Petrolicious: Drive Racially?! This is NOT okay.

Anti-BLM comments could indicate a deeper malady AMONG automotive elite

The automotive internet is in a justified furore over a comment apparently made by Petrolicious founder, Afshin Behnia on his Facebook page. I’ve found what purports to be a screen grab – you’ll notice I’m using my words carefully because I did not see the post myself and it appears to have been subsequently deleted. In any case it’s gone viral. In it he appears to describe the BLM (Black Lives Matter) movement as ‘domestic terrorism’.

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30/06/2020 2

MotorOverload: Best Cars for Under £10,000

Check out my latest video with MotorOverload where we look at best used buys

Here are our Top Six best used cars to buy for under £10,000. We each select out top choices in three categories: small car, family car and convertible/roadster. Let us know who had the best selection and tell us your top choices for under £10 in the comments below.

29/06/2020 0

My latest spread in FreeCarMag – 28 June 2020

See my car content in FreeCarMag.com

Click here to read this issue now – Previous issues here Contact me if you require car reviews, news and other features!

28/06/2020 0

Jonny Lieberman: ‘Reviewing Cars is Like Comparative Religion’

Chatting with MotorTrend’s Jonny Lieberman about cars, plunging Unimogs into frozen lakes and racism!

27062020 ‘Brown Car Guy & Buddies’ – In this episode I chat to one of America’s most well-know senior motoring journalists/car content creators, Motor Trend’s Jonny Lieberman – you’ll know him from his work on the mag but also videos like Ignition, Head 2 Head, Best Driver’s Car, and the World’s Greatest Drag Race videos on YouTube and MotorTrend on Demand (links below).

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27/06/2020 0

Peugeot 508 GT review

Is the futuristic French saloon as good to drive as it is to look at?

Here’s a detailed video review of the great looking new Peugeot 508 GT with the amazingly futuristic interior – does it drive as well as it looks? Is it practical? Watch now! Follow #BCGPeugeot508 & #BrownCarGuy (on all all social media). Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this – and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.

24/06/2020 0

Review: BMW X6

Does a BMW heart still beat beneath all that bulk?

The new X6 arrived this year in the wake of the all-new X5 introduced in 2019. Now in its third generation, this is the ‘coupe’ version of its more traditionally upright and uptight SUV sibling – the so-serious X5. However the X6 eschews the much-trodden path of merely taking a grinder to the upper rear of a boxy SUV, and not stepping back until the rear roof has been squashed and reshaped into a more flowing profile – AKA the fastback boot.

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23/06/2020 0

Filippa Guarna – Directing Success

The Aussie girl that directed many of the commercial videos we did at Motoring Middle East

22062020 ‘Brown Car Guy & Buddies’

Meet Filippa Guarna, who at one point was directing and producing all our commercial videos at Motoring Middle East in Dubai (links to some of those below).

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22/06/2020 0

#FBF Review: Cadillac ATS-V

#FlashBackFriday to my review of the Cadillac ATS-V in the UAE in 2015

This is an excerpt from the original review I wrote for Motoring Middle East:

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19/06/2020 0

#TBT Review: Dodge Challenger Hellcat

ThrowBackThursday to my review of the Dodge Challenger Hellcat in the UAE in 2015.

This is an excerpt from the original review I wrote for Motoring Middle East:

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18/06/2020 0

New Cars! Ford Mustang Mach 1, Lexus IS, Citroen C4

New car launches are like buses: you wait all lockdown for them and then suddenly three arrive at the same time!

Quick roundup of the latest new car news including the awesome Ford Mustang Mach 1, the all-new Lexus IS and the new Citroen C4, which will also get a full electric version – the E-C4. Plus a bonus car – updates to the BMW M5 Competition for 2021.

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