2011 Toronto Motorcycle Show Preview

Just four short days from now, Toronto-based motorcycle enthusiasts (well, Toronto-visiting fans, too) can be among the first on the continent to set their eyes on what’s being described as the “most beautiful 600 in the world.” The Metro Toronto Convention Centre hosts the annual Toronto Motorcycle Show from Dec. 9 … Read More

First Drive: 2012 Toyota Camry

By now, you’ve seen the ads. Certainly, Toyota Canada’s Managing Director Stephen Beatty hopes that you’ve seen them — he admitted that the 2012 Camry campaign is the “biggest spending launch in our history.” This disclosure came last month, when Beatty and a complement of Toyota engineers and publicists spent a few … Read More

First Drive: 2012 Buick Verano

New York City, October 27, 2011, 9am. A lineup of heretofore unseen Buicks (still in the final stages of pre-production) flank both sides of the road facing the Hotel Empire, across from the Lincoln Center. Buick’s smallest model in years, the 2012 Verano is a smart-looking little beast, not out … Read More

First Drive: 2012 Kia Rio

I’m sitting in Miner’s Old-Fashioned Diner in sunny Yakima, WA state, staring exhaustedly at a half-finished hamburger the size of a hubcap. “Y’want fries with that?” Well, I thought I did, but no longer: There’s no way I can finish this obscene amount of food. Outside in the parking lot, … Read More

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