He's a trained journalist and has been writing motoring stories for over 30 years.
He formed the Motoring Press agency 32 years ago and for that has conducted hundreds of road tests. He has contributed to endless publications including the Top Gear magazine for 23 years.
To even mention him in the same breath as a cook and a disc jockey as if they are also respected motoring journalists is ridiculous.
Chris Evans is the founder and organiser of CarFest so it's not like the BBC picked some random presenter with a passing interest in cars, even if they picked the wrong person.