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.
This Sunday, the world’s best NASCAR drivers will compete in the 54th annual “Great American Race,” better-known as the Daytona 500. (Great American, indeed: of the 43 drivers, 42 are from the States.) Certainly, the city of Daytona Beach, Fla., and its famous Daytona International Speedway have built an industry … Read More
To any hot-blooded car lover, the testing procedure for Canadian Car of the Year (CCOTY) looks like a whackload of fun. Well, it is. It’s also exhaustively thorough, and thoroughly exhausting. Yes, we love doing it. Every fall, a panel consisting of several dozen Canadian automotive experts convenes in Niagara … Read More
Thurs., Oct. 27; Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. The wind whipping off of Lake Ontario blows my baseball cap a couple of Cessna lengths down the runway of the Niagara District Airport. A small group of business commuters has just puddle-jumped to this regional landing strip, from the Billy Bishop terminal on the Toronto Islands. … Read More
With over 1,000 vehicles crammed into the Toronto Convention Centre at the 2012 Canadian International Auto Show, there’s no chance of seeing everything in one day even if you’re careening around corners on a Segway. Let us save you the idling and drive you straight to the must-sees. Chevrolet Corvette … Read More
Can a crossover not be a compromise? Depending on the vehicle, either the passenger or the driver gives up something. Sometimes, it’s both. In the case of the new and magnificently compact 2012 BMW X1 xDrive 28i, it sure isn’t the driver. Sporty handling – now that was fun! The … Read More
