Ferrari, Aston, Lambo… or Toyota?
It is not just supercars that can turn heads and woo would-be owners. TOM SCANLAN recalls a trio of Toyotas, from a marque famous for reliability and satisfied owners, that also had that wow factor. I was chatting to a colleague recently. He, like me, has been writing about cars for several decades and we […]
Best of British? Did a Welshman help to design the Volkswagen Beetle?
It is a mystery that has fired the imagination for 65 years. TOM SCANLAN looks at the claims that a Brit designed the Volkswagen Beetle’s air-cooled, flat-four engine. It just crossed my mind that it was half a century ago that I drove my first Beetle. The passage of time got me thinking: it was […]
Right on track and all revved up for fast fun
Five members of the Southern Group of Motoring Writers took to the track at the Big Day Out organised by the Guild of Motoring Writers. Chris Rees, Chris Manning, Tom Scanlan, Peter Nunn and Kevin Haggarthy enjoyed putting their personal cars through their paces at the track day at Castle Combe in Wiltshire. They tell […]
SGMW members fire up our Car of the Year honours at SMMT South Driving Day
Thirteen members of the Southern Group of Motoring Writers attended the SMMT South Driving Day at Oakley Hall Hotel at Basingstoke. With members enjoying a pre-overnight stay in the hotel on September 22, we also invited four members of the SMMT staff to join us for dinner in the resplendent library room of the hotel. […]