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- noun Plural form of
petrolhead .
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Examples
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"I, along with our director, Joe Johnston, are both avid 'petrolheads', and so historical accuracy was vitally important to us," said Gostelow.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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After setting up a club for petrolheads to rent out supercars such as Ferraris and Lamborghinis, the youthful entrepreneur has founded Britain's fastest-growing supplier of charging points for electric cars.
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After setting up a club for petrolheads to rent out supercars such as Ferraris and Lamborghinis, the youthful entrepreneur has founded Britain's fastest-growing supplier of charging points for electric cars.
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Possibly Pixar's least adult- or girl- friendly film so far, though petrolheads will be in thrall to the animated vehicular spy japes.
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Imagine the outcry from petrolheads if fuel prices doubled – but for our train operators this is apparently not a problem.
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After setting up a club for petrolheads to rent out supercars such as Ferraris and Lamborghinis, the youthful entrepreneur has founded Britain's fastest-growing supplier of charging points for electric cars.
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It's a trade-off, says Damian (I'm sure he's right) between 20mph restrictions in suburban streets (a tick on the Lib Dem policy box) and the vroom vroom lobby, the road/anti-climate change crowd whose patron saint is Jeremy Clarkson, the pope of petrolheads.
Speed limit: Philip Hammond puts his foot on the accelerator | Michael White 2011
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Only petrolheads will welcome government plans to save money by cutting funding for traffic cameras
Well, that's the Top Gear vote sewn up for the coalition 2010
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For these five besotted petrolheads, the only stats that matter are miles per gallon and top speed.
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PS3, Sony, cert:3, out nowYears in the making, GT5 gives petrolheads the truest taste yet of a racing driver's experience behind the wheel
Gran Turismo 5 – review Giles Richards 2010
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