Shahzad Sheikh

When I moved to Dubai in 2006 as editor of Car Middle East, Damien Reid was editor of Autocar Middle East, but from fierce professional rivalry emerged a fast personal friendship. It's great to catch up with one of the most respected and prolific car journalists in the Middle East, to hear some great behind-the-scenes stories of what really want on with PR, car manufacturers and magazine publishing in Dubai, and get his considered take on the state of motor racing during the COVID-19 lockdown.   Check this out https://amzn.to/3dw1D2W  https://amzn.to/2Bun6eF    Find Damien here:  https://www.instagram.com/damienreid/  https://twitter.com/DamoReidF1  https://twitter.com/damien_reid  https://www.thenational.ae/  https://race.news/  Live commentary on MBC action for F1   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.   If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me

Great to catch up with the all-action Wonder Woman of motoring in the UAE - Alix Capper Murdoch Atkinson. She's in the military, she does stunt driving, she races cars and bikes, she's a radio DJ, has done TV and live shows (with me) and raises loads of cats. She also manages to name drop quite a bit in this video from her time in Dubai from Kanye West and Kim Kardashian to Jackie Chan and working alongside Alex Hirschi AKA Supercar Blondie. Plus that time she deliberately crashed a Range Rover into a Taxi in Dubai!   Find her here:  https://www.militarymotoring.com/  https://www.instagram.com/miss_auto_know/   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  ht

Hilarious chat with former Dubai Eye radio host, Podcaster/YouTuber and full-time university lecturer - the Jeep-driving, Hawaiian-shirt wearing, irrepressibly energetic Canadian - Prof James Piecowye.     We catch up on doing six years of the CarTalk one-hour weekly radio show on Dubai's top talk-radio channel, why I love Honda's, why he won't buy a new Jeep, how I got into motoring journalism, how he annoyed radio people enough to be given his own show, why Nissan was wrong about us, why we both dislike the Land Rover Defender, and how Chinese cars and podcasters will ultimately come to rule the world!    Check out more from him here  https://www.podaholiks.com  https://www.instagram.com/thejamescast  https://www.instagram.com/podaholiks/    Here's his version of the same discussion  https://www.podaholiks.com/podcasts/episode/331e0ff6/catching-up-shahzad-sheikh-aka-brown-car-guy    Motoring Middle East YouTube channel  https://www.youtub

In this episode I answer questions you've asked about the air suspensionn on a Porsche Macan, the quality of Japanese cars, whether to get an Abarth 595, choosing between an Audi S3 and BMW 4 Series, the best car for a newby driver, if 90s BMW saloons would work as daily drivers, essential difference between petrol, diesel, eletric and hybrid and the Alfa Romeo Stelvio.  Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Review https://youtu.be/hHe4H4hvJmY Alfa Romeo Stelvio Review https://youtu.be/pn2MWpzkXJo Influencer Parady Alfa Romeo Stelvio review https://youtu.be/BI-UyKNXw0A Fiat Abarth 595 Review https://youtu.be/iXZUnymGPFg Toyota Aygo Review https://youtu.be/enxRzu9y-CY Audi RS3 Review https://youtu.be/2MfcSlV7Bho Audi S3 Review https://youtu.be/NKe5Gp_QZUY Porsche Macan walkaround https://youtu.be/kLc42vqiId4 Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.  If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can a

Another episode in which I catch up with a friend - but this one is different. Farrukh Ahmed, based in the UAE, is himself a podcaster - check out FarrukhTalks! So he took the lead on this one, and turned the spotlight on me! We covered more of my journey as a Brown Car Guy and the obstacles in the career path I obstinately choose, plus overcoming shyness and advice for those looking to follow in our footsteps.    Check out more from him here  https://farrukhahmed.com  https://www.facebook.com/farrukhtalks/  https://www.instagram.com/farrukhtalks/   Here's his version of the same discussion  https://farrukhahmed.com/re021  https://linktr.ee/reframepodcast   It's not easy being a Brown Car Guy  https://youtu.be/yw3lxNLePXs   Motoring Middle East YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/MotoringMiddleEast  Honda Accord review Farrukh shot  https://youtu.be/Hda9M80ZMlk   Walking through the flags shoot for The Autocrats  https:/

In the latest in my series where I catch up with friends and colleagues from around the world, I chat to Ian Cox who's been in the United Arab Emirates for over a decade and is a man of many talents - a DJ, Quiz host, Karaoke entertainer, and pro-driver involved with track days and car manufacturer drive events on road and track for VIPs, tourists and of course the media.    There's some great stories of motoring mayhem in the Middle East in this episode. He's also a modern classic anorak and I get him to dispense some top tips on which 80s and 90s cars are ripe for the picking right now. It's alway a laugh with Coxy in Dubai!   Find him at  DJ Coxy in Dubai Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/324539087707148/   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coxyindubai/   Drive Dynamics http://drivedynamics.com/   Dubai Autodrome https://www.dubaiautodrome.ae/   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on

