MOTORING | The Passat. Volkswagen’s First Proper Car
VW has just launched Passat 8.5. In a market packed with over-inflated SUV’s, you could be forgiven for thinking the Passat was no longer with us. Truth is, it’s still […]
CAR REVIEW | Jaguar F-Pace SVR
Catapult for the Road. Jaguar’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has taken their spanners to the all-important and top-selling Jaguar F-Pace. Looking through the model options on the F-Pace, it would […]
CAR REVIEW | Suzuki Jimny SZ5 Allgrip
The Mockery Of A Three Star Review The 80’s yuppie years were good to Suzuki’s little go-anywhere-carry-cart. Young 20 year olds with red braces and mobile phones the size of […]
MOTORING | Before the Rise Of Tamiya
My first 3 With Christmas just gone I look back to the winter of 1981 where my driving career started. I’ve been rather fortunate with a recent eBay purchase that […]
The Gay UK Motoring Honours List 2020
2019 was a busy year for us at THEGAYUK motoring section and I’d like to thank all the manufacturers and PRs who helped make it possible. We could not do […]
CAR REVIEW | Ford Fiesta Trend 1.1 Ford’s City Fiesta
What Have We Got? Cars are complicated pieces of machinery so Ford have selected a Fiesta model with simplicity its main focus point. And this model, the 3 door Fiesta […]
Drawing Cars | Jaguar allowed US to draw one of its cars
Jaguar UK invited THEGAYUK to the Design Museum in Kensington for an exclusive “interactive exploration of designing an electric car” before opening it to the public. In essence it was […]
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: The Peugeot 307 2001 – 2008
The Good, The bad and the Ugly, The Peugeot 307 2001 – 2008. An irrelevant look at a random car. I’m a big fan of Peugeots. I’ve owned 5. I’d […]
CAR REVIEW | Lexus LC500; big, striking and value for money
★★★★ | Lexus LC500, Lexus Coast to Coast Cruiser The Car What’s limited to 168mph, does 0-60 in 4.7 seconds, feels like nothing from its sister company and available at […]
CAR REVIEW | Vauxhall Astra Elite: “The engine is current darling of the motoring world”
Here we have the 7th generation Vauxhall Astra. It’s been with us since 2015 and as a result it is still very much a Vauxhall designed product under General Motors. […]
Quick Drive. Toyota Corolla Excel 5dr 2.0 Hybrid
What Have We Got? Toyota and their never-ending array of hybrids brings back an old name with a modern twist. The Corolla is back. And back with a bang it […]