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From the Chair: February 2021

by Robin Roberts | Feb 10, 2021 | Electric Cars, From the Chair, Future Classics, News

Journalists and PRs in the motoring world share their love of cars and that has been severely tested over the last 12 months. Jobs have gone, people have gone, plans shelved and events cancelled, including our own WGMW PR Driving Day 2020. Some...

Future Classics: 12 Smart Roadster

by Kim Henson | Dec 30, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

For the final car to feature in his year-long series covering ‘collectable’ models introduced during the three decades since the Western Group of Motoring Writers was formed, Kim Henson takes a close look at another modern classic, the diminutive but sporty 21st century smart Roadster –

Future Classics: 11 Suzuki Vitara (1st Generation)

by Kim Henson | Dec 13, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

For his penultimate pick of the future classics, Kim Henson highlights a model which took on that cult status almost from first turning a wheel on or off road –

Future Classics: 10 Lancia Delta HF Integrale

by Kim Henson | Nov 27, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

At the 1979 Frankfurt Motor Show the attractive yet unobtrusive Giugiaro-styled Lancia Delta hatchback made its debut and was widely thought to be a competent family car, but the newcomer also had great potential for being uprated, as Kim Henson points out –

Future Classics: MG Z Series from 2001

by Kim Henson | Oct 30, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

Cardiff, the Brecon Beacons and Pembrey race track were used to put the hottest new MG models through their paces in July 2001, recalls Kim Henson –

Future Classics: BMW 3 Series (Original E30 Version)

by Kim Henson | Sep 27, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

By the mid-1980s BMW had built a formidable reputation in terms of producing attractive, high quality and fast motor cars that were objects of desire as well as mere vehicles built for transportation purposes, writes Kim Henson –

Future Classics: Honda NSX

by Kim Henson | Aug 23, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

With all the current and quite understandable hype over the forthcoming Honda NSX, it’s appropriate to look back nearly a quarter of a century, to the original model bearing the NSX name, says historian and classic car authority Kim Henson –

Future Classics: Toyota MR2

by Kim Henson | Jul 15, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

Kim Henson takes a close look at another ‘modern classic’ introduced since the Western Group of Motoring Writers was established and which represent one of the 12 most significant future classics launched in that time and this month it comes from the “conservative” Toyota brand –

Future Classics: Mazda MX-5

by Kim Henson | Jun 14, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

The Mazda MX-5 is the world’s most successful open top two seater vehicle and that’s some accolade when you think about it, says Kim Henson –

Future Classics: 4 Peugeot 205GTI

by Kim Henson | Apr 24, 2013 | Features, Future Classics

They were good in their time and they will be even better when they mature, but we are not talking about members of the Western Group, rather the cars which our own Kim Henson has singled out as worthy of mention as he reflects on the models which have appeared during the life of the WGMW –