In this video I catch up with PR professional, good friend and supporter Tom Conway-Gordon. Having worked both in the UK and Dubai, I got to know Tom from the Chevrolet Camaro launch a decade ago. He worked on the huge General Motors Middle East account and also on the very important Daimler Mercedes-Benz account for the region.    We reminisce about car launches, me being that pain-in-the-arse journalist that causes PRs such headaches, mishaps and madcap car journos, what makes good and bad automotive PR, how to managed a brand out of a crisis, and there's some extra hugely beneficial life-coaching advice on mental health and well-being during difficult experiences, like the current COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown. You don't want to miss this!   Find him at   https://Instagram.com/tomconwaygordon   https://AllWashedInBlack.wordpress.com  https://Linkedin.com/tomconwaygordon   Please subscribe to my channel.   If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me P

Kevin Haggarthy is a pioneer of motoring journalism in the UK: the first black motoring journalist, a motor industry consultant, race and high performance driving instructor, serial classic-car owner and a presenter of the Pulling Power car show on TV in the early 2000s.   I've known him since the late 90s and have worked with him on Used Car Buyer magazine, and am presently collaborating with him on MotorOverload, and here we catch up after a few weeks in lockdown and crystal ball gaze the future of the auto industry and cars in general post-coronavirus. A fascinating and insightful discussion as always.    Find him at  https://motoroverload.com/  https://twitter.com/drivin  https://www.instagram.com/kevin_haggarthy/  https://www.instagram.com/road_tester/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-haggarthy-a3883417/   Please subscribe to my channel  If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cann

This is the time to buy your dream car says James Ruppert! He is the man that created the term Bangernomics - and comic book series about a 70s action hero (Spencer Haze) transporter to present day (which was allegedly modelled on me).    A veteran car journalist who's extensively written on the new and used car market and authored several books on the subject, researched for TV shows and is regularly asked to give his expert opinion on the car market - hear the Motor Sage Speak!   In this chat we look at the how the car world is coping with the COVID-19 Coronvirus Lockdown: How will the automotive media fair, will there be any car magazines left standing? What are new and used car dealers doing to survive? Will car buying look the same after this lockdown? What's happening with car prices - will they go up or down? And is now just the right time to buy that dream car you always promised yourself? (Yes actually - watch the video to find out why).    And finally - what is an Innocenti

Continuing the series - 'BrownCarGuy & Buddies' in this episode I chat with Fraser Martin - a Scotsman who's lived in the Gulf for over four decades and has been involved in just about every aspect of automotive and motoring in the Middle East, from instructing, to testing, to car development and motoring journalism.    Here he talks about that time he had to drive Mohammed Ben Sulayem's supercars (Ferrari F40 and F50, Porsche 959 and Jaguar XJ220) all day for Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld and continues to shatter my illusions about the F40.    We also touch on the time he was hostage and human shield in Kuwait in the First Gulf War and what he learned from that; his extensive experience off-roading including how he proved a point by taking his Honda Jazz (one of the very first in the UAE) over an off-road course designed for a large SUV; that time we took a Volkswagen Passat CC 4Motion into the dunes and things went a bit wrong; and why most motoring journalists can't drive - oh, he ha

I chat with founder of Automotive Affairs https://www.youtube.com/automotiveaffairs and freelance motoring journalist, Nauman Farooq. Originally from Pakistan he's lived in the Middle East and Far East and has actually been following my work since I first started out in 1989.    What drives him, what fuels him, how has he got to where he is, how did he get Rolls-Royce to lend him a Phantom 8, what favourite car do we have in common, and how did he end up with a free car during lockdown? All is revealed in this video.    Check out  https://naumanfarooq.wordpress.com/  https://www.instagram.com/automotive_affairs/   As mentioned, don't forget to check out exclusive my parody Cannonball Run sequel only at:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe to my channel  Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh &n

'Brown Car Guy and Buddies'    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!   Do let me know what you think of this video and other conversations I've had with friends and colleagues.    Find Imthishan at Motoring Middle East  https://www.youtube.com/MotoringMiddleEast  https://www.instagram.com/motoringmiddleeast/  https://www.instagram.com/imthishan/   As mentioned - don't forget to check out exclusive my parody Cannonball Run sequel only at:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Pleas

In a new series semi-formally titled 'Brown Car Guy and Buddies' I try to catch up with people online during this virtually global lockdown and talk cars and stuff.    Adil Jal Darukhanawala is India's pioneering and leading motoring journalist, he's also an author of multiple books, massive collector of motorbikes, an even bigger collector of model cars and an all round great bloke and good friend.    He talks about how his career in motoring journalist kicked off with an argument, his passion for bikes and motorsports and how the automotive industry and car culture in India has developed. Plus of course he talks about meeting the late Sir Stirling Moss and how he will remember him.   There's insight into what he's most looking forward to this year once the lockdowns lift, and crucial tips for all wannabe motoring journalists.    We pack a lot into this 30 minute conversation, so grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy!   And do let me know what you think of this v

