrane with the Volvo five-pot engine
‘Scorpio. It’s another world.’ A throwaway line from the cover of the 1995 brochure for the much-maligned Ford Scorpio. Other proposals included ‘Scorpio. It’s got a great sense of humour,’ and ‘Scorpio. It’s got a bubbly personality.’ Few punters would have taken the Scorpio on a date for its good looks – a big issue in a market obsessed with styling and image.
By: Gavin Braithwaite-Smith
The 2025 Vauxhall Frontera is available with white steel wheels. That's it. That's the blog post. Nothing else needs to be said, aside from praise be to the glory of white steelies.
Once upon a time, PetrolBlog doodled cars like the Hyundai Pony at school. Today, all the Ponies have bolted and there are hardly any left.
Aston Martin’s claim that the Cygnet was a ‘luxury solution to urban mobility’ was a little disingenuous. Then again, using a line about it being a ‘luxury solution to cut average CO2 emissions before the company gets a slap on the wrist from the EU’ is a far less evocative opening statement to stick in a brochure.
I put it to you that the Proton Savvy has aged rather well for a budget car launched in 2005. You’ll notice that I’ve chosen an image of the post-facelift Savvy for my defence of the Malaysian city car; the 2007 revamp tidied up the tailgate and improved the front grille. Nearby car dealerships
Christmas has come early. Indeed, this might be a case of all your Christmases coming at once, because Renault has confirmed that the madcap 5 Turbo 3E will be built. I know, right? What a time to be alive.
PetrolBlog is off to test the all-new Volvo S60 Cross Country. So naturally it's time to salute the AMC Eagle - the original American crossover.
Please tell me I’m not alone in liking the distinctly average, humdrum, unexceptional and run-of-the-mill 2011 Mediocrity. I guess it speaks volumes that I own a Toyota Camry (XV20) with an interior finished in the colour of a Werther’s Original. Beige is my thing. Heck, my old motorhome was called ‘Elaine Beige’. As Gordon Gekko nearly said: ‘Beige is good. Beige is right. Beige works, etc, etc.’
By: Major Waffle, Gavin Braithwaite-Smith
In 2012, Jalopnik named Baby Poo Yellow (aka Baby Puke Yellow) as one of the worst car colours ever offered. PetrolBlog respectfully disagrees with this.
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