Saturday, April 2, 2022

'The Suzuki Jimny Is More Of A Head Turner In LA Than A Jaguar I-Pace'




You had to be there to fully appreciate it. And, thankfully, I was. The event was the fifth World Car Awards test drive programme, staged in its usual venue in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California. The mission for us 48 World Car jurors? To find, evaluate and vote for/against the 2019 World Car of the Year (WCOTY), the top prize on the planet for global auto makers, most of whom have never won it. Late in November we jurors headed to LA from 18 nations to test drive the dozens of contenders on and around the glorious Angeles Crest Highway. And that鈥檚 when the first big surprise kicked in. True, globally-significant models such as the Jaguar I-Pace and E-Pace were rarely parked up in the garage, so keen were jurors to take them out to evaluate them. But that was wholly expected. What nobody could have predicted was that two pint-sized Suzuki Jimnys shipped in from Japan were in serious demand, too.





And honestly, on LA highways, they turned heads like no other cars at our week-long test fest. Is the humble Jimny the best all-new car in the world right now? No. Don鈥檛 be daft. But of the 37 cars at the disposal of the 48 hard-to-impress jurors, it topped the league in terms of price, curiosity and sheer fun. The same needs to be asked of Land Rover, too. JLR reps from the US and UK were in Pasadena, watching jurors queuing for the keys to the Jimmy. This offered them and us further proof, as if needed, that a sub-Evoque Land Rover priced about five grand more than the Suzuki at just over 拢20,000 could be the next big - if small - thing. Apart from the Jags, other super-strong WCOTY contenders were the BMW X2, Volvo XC40, Genesis G70 and Hyundai Nexo. Significantly, Japanese jurors graciously conceded that cars from Korea have improved beyond belief. But we already knew that, didn鈥檛 we? Because the 720S the firm planned for us to drive in Pasadena was withdrawn with an embarrassing and ill-timed technical fault. That鈥檚 a shame, because this is a truly great, true-Brit supercar. More importantly, the 720 is a product for the world. But McLaren is well aware of the old adage: you鈥檝e gotta be in it to win it. In Pasadena, the Woking-based manufacturer wasn鈥檛, whereas arch-rival Aston Martin was.





Ferrari 430 Spyder, Porsche GT2, and a Tahoe supplied by GM. How much of the 48 car does Jeff Gordon own? 48 car along with Rick Hendrick. What sport does Jeff Gordon play? Jeff Gordon is a professional race car driver in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. Best race car driver? Who is the highest paid car driver? What car does Jeff Gordon drive in Nascar? 24 Drive To End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevy Impala. What is Jeff Gordon's race car number? 24 car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. Does Jeff Gordon own Jimmie Johnson's race car? 48 Lowe's car driven by Jimmie Johnson. Is Jeff Gordon dead? No, he still races in the 24 car. How tall is race car driver Jeff Gordon? Did Jeff Gordon drive Indy cars? No. While he did test a Formula 1 car on one occasion, Jeff Gordon has never ran an "Indy" style series. Who is the current crew chief for Jeff Gordon? 24 Drive To End Hunger/Axalta car.





Was Superman ever a sponsor on a nascar car? Yes Jeff Gordon a few years back. Has Jeff Gordon always driven the number 24 in the Nascar Cup Series? 24 car for Hendrick Motorsports for his entire career. Did Jeff Gordon go from number 43 to 24? What was Jeff Gordon's first race car? Jeff Gordon began racing quarter midgets at the age of five. What type of car does Jeff Gordon drive at home? How much of the ownership does Jeff Gordon own in Jimmie Johnson's car? Did Jeff gord0n ever drive a ford in a nascar race? Does Jeff Gordon own his own car? 48 driven by Jimmie Johnson! Who drove the number 24 car before Jeff Gordon in Nascar? Who is the actor who played the race car driver in the direct general commercials? What factors make a modern racing car as stable as possible? Jeff Gordon behind the wheel of a racing machine. What percentage does Jeff Gordon own of Jimmie Johnson's race team? Jeff Gordon is a part owner of Jimmie Johnson's race car, while Rick Hendrick owns the other half.

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