Gavin Conway

Car Towing: When it’s OK, what you need and how to do it


Towing another car behind yours might sound like a simple operation, but it isn’t – if you’ve never towed another vehicle, you’ll discover that it’s actually quite tricky...
First Drive review: 2017 Audi Q5

First Drive review: 2017 Audi Q5


Donald Trump will not be happy with the new Q5, not happy at all.
2015 Jaguar XF review by Gavin Conway for Sunday Times Driving

2015 Jaguar XF review


Designed to take on luxury German cars, Jaguar’s latest XF certainly has a meaner look but what is it like when prowling some fast, twisting tarmac?...
2015 Passat GTE review

First drive review: Volkswagen Passat GTE (2016)


The popularity of plug-in hybrids is set to explode. Volkswagen reckons that sales will mushroom four-fold by 2018, to a staggering 893,000 per year....
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First Drive review: BMW X5 xDrive40e (2015)


BMW's large but refined new plug-in hybrid SUV is certain to be seen but not heard when it flies past you.
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First Drive review: BMW 7-series 740iL prototype (2015)


The new BMW 7-series parks itself and allows you to dismiss incoming phone calls with a wave your hand....
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First Drive review: Audi Q7 (2015)


While Surrey’s tree-lined roads may be the toughest test many new Audi Q7s will face, the SUV can cope with far worse including the sand and potholes...
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First Drive review: Mazda CX-3 (2015)


Mazda takes aim at the Nissan Juke with this compact crossover
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First Drive review: Porsche Cayman GT4 (2015)


Anyone seeking a sports car simply to pose in should steer well clear of this road-hugging, bend-devouring, sugar rush of extremes
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First Drive review: Mazda CX-5 (2015)


It's always a bit worrying when a mainstream manufacturer announces that it is going 'premium'. More often than not, this means they've stuck a bit...
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First Drive review: Porsche Cayenne Turbo S (2015)


You have to feel for Volvo. Like the conscientious pupil who has diligently learnt all the lines for the end-of-term play only to be upstaged by the...
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First Drive review: Mercedes-Maybach S 600 (2015)


If you want to know who’s got money and how much, you could do worse than ask the Swiss bank UBS. It has published a report called, rather grandly...
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First drive review: BMW 3-series plug-in hybrid (2014)


BMW's plug-in hybrid saloon packs serious power and torque alongside low emissions, high mpg and a bargain price...