Shahzad Sheikh

1 week ago | browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh

What a show. So iconic. So enduring. Forty-three years after the show started, it’s still well remembered and much loved today. Even as you read this, I guarantee that distinctive synth theme will have popped into your head, along with a visual of that black 1982 Pontiac Trans Am, with that signature red scanner light flashing across the front of the sleek, sexy black sports car.

2 weeks ago | browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh

Have you ever watched a car review and thought, “Gosh, they really love this car… is it really that great?” You’re not wrong to wonder. In 2025, the world of automotive content has become a slick, hyper-polished, monetised machine. The videos. The reels. The “reviews”. The ones where the creator is beaming, the lighting is flawless, and every car is apparently “amazing”.

2 weeks ago | browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh

£1000s worth of fuel lost?! Or just another slice of summer sensationalism designed to make motorists panic at the pumps? If you’ve seen recent headlines warning that your petrol is quietly evaporating in the sun, you might be wondering whether your fuel tank is basically a barbecue now. Let’s clear the hot air – and talk about what’s really going on in your car when the mercury rises. Because yes, petrol does evaporate. But no, your tank isn’t secretly sipping away your savings.

2 weeks ago | browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh

I cannot emphasise this enough – Honda’s revelation that the Honda Civic Type-R is to be taken off sale is a huge deal! It’s majorly significant. A marker in automotive history. A sad marker. These are the moments in car culture that hit like a sucker punch to the gut. Not because they’re unexpected, but because, deep down, we hoped they’d never come. Unfortunately, it has come. The Honda Civic Type R is dead. And with it, so too dies the last manual Honda you can buy in the UK. Just let that sink in.

2 weeks ago | browncarguy.com | Shahzad Sheikh

The new 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser J250 has arrived – and if you’re in the UK, this is your Land Cruiser. While much of the world gets the full-sized 300-series Big Daddy Land Cruiser, we get this slightly smaller, slightly leaner sibling, also known globally as the Land Cruiser Prado, or simply the Prado. But don’t dismiss it as the runner-up – because, frankly, by our standards, it really ain’t small, plus this might just be the best-looking Land Cruiser of the modern era.