Shahzad Sheikh
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1 week ago |
browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh
Remember when driving was fun? A carefree cruise with your favourite tunes, windows down, and the open road ahead. These days, though, it feels more like a battle — against traffic, local councils, your wallet, and your own rising stress levels. Driving has become a mental health flashpoint, and it’s not just anecdotal. A recent global study by Compare the Market Australia reveals that searches for “stressful driving” have doubled worldwide over the last year.
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1 week ago |
browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh
There was a time, baby, when chrome was king and cars were wide enough to land Hueys on. The soundtrack? Funk, soul, rubber and the rumble of lethargic V8s echoing through neon-lit nights. Oh and James Brown, obviously. Can you dig it? We wore flares, wide collars and big, big hair – and somehow, it all just… worked.
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1 week ago |
browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh
The latest SMMT Motorparc data has just landed – and it paints a fascinating picture of what’s going on out on the roads of Blighty. Spoiler alert: we’re not all silently gliding around in futuristic electric cars just yet. In fact, Britain remains firmly attached to its old bangers, diesel vans, and distinctly dreary colour palette. So let’s pop the bonnet on the real state of UK motoring in 2024 and see what the numbers tell us…Yes, you read that right.
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2 weeks ago |
browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh
So then – the UK Government did blink. Slightly. If you’ve been following the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate saga, you’ll know that the government has been under pressure from both industry and motorists. And now, as of 9 April 2025, they’ve announced a set of updates that – while not exactly revolutionary – do soften the blow. A bit. Kind of. Maybe. But let’s be clear – they haven’t scrapped the ZEV Mandate. That was never really on the cards.
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2 weeks ago |
browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh
I don’t often say this about electric cars, but I’ve been waiting to try this one for a while. Ever since Renault first dropped images of a retro-fabulous concept that looked like it’d teleported straight from a 1970s disco into a new Star Trek movie (The Roads of Khan!), I’ve been itching to tickle its torque and see if the drive matches the desire. And the desire comes from the effortless cool of retro-execution done right.
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