cars
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
With all the high-styled sheet-metal and waaay-out-there concepts revealed at the recent 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, automotive enthusiasts can be forgiven for possibly overlooking a good-looking but conservative-cute ute dubbed the CX-5, over at Mazda’s booth. (DailyXY didn’t overlook it, mind you.) The CX-5 might appear to be just some … Read More
It has been some years since Volkswagen packed away the trunk of Fahrvergnügen, but the company remains keen to demonstrate that its models come standard-equipped with equal parts pleasure and performance. Enter the Volkswagen Freedriving Tour: a traveling roadshow making seven scorching summer stops across Canada, from Vancouver to Halifax, … Read More
I’ve just crested the mountainous spine of Vancouver Island and, as the convoy behind a trundling RV snakes around yet another leisurely corner, a road-sign pops into view bearing auto enthusiast’s the three most welcome words in the English language: “Passing Lane Ahead.” You know what that means — I’m … Read More
For the money alone, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze is hard to beat – proving that you don’t have to build a crossover to please everyone in the car. With the rising cost of gasoline, sedans are turning soccer families’ heads again. The Cruze is, at once, practical and inexpensive yet … Read More
