Teaser: 2009 Ivory White Nissan GT-R

The full digs on this JDM-inspired dream machine are coming soon to a Sun Media paper near you. I’ll let you know where and when, after I find out. In the meantime, a candid photo of car and model at Performance World 2010 by the PAS Nation booth.

Tested: 2010 Mercedes-Benz B200 Turbo

“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. [...]

Tested: 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander S-AWC

“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 [...]

Targa Newfoundland Here We Come

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 [...]

Dubbing it in the QC

Last week I was in freezing c-c-c-c-o-old Quebec to test drive the new 2010 VW Golf family. And, after driving up north to Ste. Jovite in a three-door 2.5-litre gas powered model and the new 2-litre turbo clean diesel wagon with DSG auto and tush warming, it was time for some fun and fast laps [...]

Lexus IS350 C first drive

I’ve reviewed countless different makes and models of car and truck over the last decade but, somehow this is my first attempt on video. Shot on a whim by Claude Gariety for Autonet.ca while on assignment to get up close and personal with a dozen or so Toyota/Lexus vehicles in Kingston, Ontario. Although I haven’t [...]

Tested: 2009 Nissan 370Z

“…Just before reaching the (Las Vegas) city limit, a black 3 Series BMW that had been in the rear view for some time pulls up next to my graphite silver Z, looks over and gives a thumbs-up. His lips clearly read “nice car.” The dozen miles of scenic road in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation [...]