Top Ten Car Blogs We Love
Are you a car enthusiast looking for the latest news, reviews, and insights? Look no further! In this blog series, we’ll dive into the world of automotive journalism and highlight the top 10 car blogs that have captured our hearts and minds.
From classic car restorations to electric vehicle breakthroughs, these blogs offer a diverse range of content to satisfy every gearhead’s cravings. Join us as we explore the best of the best in automotive blogging and discover your new favourite online destination.
Motor Verso
Paul Hadley established the blog in 2013 that has since grown into a successful automotive business.
In the About Us section, Paul points out that the content Motor Verso creates is different from hobbyists & amateurs in the car blog scene. Motor Verso emphasizes striking visuals as one of the essential aspects of the success of the blog, along with in-depth car reviews.
Website: motorverso.com
Here’s a quick Q&A with Paul Hadley, Motor Verso founder:
Q: What inspired you to start the blog?
A: Motor Verso was started simply from a standpoint of love and appreciation of cars. I would spend a lot of my time and energy discussing car topics, so why not do it online? Following that I built the website as a hobby and it ran that way for a few years until I started to run the website as a full-time business in 2015.
Q: How do you see Motor Verso developing in the future?
A: Over time we are building a large portfolio of car reviews, we aim to develop this to be as detailed and in-depth as possible. Each month we have a large audience of people that we assist in helping to decide on their next car purchase and we plan to help many more in the future.
The Car Expert
Originally from Australia, Stuart Masson created the blog in 2011. He has over a decade of experience in the automotive industry.
It offers expert independent advice on car finance, buying, insurance and more. Car expert also provides ratings for new cars by compiling review scores from relevant media outlets. It also features car news & reviews, and even a forum for car finance related topics.
Website: thecarexpert.co.uk
Car Throttle
Any huge car devotee needs to read Car Throttle, “the internet’s largest community for car enthusiasts”. Founder and creator Adnan Ebrahim built Car Throttle in 2009 out of the fear that millennial car lovers were missing out on a platform for like-minded young people to discuss all things cars together.
Over a decade later, Car Throttle has grown immensely, with millions of ‘CTzens’ (the nickname used for their followers) following the brand for funny and impressionable posts.
Donned as a ‘Buzzfeed’ type of website, expect personal perspectives and topics that include reviews of different manufacturers and exciting supercars, and more importantly the fun quizzes – a millennial’s dream.
Website: www.carthrottle.com
Girl Racer Magazine
Girl Racer is an online magazine that provides real reviews and news in England about all things cars. The blog also makes a special effort to showcase all emerging motorsport drivers, alongside the women who are pioneering the motoring industry.
Each week, Girl Racer have a special feature in which they round up all of the best motoring news that has happened in the past seven days, such as car releases, sporting updates and manufacturing news.
This is an excellent blog for those who need a weekly overview of motoring news.
Website: girlracer.co.uk
AROnline
Originally using their platform to focus on MG Rover in 2003, AROnline News decided in 2006 to widen their coverage to include all of the British motoring industry – which we’re glad they did!
The bloggers track the entire progress of several companies and manufacturers during the exciting journey – from the planning to the assembly line. Especially, AROnline keeps up on their promises to bring their readers up to date on all the future plans for any cars to come.
We love AROnline for the exclusive sneak peeks behind the doors of car-building processes and personal insights into the owned cars that are the faces of AROnline.
Who doesn’t love a nosey at what others are driving?
Website: aronline.co.uk
Take to the Road
Take to the Road was launched in 2015 by Niall Julian who is a classic car enthusiast. According to him the love for classic cars and the start of ‘Take to the Road’ was propelled by a 1967 Daimler V8 250.
Niall writes about classic cars and interviews industry leaders, as well as writes helpful & regular product reviews. You’ll also find a comprehensive news section that covers both new and classic vehicles.
Website: taketotheroad.co.uk
We’ve also contacted Niall for a quick Q&A, and he was kind enough to answer, here it is:
Q: Which classic car is your favourite at the moment?
