Life in the Fast Lane: The Johnson Guide to Cars
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He comes, he sees, he plays with the gadgets…
Boris Johnson has been behind the wheel of some of the world’s fastest, most luxurious cars. He’s taken the Jaguar XKR-R for a spin around a posh public school; roared through Islington in the AC Cobra V8; and spent a weekend tearing through the lanes of Sussex in the splendour of the Mercedes S55 AMG. Now he’s going to reveal exactly what it was like.
Pondering the fundamental questions – What does it feel like to be overtaken by a female driver when you’re behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo? Can a car really precipitate a mid-life crisis? – Boris Johnson’s hilarious dispatches from life in the fast lane will appeal to anyone who’s found themselves behind the wheel of one of modern motoring’s finer specimens. But it’s not all glamour and gadgets. Because when he’s not baiting his Holloway neighbours with the Rolls Royce Corniche, we see Boris trying, and failing, to get to grips with the Smart car, and attempting to flee Kosovo in a Fiat Uno.
Published together for the first time as a Paperback Original, these hilarious vignettes are vintage Boris: witty, candid and unique.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A bit like Clarkson - his opinion on cars is worthless; apart from that an entertaining read
19 Mar 2010
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Just like with Jeremy Clarkson, Boris is an opinionated, middle aged man, with a relatively shaky knowledge of cars (or at least giving that impression) but a good, humorous style of writing. As mentioned in the other review, his attention to detail is atrocious and the book is so full of factual mistakes that it would actively benefit if all the numbers were simply omitted.
I would also not put any credence to the opinions formed about the cars as having anything to do with the cars in question, either. What the book is, is an entertaining holiday / commuting type read for people who do not care about cars so deeply as to be upset at how they are brutalised by Boris (review-wise, not physically) and who find Clarkson and / or PJ O'Rourke amusing.
The true surprise came from how sensible his larger scale transport problem suggestions are, compared to the relatively lightweight reviews.
I would also not put any credence to the opinions formed about the cars as having anything to do with the cars in question, either. What the book is, is an entertaining holiday / commuting type read for people who do not care about cars so deeply as to be upset at how they are brutalised by Boris (review-wise, not physically) and who find Clarkson and / or PJ O'Rourke amusing.
The true surprise came from how sensible his larger scale transport problem suggestions are, compared to the relatively lightweight reviews.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I hate this book! If anyone wants it they can have my copy for free! In fact it's so bad I might just give it to a charity shop or even better...might burn it and make a video of it and upload it to youtube. Boris is like to Jeremy Clarkson like what Bill gates is to Steve Jobs! Enough said!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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One thing you have to admire about Boris Johnson's book is the interesting relationship that he develops with cars or should that be the relationships he developed in cars. Vote for him as Mayor of London and maybe it will be a good day for the motorist. The book is filled with witty stories as Boris writes about triumph and tragedy behind the wheel. My main criticism of the book is the number of factual errors in regards to the car stats e.g. Impreza Turbo 0-60 8.4 seconds (the figure for a non-turbo), IS200 Lexus allegedly 250bhp (More like 200bhp) and while on the subject he describes a twin turbo five litre Cobra Superblower and guess what it is supposed to churn out a mere 230BHP, 20bhp less than his claim for the Lexus ??? (firstly the superblower was not turbocharged but supercharged and secondly the BHP is in excess of 300BHP). Clearly his attention to detail is not all it should be, or perhaps the gaffs are just in keeping with his character. On the whole 3 stars for the humour.
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