Driven to Distraction (Clarkson book)

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Driven to Distraction
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Author Jeremy Clarkson
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Factual
Sports writing
Publisher Penguin
Publication date
2009
Media type Paperback (2010)
Pages466
ISBN 978-0-14-104420-0
Preceded byFor Crying Out Loud! 

Driven to Distraction is a non-fiction book, first published in 2009, written by English journalist and television presenter Jeremy Clarkson. The book is a collection of Clarkson's articles for the Sunday Times newspaper, all originally published in 2006 and 2007. The articles consist of car reviews combined with rants on current events.

Contents

Cars mentioned

Ascari

Alfa Romeo

Aston Martin

Audi

Bentley

BMW

Chevrolet

Chrysler

Dodge

Ferrari

Fiat

Ford

Honda

Jaguar

Koenigsegg

Lamborghini

Land Rover

Lexus

Maserati

Mazda

Mercedes Benz

Mini

Mitsubishi

Nissan

Overfinch

Pagani

Peugeot

Porsche

Renault

REVAi

Rolls-Royce

Škoda

Subaru

Suzuki

Vauxhall

Volkswagen

Volvo

One chapter is a wish-list of Jeremy's favourite cars, his "dream garage" as follows:

Part II of the book consists of a small number of Clarkson's articles other than his regular automobile column on topics including travel, restaurant reviews and an account of his trip to Iraq.

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