The Best Christmas Gifts for Car Enthusiasts

Calling all you last minute Christmas shoppers, this one’s for you. Stuck on what to get the car enthusiast in your life? Here’s your guide to last minute gifts for car lovers – you’re welcome.

For the trivia legend

You may have a person in your life who’s a walking fact book – whether the facts are interesting or not is another story. We’ve found the perfect present for this individual and it’s only £4.50:

A Medium-sized Book of Boring Car Trivia

Written by the online motoring satire magazine – Sniff Petrol – this trivia book will be a great fit for someone who appreciates ridiculously boring trivia. Yep, they exist. It makes the perfect car stocking filler!

For the diehard Star Wars fan

Car lover + Star Wars fan = Star Wars Car Air Freshener… Because who doesn’t want a peach scented Yoda in their car?

Etsy shop PrezzieFactory handmakes these unique car accessories. They start from £4.50 with free postage – what a win! Check out PrezzieFactory’s shop for a whole load of other car air fresheners including Ghostbusters and Spiderman.

For the car cleaning pro

We know that cleaning your own car is a bit of a dying thing. 

Nevertheless, we thought we’d include a present for those who still take the old school approach. To those who spend their Sundays armed with a bucket and sponge to make their wheels shine, we salute you.

Treat them to a Halfords Car Cleaning Award Winners Kit for £12.00.

Complete with Car Wash & Wax, Car Polish, Wet Look Tyres, and Upholstery Cleaner – it’s a pretty good bit of car cleaning kit.

For the new car smell lover

Its back to Etsy for our next gift idea. Do you know someone who absolutely loves that new car smell? LoweandCoCandles have only gone and made a candle out of it… *Orders a bulk load of candles for our ZenAuto HQ*

Gift a New Car Smell Jar Candle for £12.99 (bonus points for the free postage).

For the Fast & Furious fanatic

Here’s one that could fill a few hours on Christmas day. The Fast & Furious Highway Heist Board Game combines the fast, the furious and the fun, all into one game.

Reduced from £24.60 to £13.91 on Amazon, grab a bargain present this Christmas.

For the car collector

Next up we have the LEGO Speed Champions Toyota GR Supra Racing Car Toy 76901 (£18).

Perfect for a kid or a model car collector, this replica of the Toyota GR Supra deserves its spot on the cool car gifts list.

You can get your hands on the life size legendary GR Supra when you Zen It – just saying!

For the racetrack enthusiast

Move aside scratchable world map that tracks each place you’ve travelled to, there’s a new scratchable poster in town. And this one’s specifically for racetracks.

The poster features 24 of the world’s greatest racetracks along with a 32-page booklet full of racing fact fun. Give the F1 fanatic in your life a unique present this Christmas (£19.95 plus postage). 

For the gamer

This one’s for the person who spends more time virtually driving than cruising the roads in real life. The latest game in the Gran Turismo series came out earlier this year. Gran Turismo 7 has a received a ton of a great reviews from the gaming community.

Treat the PlayStation gamer to one of the best racing games of 2022. Available for £39.99 from Currys.

For the thrill seeker

We’re rounding things off with a big one. Give the gift of an awesome 4x4 off roading adventure; the thrill seeker can take the wheel to navigate a challenging terrain. With 30 minutes of action-packed off roading, this 1 to 1 session offers the perfect intro to off roading.

Available at nine locations across the UK, the Exclusive Introduction to 4x4 Driving package (£75) is the ultimate gift for a serious car nut.