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Jethro Bovingdon

United States

Contributor at evo

Co-host at BBC Top Gear

Editor-at-Large at Road & Track

Co-host of Top Gear America with two actual famous and talented people. Drive cars and then write or talk about them. Views my own and all that stuff.

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  • 1 week ago | evo.co.uk | Jethro Bovingdon

    My E46 BMW M3 CS memory is different to the dozens of amazing moments from various evo Car of the Year weeks down the years. All alone, in the height of the midday sun, driving to pick up some lunch in Castellane, nestled in a fold of rocks on the Route Napoléon. The CS had already finished second in our ‘real world’ preliminary round, just behind the extraordinary Clio Trophy, thus qualifying it to face the big boys: Ford GT, F430, Gallardo SE and others from Aston, Porsche and Mercedes.

  • 1 month ago | evo.co.uk | Jethro Bovingdon

    Homer Simpson sits in the grandstand at a baseball game, eyes wide and unblinking. He’s on day 14 of a 30-day commitment not to let a sip of Duff beer pass his lips. Earlier in ‘Duffless’ (season 4, episode 16) Homer and his friend Barney had toured the Duff factory and, unsurprisingly, the tragi-comic drunk is in a bit of a state. Homer volunteers to drive his friend home and receives a DUI from Chief Wiggum. Marge is furious and insists Homer stay sober for a month.

  • 2 months ago | evo.co.uk | Jethro Bovingdon

    I think it’s now safe to say that manual gearboxes are back. The new car market is catching up with what the used market has known for years. Simply put, manuals are more fun than paddleshift ’boxes. You might even say that the manual gearbox is absolutely central to all the very greatest driving experiences. If you want a car that enthrals and involves, it just has to have a stick and a clutch pedal. Undeniably, there’s something magical about a great manual ’box.

  • 2 months ago | aol.com | Jethro Bovingdon

    This should be it. The definitive formula for creating one of the world’s most exciting cars. Take a supercar from Italy, dial up the noise, remove unnecessary luxuries, and swing the use case from kinda everyday to pure driving fun, whether on road or track. Then sprinkle liberally with carbon fiber and motorsport-derived components, and stand back in awe in wonder.

  • Jan 23, 2025 | evo.co.uk | Jethro Bovingdon

    For so long they’ve been our friend. In the busy times when there’s a house full of people and you long to escape for a few minutes. In the quiet times when loneliness descends or there’s a looming sense of dread about an uncertain future. When your partner is watching that TV show you hate, or scrolling through wallpaper patterns or potential furniture purchases and waving for your attention every ten seconds. They’re there for us. Offering hope, firing the imagination.

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Jethro Bovingdon
Jethro Bovingdon @JethroBovingdon
9 Dec 23

Proper old school track and lightweight non-hybridised supercar is a pretty good combo. Also, is this thing still on? I used to really like this place.

Stuart Gallagher
Stuart Gallagher @stuartg917

Bored of videos showing people drag racing and kicking trucks thinking it’s the best thing ever? How about @JethroBovingdon destroying some Pirellis as he reviews a @McLarenAuto 750S instead? https://t.co/A36O2ddWGI 📸 @DeanSmithphoto 📽️@samgriley https://t.co/HvVKrnboPQ

Jethro Bovingdon
Jethro Bovingdon @JethroBovingdon
11 Oct 23

It’s 2023, right? And the ICE ban comes in 2035 in UK and Europe and California? Assuming it’s not put back further. And nobody has really proven the market for EV sportscars? Just checking.

Road & Track
Road & Track @RoadandTrack

The 2024 F-Type ZP Edition is Jaguar's final internal-combustion sports car. https://t.co/sQz62EteVN https://t.co/3qkvOH8nSQ

Jethro Bovingdon
Jethro Bovingdon @JethroBovingdon
9 Sep 23

If you ever wondered why 911s are so hard to look past… Just went to Tesco with my 15, 13 and 11 yr olds, packed five bags into the front and drove home in quiet comfort. Pretty impressive supercar attributes! Also makes you wonder why GT3 T isn’t available with rear seats. https://t.co/uBPd5L56vS