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  • Outsider's Perspective: 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show (Part 1)

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    I know I should probably say a few words about VW and their most recent and extremely large…boo-boo. But I know you’re probably saturated with that already. You’ve heard the news, done the jokes and seen the stock plummet. So instead of wasting those precious moments of fake freedom on your lunch break saturating with…

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  • Outsider's Perspective: Scoot Over Isabella, Hector's in town

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    Borgward is back! And, like the last time MG came back, nobody under the age of 65 jumped with excitement at the news. And those pensioners that instantly slumped back in their chairs the second they saw how it came back.

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  • Outsider's Perspective: Is the Hyundai Equus the best Cadillac?

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    Aren’t you glad that the days of Cadillac only producing absolute malaise for the people that bought a Sedan DeVille back in 1972 and then just replaced it for its equivalent every four years or so? Today’s Cadillac is producing brilliant designs that are very striking to look at and, crucially, compare favorably with the…

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  • Outsider's Perspective: It rolls downhill

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    The Honda Accord, alongside the Mercedes-Benz E350 and the Toyota Avalon, is one of the most sensible 4-door sedans that you can buy today. And it has just gotten a lot better, with a mid-life upgrade that promises to improve what is already a very nice car. Unfortunately these improvements come with a heavy price…

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  • Outsider's Perspective: Il Miata should be amazing

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    The Fiat 124 and I go way back. Without going into too much detail there’s more than a few reasons why I want the new version to be incredibly successful and make for the best cheap sports car in the market. And considering the recent announcements and the spy photos that have been floating around…

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  • Outsider's Perspective: 2015 Salon de Buenos Aires

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    Few media outlets cover the prestigious and magnificent Buenos Aires motor show. Mostly because the things shown there are rarely of any interest for anyone outside the Latin American Market and they’ve probably been released ages ago in other countries. But because of the funny way our cash-strapped market works they’re only being release here…

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  • Outsider's Perspective: Of serving all masters

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    With the news breaking out that Volvo has decided to buy out Polestar, presumably to make them into their own personal AMG, everyone is asking the same question: I thought that Volvo had decided that the pursuit of speed wasn’t worth it and they’d instead focus their efforts in making the safest cars in the…

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  • Outsider's Perspective: Law of diminishing returns

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    If you spend about eighteen grand in a new car, you’ll end up with a reasonably equipped (if perhaps labeled as a base model) subcompact. If you spend that same amount of money on options on a mid-size car, you’ll end up with pretty much all the kit you could ever possibly want. Spend it…

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  • Outsider's Perspective: Will the Mini Clubman suceed?

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    When I first saw the new Mini Clubman had transitioned from a stretched,unconventional wagon with three doors to a more traditional wagon whose only reference to the original are barn doors, which incidentally would totally work on a Suburban but they don’t quite do so here, I was ready to dismiss it as yet another…

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  • Outsider's Perspective: The Ford F-150 I want doesn't exist

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    Like many of you, I spend some time building imaginary cars that I can’t afford but that would be very nice to own. And like you, I find out that the particular combination you want isn’t on the builder and it would take a particularly insane dealer to do negotiations with the manufacturer. The Ford…

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