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Dan Fritter

After graduating from high school with respectable grades in both English and Mechanics, I begged and pleaded my way into an entry level position at RPM Motoring Monthly, volunteering to sweep floors and take out the garbage in exchange for the opportunity to learn to automotive publishing industry. Nine years, hundreds of press cars, and dozens of junkets later, I'm still learning the ropes in this rapidly changing industry.

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NewsLatest James Bond Movie Sees Aston Martin DB5 Return
If you're a car buff and a movie fan, then you know that although he may have toyed with Lotuses and BMWs in the past, there is only one brand that has truly earned the title of Bond's car: Aston Martin. And if you really know your stuff, you know …
Test DrivesHearts and Minds: the 2013 Jaguar XJ L Portfolio5.0/5
Life, it would seem, is oftentimes reduced to a struggle between one's heart, and one's mind. Too frequently, raw passion forces a compromise upon logical thought, whilst logical thought too often precludes the inclusion of any emotional response. As a result, people find themselves subconsciously sliding around on an imaginary …
NewsLotus Curtails Ambitious Plan
When then-CEO Danny Bahar related his plan for Lotus' next five years, it was hard not to let at least some degree of critical disbelief sink in. Hoping to take the brand from the hard-core purist sports car manufacturers they are to a legitimate supercar competitor (optimistically citing Ferrari as …
New ModelsAudi Revisits R8
After seven years on the market, Audi has revisited their flagship sports car lineup, ushering in the 2013 R8 with revisions ranging from massive drivetrain changes to slight styling updates to the inclusion of a new range-topped model. Emerging from the styling department boasting thoroughly updated head- and tail-lights (including …
NewsWatch Honda build a Civic Si production-based racer
If Formula 1, NASCAR, and even Le Mans have you disenfranchised with the dollars being poured into most race series' these days, you might find the following video from Compass 360 Racing to be quite illuminating. Following the transformation of a bog-standard Honda Civic Si into a fully prepared car …
New Models2013 Lexus LS teased... for one last time!
If you're fabulously wealthy and want to enjoy what will probably be the most meticulously designed and assembled luxury car in the world, you will find the following statement to be of interest: Lexus is debuting a new Lexus LS for the 2013 model year. However, that's about all that …
Test Drives2013 Mazda CX-5: Zoom Zoom and Co. builds a compact crossover4.0/5
If there's one automaker that truly deserves credit for allowing a certain degree of their unhinged, unabashed enthusiasm for the automobile influence their designs, it simply must be Mazda. Sloughing off one of the world's most staid, rigid, and regimental cultures in favour of such vehicles as the deranged, twin …
New ModelsNissan working on FR-S/BRZ competitor?
When Subaru and Scion finally debuted their sibling sports coupes, the mass of buyers absolutely frothing at the wallet for a chance to buy one has served two purposes: firstly, it has made a ton of money for both Subaru and Scion, and secondly, it has reminded pretty much every …