In a new series semi-formally titled 'Brown Car Guy and Buddies' I try to catch up with people online during this virtually global lockdown and talk cars and stuff.   In this first one I catch up with Pakistan's Jay Leno, Mohsin Ikram, a classic car collector /owner /restorer who's fixed up 100 cars including some very special historic cars now living in a museum - see link below.    We talk about his persistence in chasing cars he found until he finally owned them, and the bargain Ferrari 250 Lusso that got away!  If you enjoyed the video, please consider supporting me on https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh - thanks!   Links mentioned:   Feature interview on DriveTribe https://drivetribe.com/p/meet-pakistans-jay-leno-and-his-B70SSe4HTh-5zewF9lWEcQ?iid=TreqcCXIR1uHFWj5U6DJow   Mohsin on Twitter https://twitter.com/mohsin_vcccp   Vintage and Classic Car Club of Pakistan (VCCCP) https://www.facebook.com/groups/vcccp/   Please subscribe to my channel for more v

Testing the 225bhp Peugeot 508 GT | Brown Car Guy 12022020 This week I'm testing this Peugeot 508 GT - it's the 1.6 petrol with 225bhp. Love the exterior and interior styling, what do you make of it? Latest Brown Car Guy Update 11022020 #BCGDaily Please Subscribe/Follow #BrownCarGuy.com -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #peugeot #peugeot508 #carjournalism #carreview #drive #testdrive

Mad Murray's future pod succeeds McLaren F1 plus Nissan's EV lullaby | Brown Car Guy Update 11022020 The father of the McLaren F1, Gordan Murray's futurist concept is a single-seat EV autonomous pod-like tiny car - what do you make of this? Clever or naff? Meanwhile electric cars are a kind of 'nightmare' for 51% of parents who regularly take their small children out in a car to put them to sleep. It doesn't work as well in silent EVs, so Nissan has come up with the 'Dream Drive Lullaby'. Story on Gordan Murray's MOTIV https://shahzadsheikh.wordpress.com/2020/02/11/motiv-futuristic- transport-pod-car-thingy-from-gordan-murray/ Stang Struck https://shahzadsheikh.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/stang-struck- fiction/ Latest Brown Car Guy Update 11022020 #BCGDaily Please Subscribe/Follow #BrownCarGuy.com -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #gordanmurray #Electriccar #future #pod #Nissan #leaf #lullaby #au

Cadillac Escalade 2021 & secret million deal | Brown Car Guy Update 10022020 I've been checking the magnificent beast that is the new 2021 Cadillac Escalade online - it's gargantuan, futuristic and pretty awesome. I love it and would love to do a review. I've driven previous versions and it reminded me of an amazing gangster / heist / secret rendezvous mini movie we produced back in 2016 with the Escalade for Cadillac Middle East when I was at Motoring Middle East. Watch that video here https://youtu.be/FT5XcKWBVfM Latest Brown Car Guy Update 10022020 #BCGDaily Please Subscribe/Follow #BrownCarGuy.com -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #cadillac #escalade #cadillacescalade #luxurycar #SUV #V8 #4WD #American #TheDeal #funny

What's it like to organise Dubai's biggest car meet, and why I stopped. Put up an article on when car meets go bad on DriveTribe (link below), in response to hooliganism at the Coffee and Cars meeet in Houston recently. We grew our Dubai meet to crazy proportions and then suddenly stopped. Find out why! Read full article here https://drivetribe.com/p/when-car-meets-go-bad-Nx5Wht-3TM2jJf9rK-y0oQ?commentId=VoJ-oKkKRn6bR49jdLda5g#VoJ-oKkKRn6bR49jdLda5g Latest Brown Car Guy Update 08022020 #BCGDaily Please Subscribe/Follow #BrownCarGuy.com -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #BMW #DriveTribe #clarksonhammondmay #carmeets #carshow #hooliganism #burnouts #carstunts

What's it like to completely lose it at the wheel of a BMW M2 Competition at Yas Marina Circuit. Well lose it in one sense. I have spun on track - I confess. Plus we must be wary of and stop demonising the car. Latest Brown Car Guy Update 07022020 #BCGDaily See M2 Competition video on my IGTV - @shahzadsheikh (Please follow!) Please Subscribe/Follow #BrownCarGuy.com -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #BMW #drivers #driving #trackdriving #circuit #spinning #Ferrari #yasMarinacircuit #dubaiautodrome #passion #lovecars

If you drive a performance or luxury German car such as a BMW, Mercedes or Audi, you're an asshole - according to an actual study! Do you agree? Let me have your feedback! Latest update from Shahzad Sheikh AKA Brown Car Guy #BrownCarGuy.com - please follow/subscribe #BCGDaily This podcast corresponds to Brown Car Guy Update 05022020 on my YouTube channel. -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #BMW #Mercedes #Audi #germancars #assholes #stereotype #dick #drivers #driving