A: Oh that is a tough one… there’s so many favourites out there and I do have a long long list. But right now I’m fascinated by the Serenissima 308 Jet Competitzione. A very rare Italian supercar from the 1960s.
The styling is wonderful and it has a great story. It was commissioned by aristocrat and racing driver Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata, who inspired the Ferrari 250 GTO Breadvan. He fell out with Enzo Ferrari and decided to build his own car. Only one 308 Jet (plus one open top 308) was built making it a super rare and fascinating car.
AUTOCAR
Autocar is great for car reviews and opinions for those who want to get into the nitty-gritty of a new car model (or even an old car).
Bringing to their audience a special feature of ‘Top 10s’, Autocar makes the process of buying new cars fun by providing intuitive reviews of all the car specifications – since every car has been test-driven.
Our favourite section from Autocar is their fun-filled video such as their regular ‘Will it Drift?’ feature, testing different cars’ ability to drift!
Website: autocar.co.uk
Motor Authority
The website was launched back in 2006 and has since grown to be an objective go-to blog for luxury cars.
It’s all about luxury and performance cars. They also cover major car events that happen worldwide. There’s also a gallery of supercars which is shot by the Motor Authority team coupled with the videos.
Website: motorauthority.com
What Car?
Buying a new car, but want every inch of the car’s specifications reviewed before making that big decision? Or are you looking for a regular place to read all the best car news you might possibly need?
Luckily, What Car? have you covered!
From car reviews, opinions about car models, and the ability to compare different specs against one another, What Car? really has it all.
The What Car? expert team give great insights on their reviews for many manufacturers and their various models – covering pretty much anything you’d need if you want to buy a daily run around (even though we wish we could buy a new supercar every month) and want to know the ins and outs!
CarBlog
The CarBlog is what it says on the tin – it’s a blog that’s dedicated to all things cars.
Featuring car reviews, car buying tips, car insurance queries and how to drive greener ahead of the 2030 global change, CarBlog puts drivers at the centre of each article by making sure it’s all the information they could possibly need.
They are the full spectrum for a motoring blog, and live up to being the UK’s number one CarBlog!
Website: carblog.co.uk
Ready to give blogging a go yourself? Top five tips to get started!
Have all these bloggers inspired you to get into blogging yourself, but are not really sure where to start or how to start?
Here are our top five tips to help you get started!
1. First off – write about something you’re interested in!
This may sound silly, but trying to write about something that you aren’t interested in or something you don’t know much about can make your time blogging seem more like a chore than something you enjoy.
If your hobby is knitting, write about knitting. If your hobby is seeking out the strangest cars ever created, then write about your time seeking out these strange cars.
Let your passion flow into the words and be yourself, you never know who you’re going to inspire!
2. Visuals are ESSENTIAL!
We live in a very lazy generation, where people are only ever fully engaged when they have images and/or videos that relate to the content they’re reading.
Visuals help to break up the text, so as your audience reads through, the image will make them cast their eyes away from the text to look, and then continue through your content again. This helps keep them connected.
Therefore, add a few gifs or an image of your strange car collection – your audience will engage with you more if you go that little bit extra.
3. Choose the right blogging platform for you.
Finding a blogging platform might sound scary since you are essentially creating a whole new website. But fear not if you don’t have website-building experience, that’s fine!
A lot of the blogging platforms offer free design themes that can be customisable and easy to get started. We personally use WordPress, but there is also Tumblr, TypePad and Blogger – give them all a search on your web browser to find the right one for you.
4. Do. Your. Research.
Research everything; to see what your competitors are doing, to make sure the information you’re writing about is correct, and what the common keywords are in similar posts to boost your SEO.
Doing your homework throughout your time blogging can help keep you at the top of your game. “Since the more you know, the more you’ll realise what you don’t know” – giving you more ideas for content!
5. The most important tip to take away from this – proofread EVERYTHING!
No one likes reading a piece of content that is full of spelling mistakes or doesn’t make sense grammatically.
If you have the chance, ask a friend or family member to give it a quick once over – or if they can’t, there are several online spelling and grammar checkers to help you, such as Grammarly.
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