Is Zohran Mamdani Anti-Car? What New York’s Motorists Need to Know

The Mayor doesn’t drive, but he’s steering New York’s future – and motorists might not like where the road’s heading

When a man who doesn’t even drive becomes the Mayor of New York City, you just know things are about to get interesting. Zohran Mamdani’s victory has made waves across the world – not just because he’s the first Muslim, first brown and first African-born mayor in NYC’s history, but because he represents something much bigger: a changing philosophy about how cities are built, who they serve, and – crucially for us car lovers – whether there’s still space for motorists in the urban future.

Now, before you reach for your pitchforks or your petrol can, let’s take a calm, and rational look at what this actually means for drivers.

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Cars & Coffee: The Dangerous Habit Ruining Your Driving Focus!

That extra coffee might wake you up, but it could also be wrecking your driving focus – here’s why caffeine behind the wheel isn’t always your friend

Coffee – it’s the legal performance enhancer that fuels early mornings, late nights and long motorway hauls. Most of us can’t even start an ignition, let alone a working day, without one. But here’s the shocker – too much caffeine might actually make you a worse driver. According to a new UK survey, 11 million drivers regularly exceed the safe daily caffeine limit of 400 milligrams – that’s about two barista coffees, four cups of tea, or five cans of energy drink. Go over that, and you might start to feel like you’ve traded your steering wheel for a fidget toy.

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The St James’s Motoring Spectacle 2025 – Over A Century of Motion on Pall Mall

Videos and photos of the cars shows at spectacular London event, including the line up of veteran cars attempting the London-to-Brighton Run

London did what London does best today – mixed elegance with engine oil. Pall Mall transformed into a living timeline of motoring at the St James’s Motoring Spectacle 2025, a glorious preview to tomorrow’s London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run. The whole street hummed, clattered, and occasionally coughed to life as machines older than most family trees sat alongside the latest electric wonders.

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BrownCarGuy October Round-Up: Scandals, Supercars & 10 Million Fines

From EV world records to yellow-box chaos, Mazda’s electric comeback to the potential end of classic car tax exemptions – October was a rollercoaster for motoring news, reviews, rants, and revelations

October was a month where the motoring world felt like it had one foot on the throttle and the other in a pothole. We had political mayhem, performance miracles, tech scandals, nostalgic deep dives and a few hearty laughs along the way. Whether you’re here for honest reviews, shocking truths, or a dose of car culture therapy – I’ve rounded up my best videos, blogs, and podcasts from the past month. Buckle up!

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The PHEV Scandal

How Plug-In Hybrids Became the Car Industry’s Dirty Little Secret

They were supposed to be the perfect bridge to a greener motoring future – the best of both worlds. Drive electric around town, and petrol on the motorway. No range anxiety, no compromise, no problem. But according to a new report by Transport & Environment, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) might be one of the biggest greenwashing scandals in the car industry. In the real world, these so-called eco-friendly cars are polluting almost as much as petrol vehicles.

So what went wrong? And more importantly – are PHEVs worth buying at all?

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Britain’s Most Lucrative Yellow Boxes!

Trapped! Britain’s Most Expensive Box Junction Is Fining Drivers £1,800 a Day!

Imagine being fined £160 – not for speeding, not for parking on double yellows, not even for driving in a bus lane – but for doing absolutely nothing more than being in the wrong bit of yellow paint for a few seconds. Welcome to Kingston Road, South-West London – home of Britain’s most expensive yellow box junction. Or as locals call it: the cash cow!

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2026 Suzuki E Vitara Review – India’s First Global EV Lights Up the UK!

Suzuki’s first electric car isn’t from Japan – it’s from India! The E Vitara blends a Desi heart with Japanese engineering precision, and right now it’s one of the best EV bargains on sale in Britain

Japanese car companies have always been on the leading edge of engineering. Innovating, developing, breaking new ground – surging ahead of the crowd in surprising new ways. And Suzuki’s latest new car… doesn’t conform to any of that. Well, apart from the ‘surprising’ bit.

Because the new E Vitara isn’t truly Japanese at all. It’s more like a takeaway tikka delivered by a samurai. And given how much Brits love a good curry, Suzuki’s first fully electric car – designed and built by Maruti Suzuki in Gujarat, India – rolling off the boats onto our roads at barely believable prices, is surely going to go down a treat. You won’t even need the Alka-Seltzer for this one.

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PODCAST: Ghosts, Gearboxes & Great Stories – Is Car Journalism Dead or Just Rebooted?

BCG Therapy Session Podcast with Jeff Bailey & Imthishan Giado

Somewhere between haunted roads, electric cars, and the eternal fight between influencers and journalists, a very honest discussion broke out. In the latest BrownCarGuy Therapy Session Podcast, I was joined by Jeff Bailey – long-time motoring writer, serial car buyer, and author – and Imthishan Giado, my partner-in-crime from our Car Middle East and Motoring Middle East days. We didn’t plan to solve the mysteries of the universe, but somewhere between the nostalgia and the banter, we might just have done that – or something…

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Cardiff’s War on Drivers: The Truth Behind the SUV Parking Charge

Cardiff has become the first UK city to charge extra for heavier cars – praised by some as climate progress, but seen by many as yet another salvo in the war on drivers

Cardiff Council has approved a policy that introduces higher parking permit charges for larger and heavier vehicles, starting with those over 2,400kg – and soon expanding to 2,000kg for non-electric cars. The Council claims the aim isn’t to punish, but to “gently encourage behaviour change,” arguing that bigger cars take up more space, cause more road wear, and are a greater danger to pedestrians.

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BCG Podcast: Movie Cars, Classic Cars & Superstars! – Ferrari Fails, KITT Dreams & The Jay Leno Syndrome

From ugly Ferraris and wannabe James Bonds to falling classic car prices and full-on hoarding confessions – welcome to the Therapy Session petrolheads didn’t know they needed

They say never meet your heroes – but what about driving them? In this week’s BrownCarGuy Therapy Podcast, I sit down with three of the most gloriously opinionated car nuts I know – Sy Ali (Drivers Union), Adnan Mallick (Landbeasts Automobile Classica), and Imthishan Giado (Motoring Middle East co-founder and Dubai Car Culture icon) – to unpack the messy, emotional, and hilarious world of modern car culture.

We’re talking ugly Ferraris, movie car nostalgia, the freefalling classic car market, and whether we’ve all secretly become Jay Leno-style hoarders. Strap in – this one’s pure petrolhead therapy.

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