Brown Car Guy

I chat with founder of Automotive Affairs https://www.youtube.com/automotiveaffairs and freelance motoring journalist, Nauman Farooq. Originally from Pakistan he's lived in the Middle East and Far East and has actually been following my work since I first started out in 1989.    What drives him, what fuels him, how has he got to where he is, how did he get Rolls-Royce to lend him a Phant...

'Brown Car Guy and Buddies'    Catching up with my dear friend and founding partner on Motoring Middle East  (which he still runs) we extensively cover the Cannonball Run and the latest effort to beat the coast-to-coast record; explain why trucks are cool, as is the Civic Type R, but supercars are not; reveal our least and most favourite BMW SUVs; where in the world to bag a bargain...

In a new series semi-formally titled 'Brown Car Guy and Buddies' I try to catch up with people online during this virtually global lockdown and talk cars and stuff.    Adil Jal Darukhanawala is India's pioneering and leading motoring journalist, he's also an author of multiple books, massive collector of motorbikes, an even bigger collector of model cars and an all round great bloke and...

In a new series semi-formally titled 'Brown Car Guy and Buddies' I try to catch up with people online during this virtually global lockdown and talk cars and stuff.   In this first one I catch up with Pakistan's Jay Leno, Mohsin Ikram, a classic car collector /owner /restorer who's fixed up 100 cars including some very special historic cars now living in a museum - see link below.  ...

Testing the 225bhp Peugeot 508 GT | Brown Car Guy 12022020 This week I'm testing this Peugeot 508 GT - it's the 1.6 petrol with 225bhp. Love the exterior and interior styling, what do you make of it? Latest Brown Car Guy Update 11022020 #BCGDaily Please Subscribe/Follow #BrownCarGuy.com -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #d...

Mad Murray's future pod succeeds McLaren F1 plus Nissan's EV lullaby | Brown Car Guy Update 11022020 The father of the McLaren F1, Gordan Murray's futurist concept is a single-seat EV autonomous pod-like tiny car - what do you make of this? Clever or naff? Meanwhile electric cars are a kind of 'nightmare' for 51% of parents who regularly take their small children out in a car to put them to sleep....

Cadillac Escalade 2021 & secret million deal | Brown Car Guy Update 10022020 I've been checking the magnificent beast that is the new 2021 Cadillac Escalade online - it's gargantuan, futuristic and pretty awesome. I love it and would love to do a review. I've driven previous versions and it reminded me of an amazing gangster / heist / secret rendezvous mini movie we produced back in 2016 with the...

What's it like to organise Dubai's biggest car meet, and why I stopped. Put up an article on when car meets go bad on DriveTribe (link below), in response to hooliganism at the Coffee and Cars meeet in Houston recently. We grew our Dubai meet to crazy proportions and then suddenly stopped. Find out why! Read full article here https://drivetribe.com/p/when-car-meets-go-bad-Nx5Wht-3TM2jJf9rK-y0oQ?co...

What's it like to completely lose it at the wheel of a BMW M2 Competition at Yas Marina Circuit. Well lose it in one sense. I have spun on track - I confess. Plus we must be wary of and stop demonising the car. Latest Brown Car Guy Update 07022020 #BCGDaily See M2 Competition video on my IGTV - @shahzadsheikh (Please follow!) Please Subscribe/Follow #BrownCarGuy.com -------------------------------...

If you drive a performance or luxury German car such as a BMW, Mercedes or Audi, you're an asshole - according to an actual study! Do you agree? Let me have your feedback! Latest update from Shahzad Sheikh AKA Brown Car Guy #BrownCarGuy.com - please follow/subscribe #BCGDaily This podcast corresponds to Brown Car Guy Update 05022020 on my YouTube channel. ------------------------------------------...

Are electric cars really the only answer, or are there alternatives we should also be considering? Could goverments be making a costly mistake with draconian legislation to ban petrol, diesel and hybrid cars? Latest update from Shahzad Sheikh AKA Brown Car GUy #BrownCarGuy.com - please follow/subscribe #BCGDaily -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motor...

From 2035 petrol and diesel car sales will be banned in the U.K. I have a PHEV BMW on test - should I plug it in?   Corresponds to Brown Car Guy update 04022020 on my YouTube channel. Latest update from Shahzad Sheikh AKA Brown Car Guy  #BrownCarGuy.com - please Follow/Subscribe  #BCGDaily  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #carban #petro...

Update from Shahzad Sheikh AKA Brown Car Guy Suzuki Jimny video review Bafta for Ford v Ferrari Influencer parody review   Corresponds to Brown Car Guy update 03022020 on my YouTube channel.  #bcgjimny #browncarguy #bafta #suzuki #carblogger  #fordvferrari

Looking back through all the multitude of many motors I’ve tested, reviewed and written about in the last decade, here the cars that stood out for me personally as the most memorable drives and/or the cars I would have! I'tve name a car of the year for each year, and an overall winner, plus my top three SUVs and honourable mentions. Read the list and watch video reviews here https://shahzadsheikh....

You’d better hope these don’t happen! Here are my Seven Least Likely Predictions for 2020 - not for the nervous of disposition or the downright dour! Read the text on # BrownCarGuy.com  & don’t forget to subscribe/follow please!

The sensational SEMA custom car show is all about outlandish customisation and yeehaw V8s - so why the electric interlopers? Sign of the times or inevitable solution to the needs of the future car enthusiasts? Here's what I think... and what I really want. Read the text at BrownCarGuy.com 

Continuation cars are replicas of beloved classics built anew by the original manufacturer. For example Aston Martin just started deliveries of new version of its 1960s DB4 Zagato GT. Gorgeous, hallowed and expensive - should they be allowed? Are they automotive blasphemy? Here's what I think! Read the text at BrownCarGuy.com  

What do I really think of the Suzuki Vitara with a 3-cylinder engine.  First thoughts on Subaru Forester, Toyota Aygo and Fiat Abarth 595.  Shooting a classic BMW with a classic Yashica.  Loving the the Concours of Elegance at Hampton.  How to be a journalist - my top tips. Writing about Rickshaws - the London pedicabs My definitive thoughts on the new Land Rover Defender

Shahzad Sheikh AKA Brown Car Guy and Ben from Planet Auto discuss what they been upto, cars they've tested and car news in general. We talk about Mercedes Vans, BMW cars, Silverstone classic. This was originally recorded on Instagram Live - follow @ShahzadSheikh #BrownCarGuy and @Planet_Auto

Ant Anstead really doesn't know what car Mike Brewer has bought until he steps out the door of the Wheeler Dealers garage. I interviewed Ant Anstead yesterday at Silverstone Classic (28 July 2019) about his path to co-hosting the biggest car buying and restoration show on TV, in which he revealed how the show is really put together behind-the-scenes. He also talked about his own designed and built...

 Lots of discussion on the new Lotus Evija, the MG ZS EV, riding in rally and drift cars and all kinds of motoring madness. Follow me on Instagram @ ShahzadSheikh #BrownCarGuy

Shahzad Sheikh AKA Brown Car Guy and Ben from Planet Auto discuss what they been up to, cars they've tested and car news in general. Lots of discussion on Goodwood Festival of Speed, Camp Jeep, and the Nissan Navara. This was originally recorded on Instagram Live - follow @ShahzadSheikh #BrownCarGuy and @Planet_Auto on Insta

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