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On the 12th Day of Christmas my true car lover gave to me: the Carsguide CarMag app with: 12 sexy supercars we’d like to find under the Christmas tree. 11 top tech gadgets to jazz up your car life.  10 COTY finalists behind the scenes in video and pictures. 9 extremely expensive gifts for the very, very wealthy. 8 action-packed event calendars for 2013. 7 must-see motorsport moments of 2012. 6 Pirelli Calendar pages -- and a chance to win a calendar for yourself. 5 great games with revved-up video trailers. 4 classy convertibles – just in time for summer. 3 LA auto show stars in video and images. 2 fishing holiday utes in a face-off. 1 Car of the Year winner, and the chance to win $5000 in our People’s Choice competition. Download the CarsMag iPad app at: CarsMag iPad app  

Now it’s your turn - and you could win $5000 + Oscar Natural. Have your say about the best cars of the year.The Carsguide judges have chosen their Car of the Year for 2012. Now it’s your turn to judge. We want to hear what you think of the current crop of cars in Australian showrooms. Every Carsguide reader across Australia can voice their own opinion on the best cars of 2012 thanks to the People's Choice award.And by voting for a favourite car from five individual categories, you could win $5000 and a year’s supply of Oscar Natural shaving gels and oils, created from pure plant extracts.People’s Choice voting in previous years has been as hotly contested as the battle for the Australian car buyer’s attention and wallet. There have been battles between the three big brands that build locally, face-offs between home-grown vehicles and popular imports – and even skirmishes between front and rear-wheel driveIn addition to the overall People's Choice winner, voting will decide your favourite cars in the five categories:Best Family CarBest First CarBest SUV/RecreationalBest Sports/Luxury CarBest Trade/CommercialHow to vote?To enter Carsguide Car of the Year People’s Choice, vote for a car in each of the five categories. When you choose your overall favourite tell us in about 25 words why it won your vote, and be sure include your contact details. You’ll be judged on the quality of your answer, and you can still win even if the car you choose doesn’t win People’s Choice.Our team of experts has culled the field to five contenders in each of the categories. Now it's up to you, Australia. Which cars will you vote for?Click here for your chance to win $5000 

It’s the world’s most famous calendar – coveted, exclusive and not for sale. And the 2013 edition is already making waves. Normally the Pirelli Calendar features models in various stages of undress, but the photographer chosen to shoot the 2013 has elected to keep the clothes on.Steve McCurry is well-known as a documentary photojournalist, particularly famed for a 1984 National Geographic cover of a young Afghan woman. And for the Pirelli Calendar commission, he took the models to the lively streets of Brazil.Previous photographers who have shot ‘The Cal’ – as it’s known -- have included fashion guru Karl Lagerfeld, Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon, each of whom has put their own personal stamp and philosophy on the creative direction of the images.And the 2013 calendar has taken on an almost documentary flavour in images that feature famous models including Karlie Kloss, Summer Rayne, Isabeli Fontana, Hanaa Ben Abdesslem, Liya Kibede, Kyleigh Kuhn -- and a heavily pregnant Adriana Lima.But these are more than just pretty faces. Each model was selected because of their high-profile involvement with charities, and calendar information highlights the work the organisations do around the world."I tried to portray Brazil, its landscape, its economy and its culture, along with the human element," McCurry says. "This was the story I wanted to tell through my lens. For me photography is an important expressive means to tell large and small stories of daily life."“In the background, Rio is bustling with life, with its historic quarters like Lapa and Santa Teresa, its favelas, its bars and nightclubs, its markets, dance centers and gyms, its schools and bus stops. The city appears at its most authentic, very different from the usual stereotypes."I walked a lot through the streets, looking at all these moments of daily life and taking lots and lots of pictures. I look for the moment of passage, when the image reveals a bit of tension."“I would say I am a street photographer doing ‘found situations’. You can photograph nudes anywhere. But these models are clothed, and each of them has her own charity. They are purposeful and idealistic people. So I wanted to photograph them in a special place, and Rio was perfect for this,”Twenty thousand copies of the calendar will be printed – and less than 200 come to Australia – but none are for sale. They are all given to a secret list of VIPs as gifts. But of course one calendar is already listed on eBay for close to $1000.However you can win one by telling us in about 20 words in the comments below what you think of the new look. The competition is open until midnight AEST, January 13, and the winner will be announced on Carsguide.com.au on January 18. THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED