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.
Today I choose to drive the speed limit because – like many guys whose Y chromosome becomes more apparent behind the wheel – my number should have come up long ago. Numerous close calls have shaved feathers off whatever angel’s protecting me. Just last Sunday I was driving back from … Read More
Given that Canadians own 10 percent of GM, we should take the Saab brand. The 93 Aero is marvel and thoroughly appropriate for Canada. Ride The 93’s sporty responsiveness is like a drug. The cross-wheel drive system includes all-wheel drive. It grips the road like a guy with a remote … Read More
Last year there was talk in the U.S. about legislating noise into hybrid cars specifically for the blind to hear them (like those birdsong traffic lights you find downtown) – but anyone could benefit. The Toyota Camry Hybrid is so eerily quiet that my cat, resting beneath, didn’t realize the … Read More
Haligonian Garry Sowerby, the four-time world-record holder for long-distance driving, has experienced extraordinary events behind the wheel. I caught up with him last week and asked him to share a few. What’s the most frightening experience you’ve ever had behind the wheel? Getting ambushed in Kenya. Six guys pop up … Read More
TT stands for Tourist Trophy, after an old series of races on the British Isles. But ‘Trophy’ summarizes things neatly with this car, the 2009 Audi TT 2.0T Quattro Coupe. The Drive Low, just 1352mm tall, the TT thrills with a front-row sensation of speed. Despite near record-breaking snowfalls during … Read More
