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Volkswagen Golf GTD Diesel Gets 190HP From ABT

See, I TOLD you it cold be done. I’ve been waiting for some tuning outfit or another to have a go at building up a high performance diesel, and ABT, a group that usually does high horsepower Audis, just got... (Continue reading)

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December 2009 Desktop Calendar

At the beginning of every month in 2009, I am offering C&Z readers a new desktop calendar, i.e. a wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month. Our desktop... (Continue reading)

Daughter Of Resigned GM CEO Attacks New GM CEO On Facebook

Sarah Henderson, daughter of Fritz Henderson, the just-resigned-minutes-ago GM CEO, posted some choice words about Ed Whitacre, the random white guy taking her dad’s place at the top of the just-emerged-from-bankruptcy automaker, on the automaker’s public Facebook page! Now don’t get... (Continue reading)

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Quebec Road Trip with Chevy Equinox - Part 1 Vieux Quebec

As a struggling travel writer and blogger, how can I say “no” to an offer that involved test driving a GM Chevrolet Equinox from Quebec City to La Malbaie and back? This was the conversation that ensued at home. Jen (to... (Continue reading)

Social media: thinking about the consumer

[thinking out loud] I love the way that internet has opened up the media. Now, all can play. Before, considerable power resided in the hands of a range of gatekeepers. Editors were sure of what their readers or viewers wanted, and, with an... (Continue reading)

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Audi A8 gets World premiere in Miami

Audi today launched its latest rival for the Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7-Series and Lexus LS in Miama, with new technological features headlined by a new finger-writing multimedia operating system.In the traditional game of one-upmanship between the German luxury car makers,... (Continue reading)

Romeo Ferraris 500 Abarth

Well, I guess we know just how far out you can take Fiat’s modernized 500 mini car. And Italian tuner outfit by the name of Romeo Ferraris has made a track special version of the little guy that puts... (Continue reading)

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Five-Point Frenzy: When Deer Meets Car

In honor of Midwest deer hunting season — and because we blubbered like a little girl during Bambi — we bring you this (mostly) blood-free gallery of random vehicular-deer moments. Yeah, it’s random, but so what? Happy Monday! Random Point of... (Continue reading)

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Nebbiolo: what a crazy, wonderful grape

I’ve decided that I love Nebbiolo. It’s so uncommercial, making wines that are pale in colour, brutally tannic, high in acid, complex in flavour, and generally hard to get. It’s also wildly difficult to do well. Especially outside Piedmont. It’s like... (Continue reading)

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Quebec Road Trip with the Equinox - Part 1 Vieux Quebec

As a struggling travel writer and blogger, how can I say “no” to an offer that involved test driving a GM Chevrolet Equinox from Quebec City to La Malbaie and back? This was the conversation that ensued that day at... (Continue reading)

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