Sentences with phrase «motoring journalists»

So it's no surprise BMW flew a herd of motoring journalists across Bass Strait earlier this week to drive the latest 1 Series and 2 Series ranges, including the M variants.

In this sense, BMW is playing catch - up because the 603bhp Mercedes - AMG E63 S has already brought this novelty to market, to acclaim from oversteer fans (most motoring journalists) and tyre manufacturers (probably).

In the late spring and summer, the new challenger on the saloon market was driven by motoring journalists from all over the world - and their reviews were very enthusiastic.

We all know that cars loaned out to motoring journalists for test and review get pushed harder than most owners will ever push their own cars, but when a -LSB-...]

Some of the best motoring journalists in Europe and the rest of the world have tested the ZF 8 speed auto transmission and it is nothing like a «slush box» you describe.

Mercedes A-Class caught the attention of the international media in November 1997, after motoring journalists from Sweden tipped over an A-Class in the so - called «moose test».

Read Chris's reaction to his Ring 24 hours racing seat Alongside Harris and Rohrl in Porsche's team will be German Touring Car ace Roland Asch (who's driven a 911 GT3 Cup in the Dubai 24 hours) and Horst von Saurma, a German motoring journalist who's driven 911s in the Ring 24 hours before, as well as setting a Nordschleife lap record in a Porsche Carrera GT.

David Vivian samples the car he first lusted after as a budding motoring journalist.

Today, as leader of Millbrook's Motoring Journalist Driver Training Course, he's working with some slightly more humble machinery, and as this event has been generously laid - on by Vauxhall, that means an Astra, a Vectra and a Monaro, each in its VXR form.

The vocal new exhaust system makes the SVR sound like an F - type's older brother, which is deeply amusing to an unintelligent motoring journalist.

Another classically misinformed motoring journalist error.

I think motoring journalists allow their peers to dictate how they write about a certain car.

Nick became the Editor of evo in 2009 having spent 15 years as an award - winning freelance motoring journalist and writer.

Produced by world - class motoring journalists and racers, evo communicates the raw emotion of owning, driving and testing the world's greatest performance cars.

A Suzuki Swift DDiS driven by an Auckland motoring journalist completed a marathon economy drive down New Zealand's North Island from Auckland to Wellington and then headed back to within just 60 km

The SUV was showcased to motoring journalists using a roller - coaster stunt.

Having said that, while motoring journalists are used to bigger obstacles, our little trek would probably be considered «hardcore» by BMW's well - heeled X customers.

The global jury, consisting of some of the world's most respected and popular motoring journalists, voted Ford's 999cc three - cylinder turbo engine, which is used in the Ford Focus, as the overall winner of the International Engine of the Year Award.

«The new generation of the SEAT Leon provides a compelling basis; its sporty qualities are highly acclaimed by customers and motoring journalists alike.

Range Rover is housing a high roller or minor celebrity — how very disappointing then when they realise it's just a humble motoring journalist.

The jury included 57 leading motoring journalists from 23 European countries.

Other motoring journalists before me have compared the BRZ to the Porsche Cayman and while I think such a comparison is hyperbole, I can see what they're getting at.

Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire was just granted an opportunity extended to a select few motoring journalists: to test and review the second - generation Ford GT supercar.

The first generation LHS was praised by motoring journalist Jeremy Clarkson, who is well known for criticizing American automobiles but described the LHS as «by global standards, right up there with the best.»

In spite of the creativity and novelty of its design, the City was narrowly pipped for the Japanese motoring journalists» Car Of The Year Award by the luxurious Toyota Soarer.

We think it would be fair to say that Jeremy Clarkson, Britain's most prominent motoring journalist, doesn't like the increasingly popular all - electric G - Wiz.

Former FIA President Max Mosley, sports presenter and father of four Gary Lineker, TV presenter Sophie Morgan who was paralysed in a car crash, broadcaster Jon Sopel, motoring journalist Quentin Willson and ingenie CEO Richard King all spoke at length about the need for more to be done, with more sensible, thoughtful proposals that embrace private sector innovation to be put forward.

Singapore About Blog Cheryl Tay is a female motoring journalist covering Formula 1, such as the F1 Singapore Grand Prix night race.

Subconsciously or not, most motoring journalists are skewed against Telsa and this article is evidence of that.

A jury of 82 motoring journalists from around the world selected the finalists by secret ballot based on their evaluation of each vehicle at exclusive drive events staged by the award's organizer.

The test Stinger was full of rattles and squeaks — testament to a hard life in the gentle hands of motoring journalists.

We have a bloke in the UK (a motoring journalist) called Jeremy Clarkson who really does have a vested interest in fossil fuel and he lamblasts environmentalists (rightly so in some cases) for their lefty ways when we can all see what awesome things fossil fuels have done for us and will continue to do.

Though Kia has released only renderings of the Niro HUV, an actual, undisguised pre-production model was unveiled to motoring journalists, with a strict «no camera» rule.

Being motoring journalists, we picked the SR for our test drive and found that improvements made to the electrically assisted power steering are more worthwhile.

Bovingdon began his career as a motoring journalist and road tester at evo in May 2001.

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A motoring journalist and racer for over 20 years, Dickie is one of the founder members of the evo team, a former editor, and current columni

Once I began working as a motoring journalist I went back to the Ring numerous times and drove laps myself, but it's one thing to drive it in a road car, quite another to strap yourself into a slick - shod race car and push as hard as you dare along with nearly 200 other cars.

However, another theory was advanced by some motoring journalists; because the Mondeo was developed in Europe with limited input from Ford's North American and Australian operations, executives at both operations were unenthusiastic about the car and had no qualms about letting it fail in the marketplace to allow for the continued success of their locally developed models.