From tires to tech, rust to road trips, here is all your latest automotive news and expert car buying, maintenance, and driving advice. Whether you’re hitting the road in the hottest wheels or just trying to keep your clunker street legal, we’ve got you covered.
The bold shape of it makes all the noise you need. Most definitely not your dad’s golf cart, this completely electric roadster’s pretty much silent but deadly. No gears — just touch and go The only reason gears exist is because the automobile’s power band is too long. Consequently, with … 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
Here’s a new subcompact whose marketing is pitching hard to you kids, complete with sprinting aliens, iPhone giveaways and the opportunity to modify its ‘skin’ for a few hundred dollars more as a way to ‘express yourself’. But the Mazda2 doesn’t need all that. For the price, it’s already a … Read More
Last Saturday, two days before Hurricane Igor devastated Newfoundland and the day after the final leg of Targa Newfoundland, I was in St John’s. Team Kia’s drivers no longer needed their only somewhat modified Forte Koup SX, so they let me take it out for a few hours. Largely left … Read More
Today marks the completion of Targa Newfoundland. I’m here following the achievements of Kia’s first ever competitors, Mark Kostick of Edmonton and Adam Hill of Vancouver, driving a Kia Forte Koup SX. It’s an attractive two-door, aimed squarely at the tuner crowd, and Kia’s first bold foray into the arena. … Read More
