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Shafiq Abidin-Evergreen Writer

Shafiq Abidin

Evergreen Writer

About Shafiq Abidin

Shafiq is a petrolhead to his core, and has had a lifelong obsession with anything that came from Japan in the 90s. When he isn't driving, talking or writing about cars, he enjoys watching football and taking his German Shepherd on countryside adventures.

His motoring journalism career so far has seen him write for publications like CarThrottle, DriveTribe, Electrifying and The Intercooler. Shafiq is also a double graduate, holding a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in automotive journalism.

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