By journauto, on February 23, 2010, at 7:22 pm
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“When I picture a Mercedes-Benz in my head, the original SLR gullwing, iconic G-wagon and classic SEL saloons usually dominate the space between.
Now, the B200 Turbo is no SLS AMG; and, for the price of a SLR McLaren, you could have at least a dozen fully-loaded versions in which to scoot around your compound.
To be completely honest though, I’ve never given the B-class much credence, let alone a second glance in its five year run in Canada. That said, the littlest Benz surprises and impresses at every turn during my week-long test.”
Read my review — B-Class has high aspirations — and check out photos at AutoNet.ca.
By journauto, on February 19, 2010, at 12:30 pm
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 2011 Audi A8 A shot from a recent Audi event.
By journauto, on February 18, 2010, at 7:23 pm
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“The 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander has more in common with the automaker’s current super-performing Lancer Evolution and Ralliart than it does the original that went on sale in Japan nearly a decade ago.
A facelift, more power and the availability of Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) with an active front differential (AFD) are the biggest changes to Mitsubishi’s popular compact SUV that is essentially the same vehicle that arrived here in 2007.”
Read my review — Evolution of cool — and check out photos at AutoNet.ca.
By journauto, on February 12, 2010, at 3:30 pm
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 2010 VW Golf GTI The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has announced the results of its annual Canadian Car of the Year competition yesterday at the CIAS in Toronto. Just as I had suspected, the 2010 VW Golf GTI gets the nod.
John White, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. commented, “We are very proud to win this very prestigious award… GTI is the heart and soul of Volkswagen. To have the Golf GTI named Canadian Car of the Year today by Canada’s automotive media is a very proud moment for us.”
I was doing live updates for Autonet.ca, which you can check out here along with some of my colleagues work. For exclusive photos and more info…
Continue reading GTI is Canuck Car of Year
By journauto, on January 26, 2010, at 4:39 pm
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Not long before Christmas, a friend, colleague and fellow AJAC member, Kevin Corrigan, asked me if I would co-drive/navigate for him in the 2010 Targa Newfoundland tarmac rally. Seeing as he’d just purchased a shiny orange fully-built RWD rally car from the UK and I’ve been wanting to do this for sometime now, it was impossible to say no.
Continue reading Targa Newfoundland Here We Come
By journauto, on January 25, 2010, at 2:44 pm
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 A typical Canadian winter scene, eh. A shot from a recent Mitsubishi press event.
By journauto, on November 9, 2009, at 6:46 pm
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Forza Motorsport 3 is out for Xbox 360 and I’ve finally had some time to sink my teeth into it a bit. The short is this game tops the racing sim market. I played Sony’s Gran Turismo Prologue and FM3 delivers a closer-to-life driving experience. My reasons are plentiful, but the biggest difference might well be the virtual tire physics that developer Turn 10 Studios has built in to the game. Using either a standard controller or the MS wireless racing wheel do you get a sense of tires touching the road.
The breadth and scope of this game is what auto enthusiasts slash racing gamers have been waiting for. More on that (the long) later.
I’ve assembled a few quick photos of my first original car design in FM3. The game supplies a limited set of graphics to use, so I had to create all of the graphics, stickers, logos, etc. myself in-game using the livery editor. A full photo shoot of my virtual JDM Shining Monkey Lancer Evo 10 GSR is coming soon. For now, it’s a work in progress.
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