Colin Goodwin

You can keep your Fiestas, this is a far cooler car for learning to drive in

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All Minors, no majors: Learning to drive in a 57-year-old Morris

Learning to drive in a classic car can be a very shrewd choice – and it could well make you a better driver too

18 May 2025

All Minors, no majors: Learning to drive in a 57-year-old Morris

Goodwin bought this fine-looking Swede for £2300

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I bought a Saab convertible for £2300 - and I'll never sell it

A bit of rust and a dodgy heated seat are the only issues tarnishing this drop-top bargain

17 April 2025

I bought a Saab convertible for £2300 - and I'll never sell it

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Sparks fly: Skoda Enyaq iV meets electric plane

How does the first certified electric plane compare to one of the UK's most popular EVs?

24 April 2022

Sparks fly: Skoda Enyaq iV meets electric plane

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Visiting the world's biggest private motoring library

A private house in the Midlands contains a significant automotive collection. We were invited to nose around and were taken aback by what we found there

5 February 2022

Visiting the world's biggest private motoring library

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Visiting a car auction with a difference

We head down to The Market, an online classic car specialist with a showroom open to bidders

30 January 2022

Visiting a car auction with a difference

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Start as you mean to go on: Inside the JCB Academy

The JCB Academy in Staffordshire is a secondary school that focuses on engineering and business. We pay them a visit

30 October 2021

Start as you mean to go on: Inside the JCB Academy

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How a sat-nav can make you faster around a track

Tuition from a pro is the best way to improve your lap times, but Garmin says its new device can give you an edge at every track

1 August 2021

How a sat-nav can make you faster around a track

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Suzuki at 100: Is this the most fun car, bike and boat maker?

Our man cashed in his invite to the belated 100th birthday party for the company that Michio Suzuki founded in Hamamatsu, Japan, in 1920

25 July 2021

Suzuki at 100: Is this the most fun car, bike and boat maker?

Goodwin can't help spotting Longcross settings

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Seen it all before: A deja vu-laden visit to Longcross Studios

We're forever recognising the same few bits of road on TV, but many more interesting things than filming take place at Longcross Studios…

6 June 2021

Seen it all before: A deja vu-laden visit to Longcross Studios

"We have an 8pm curfew, and it’s going to be very tight for us to achieve our 1000km target"

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Charging to glory: How a Porsche Taycan set 13 EV records

What better car to set the first EV history in than the Taycan, Autocar asked. Before we knew it, Porsche had hatched a big plan…

7 February 2021

Charging to glory: How a Porsche Taycan set 13 EV records

McGuinness has taken 23 Isle of Man TT race wins, three fewer than record holder Joey Dunlop. McGuinness’s first win came in the 1999 Lightweight 250 TT

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