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Car of the Year 2012: Well everyone else is doing it….

Posted on December 18, 2012 by justdrivethere

The end of year is nigh, and every other car magazine/blog/channel/website are doing their elections to find this year’s Car of the Year. The official European car of the year people have even brought out their list and it actually … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Auto show wrap up.

Posted on November 30, 2012 by justdrivethere

The end of the year is approaching and the cold weather and snow is covering a good deal of North America. Therefore, all the automotive journalists are going to LA for better weather and the Auto Show. (not me unfortunately) … Continue reading →

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Driving the American way: The best way to travel?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by justdrivethere

So I have moved to Canada for now, the second biggest country in the world. It also has a population of only 33 million inhabitants, which is about half of that of France. This means it’s not a very densely … Continue reading →

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Do consumers still aspire to performance cars?

Posted on October 13, 2012 by justdrivethere

The news hit many Audi fans last week. Audi, in all its marketing knowledge, decided there was no demand for its planned Quattro concept. What a pity, I really wanted to see it. Not only did it have the heritage … Continue reading →

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The art of driving a manual

Posted on October 6, 2012 by justdrivethere

Following my last post on whether hybrids can be cool, I feel there is one point I have to raise. As awesome as the 918 Spyder, or even the future Ferrari F70, will be, they do have one fatal flaw. … Continue reading →

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