Pop band One direction might have claimed the crown as the UK’s a lot of influential Tweeters, followed closely by the likes of Ed Sheeran, Piers Morgan and Ricky Gervais. but here at automobile Express, we wanted to give you a a lot more motoring-focused insight into the world of Twitter.
So, we’ve rounded up our own list of influential Tweeters, looking solely at the automotive world. We’ve got everything from PRs to racing motorists – and there’s even the odd journalist thrown in there. We compiled the list using statistics and information such as followers and account reach. Yet we’ve also considered tweeters who offer a lot more intangible values – news, comedy, and those who are simply really interesting.
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Scroll to the bottom, and you’ll even find a helpful list of Twitter handles from everybody (well, a lot of people) on the automobile express team.
The list is in no particular order, but these are our much-loved tweeters nonetheless:
1. Ben Collins / Stig – @BenCollinsStig 40,000 + followers
It’s the Stig (well, the former Stig) – what a lot more do we need to say? An interesting character to follow, and at 40,890 followers, he’s doing all ideal in the Twittersphere. We wish he’d Tweet more, though.
2. Kicking Tyres – @kickingtyres 1,100 + followers
Probably the coolest Twitter account we’ve come across. These people Tweet about interesting and retro automobiles that go on sale on Ebay and other online classified platforms.
3. Sniff Petrol – @sniffpetrol 50,000 + followers
The alter-ego of respected motoring journalist and evo columnist Richard porter articles satirical tweets and links to his blog about real-life happenings in the automotive world. It’s typically humorous and frequently quite biting. He also has nearly 50,000 followers.
4. Rebecca Racer – @RebeccaRacer 4,000 + followers
All-in-one motoring journalist, racing driver, presenter and service woman. You can find her frequently in CarBuyer videos, occasionally in automobile express and from time to time, on the telly on ITV4’s I want That Car.
5. James may – @MrJamesMay 1,000,000 + followers
We could’ve picked one of the others from the trio, but the fact is, James May’s a lot a lot more interesting – at least, as far as Twitter is concerned. His Twitter utterings include random poetry, odd animal tweets (see below) and the occasional automotive opinion.
6. Bloodhound SSC – @BLOODHOUND_SSC 13,300 + followers
— Delcam AMS (@DelcamAMS) February 24, 2014
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