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One of the world’s oldest and largest motor expos, the Frankfurt Auto Show (in 2011, Sept. 15 – 25) will be debuting numerous new vehicles and prototypes when the doors open tomorrow. The most radical-looking drives tend to be concepts that induce a sort of artificial high in visitors, who … Read More
Two months ago, I drove the 2011 Kia Sportage EX around the snowy hills of Ontario’s ski country. Last week, I passed the better part of a day at the storied Homestead-Miami Speedway, where we ripped around the 14-turn track in the all-new 2011 Sportage SX Turbo under the available … Read More
Did you know this stat? Women affect 80% of car buying decisions! (Why isn’t this column in O magazine?) Maybe that explains the surplus of SUVs and crossovers on the road. This is a gross generalization but I find that women love them because they make the driver feel powerful. Here’s … Read More
In September, I zipped about for a few hours in a Kia Forte Koup that had just spent a grueling week racing the Targa Newfoundland Rally. This past week I sped about the GTA in another Forte Koup. The rally Forte was mostly stock, so the differences between these drives … Read More
Last month, I followed the Kia Forte Koup SX across much of Newfoundland. It was the Targa Rally and Kia had entered for the first time ever. The car I trailed the rally in, with a couple of other media types, was the Kia Rondo. Last week, I tested the … Read More
