2008-06-29 12:09:34
A couple years ago I drove the John Cooper Works Mini-Cooper S, with its 200-horsepower engine, from the bottom of Ireland to the top: Mizzen Head to Malin, sea to shining sea (the North Atlantic Ocean), about 320 miles. Two days, playing...
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Flap over the Hood
2008-06-21 10:11:26
I was pretty high on the Jeep Patriot, after attending the launch and getting some good miles in it. I wrote a rave review, http://www.newcartestdrive.com/review-intro.cfm?Vehicle=2008_Jeep_Patriot&ReviewID=3481 and even recommended...
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Sexy, Gorgeous, Passionate, Maserati
2008-06-20 06:17:07
This just in: studio shots of the 2009 Quattroporte:
The first time I’d ever heard of a Maserati was when I was a boy going to the sports car races with...
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Dodge Dakota
2008-06-19 10:52:35
The Dodge Dakota has been one of my favorite trucks for a long time, because I like the way it handles and its size seems right. I really liked the old 360 cubic-inch V8 for its torque and deep exhaust note,...
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Navigation Nightmares (rant part 2)
2008-06-19 08:24:36
If I were a screenwriter, I’d write a scene that could be taken verbatim from one of many conversations I’ve had with cars. Voice Command, haha. And that “haha” could be literal, at least when it comes to the Command part....
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The Big Rant, part 1: Land Rover LR3
2008-05-20 12:27:19
I should get this all over with in one blog, but it’ll be three. Too bad I have to pick on the Land Rover LR3, Toyota Sequoia, and Infiniti EX35, because so many upscale cars nowadays have the same issues: high tech for the sake of being high...
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Jaguar XF Leaps to the Front
2008-03-31 11:58:08
I make a promise in the intro that this blog will go places regular reviews don’t go. For example the following, which proves itself objective (assuming I didn’t make it all up), because being a personal email it’s evidence...
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Bueno Baja Breakdowns
2008-03-16 07:13:52
I’m living down here in my trailer in an RV Park on the Sea of Cortez in Baja for a couple more weeks, working on “Senor Madre, the Joy of Homemaking, My Life with the AngloArabAsian Brothers,” or whatever I’m finally going...
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Top 10 High Performance Cars
2008-03-14 13:00:47
I’m proud to admit that I’m a track-time hog. One of the reasons I’m an automotive journalist is to get on the track with the latest high-performance cars. Every minute I’m on the track makes me feel a day...
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Perfect Catalina Day in an 09 Forester
2008-03-13 20:21:57
I know that people don’t drive around off-road all day in their Subaru Foresters, but I gotta tell you how good the Forester is in the dirt. It’s fantastic in the dirt. How they get a suspension to work that well both on the road...
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The General Scores an Ace with Pontiac G8
2008-03-11 05:13:59
I flew straight from the Phoenix launch of the Mercedes C63 AMG to the San Diego launch of the new Pontiac G8. It’s the GTO of today, and better than ever. Lots of things to say about the G8, all of them good. And it’s great to...
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