Author Archives: Igor Magun

The Nissan Juke meets its match with the new Jeep Cherokee

If you were never a fan of the Nissan Juke’s bizarre headlamp layout, with the smaller headlamps placing themselves above a pair of properly-sized lights, I have some unfortunate news: it appears that Jeep has followed suit with the new … Continue reading

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Less than one week left to win your free Zinio magazine subscription!

Another friendly reminder for those of you who enjoy magazines: you have six days left to enter for your chance to win a free magazine subscription of your choice from Zinio! Interested? Click here to find out more.

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Reminder: Two weeks left to win a free magazine subscription from Zinio!

Just a friendly reminder: I’m giving away ten free magazine subscriptions from Zinio here. Come on folks, it’s free stuff, so have a crack at it – there’s two weeks left before I choose winners.

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The 2013 Canadian International Auto Show in a nutshell [VIDEO]

Today, I attended the 2013 Canadian International Auto Show here in Toronto. No, there weren’t any world debuts nor any other news really worth mentioning to a global audience, but a number of really cool cars were present nevertheless (many … Continue reading

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Like magazines? Love free stuff? Here’s your chance to win a free magazine subscription from Zinio!

As an aspiring automotive journalist, I love myself a good car magazine – I have a Motor Trend subscription, and a few issues of Top Gear Magazine lying around as well. I’m sure I’m not the only one, and I have some … Continue reading

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Diesel continues to creep into North America with the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel

This year’s Chicago Auto Show kicked off yesterday, and although there were a number of interesting reveals, one car in particular caught my interest – the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. Yes folks, diesel is (fortunately) continuing to become more … Continue reading

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Brand loyalties: Where do your’s lie?

Although it’s always best to consider all the options when purchasing a product, let’s face it – we all tend to have preferences for certain brands in their respective industries. So my question for you today is this: Where do … Continue reading

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Meet BlackBerry Buff – the tech offspring of The Blog of Cars

Lately, I’ve been pondering diversifying my blogging a bit into the realm of technology. So, being a huge fan of BlackBerry devices, I’m trying my hand at tech blogging with BlackBerry Buff. If you’re at all interested in tech, phones, … Continue reading

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Rear-wheel-drive versus front-wheel-drive: the age-old debate

These days, front-wheel-drive has become the drivetrain layout of choice for most manufacturers. Even BMW, famous in the past for criticizing the layout, has given into the temptation with their FWD Concept Active Tourer. But many of us gearheads have … Continue reading

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Happy New Year everyone!

So here it is, 2013. The Mayans were evidently wrong! Throughout 2012, the car industry continued to produce products both great and awful, with the pressure still on to improve fuel economy. 2013 is sure to bring about plenty of … Continue reading

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