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11062020 ‘Brown Car Guy & Buddies’ – In this episode I speak to John Gardiner who has been at Ford Motor Company for 30 years and currently has two jobs – Executive Director, Communications & Public Affairs, Ford of Britain & Ireland, and Corporate Communications, Ford of Europe.
Continue reading “Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations”You hear that? Shutters opening up, window panes being squeaky cleaned, factories restarting and engines firing up. Yep – the car industry is back in business.
Continue reading “Car Industry – Back in Business!”
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Contact me if you require car reviews, news and other features! Full review Ford Fiesta ST. Story on British Motor Show.
If you want the world’s best hot hatch right now, you will have to spend at least £32,320 on a Honda Civic Type R (and actually you’ll need the GT version at just over £34k). The default hot hatch – Volkswagen’s latest 2020 Mk8 GTI will probably be about the same when it comes out later this year. So it seems at least 30k is what you need if you want a fast, fun and furious hot hatch? No!
Continue reading “Full Review – Ford Fiesta ST”
On its 56th birthday the Ford Mustang confirms its place as the world’s favourite sports car. The sixth generation Mustang has sold 633,000 units since it was introduced in 2015 in 146 countries – last year alone it sold 102,090. (See my feature on the best Fords ever on DriveTribe at this link.)
Continue reading “On 56th Birthday Ford Mustang still world’s best-selling sports car”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 760bhp Shelby GT 500 Ford Mustang; and I inadvertantly leave instructions for my own funeral arrangements in particular with regards to donuts – of both kind!
Continue reading “Cannonball Run Record Broken & Bargain Shelbys in Lockdown Dubai”Latest Brown Car Guy Update 16032020 #BCGDaily
Each week a new supercar or hypercar drops with ridiculous horsepower, shocking 0-60
times and absurd price tags – but just how relevant are they? Should manufacturers instead
be focussing on creating more accessible sports cars for those that really love driving and
could afford. Link to my latest DriveTribe feature I mentioned
Here’s my review of the Ford Fiesta ST – could it be better than the Focus ST? It’s the current pocket rocket of choice – will it meet your needs? Check out my comprehensive review! Follow ##BCGFiestaST
Multiple stories for today’s Brown Car Guy update:
India’s biggest movie star, Amitabh Bachchan, 77, has revealed on his Twitter account how he was left ‘speechless’ by the gift of a bright yellow 1950s Ford Prefect, which he had previously revealed on his blog to be his first family car in Allahabad.
Continue reading “Amitabh Bachchan reunited with a 1950s Ford Prefect”