Nissan GT-R debuts in Tokyo

2009 Nissan GT-R

On the 19th day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a new ’09 GT-R! Yeah right, but who doesn’t wish for that? Official launch details on the release on the almighty Nissan Skyline GT-R’s successor have finally emerged from the 2008 Tokyo Motor Show floor. Nissan has [...]

Download the Guitar Hero 3 demo for Xbox 360

Move over Joel Zumaya, my wife and I are already getting our guitair-wailing fingers going on the heals of my beloved’s “Guitar Hero” Rock Out 30th Birthday Party. We had about 20 people over and most of them partook in a jam session or two (more in some cases). At least two of [...]

2007 Canadian Car of the Year finalists

2007 CCOTY

2007 BMW Z3 M Package

About a month ago, Shaun, as is his annual tradition, joined his AJAC colleagues for four days of car reviewing frenzy at “TestFest.” He evaluated the Sports Performance over $50K, SUV over $65K and convertibles. Well, after weeks of anticipation, the votes have finally been tabulated, and this year’s Car of the Year category winners are…

TORONTO, (Ontario) – The 2007 “Best New” winners in 13 different “Canadian Car of the Year” categories were announced today, November 21, 2006, by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) at a press conference held at the Holiday Inn Select, in Toronto, Ontario.

The purpose of the Canadian Car of the Year (CCOTY) awards program, created by journalist members of AJAC, is to provide consumers with sound, comparative information on vehicles that are new to the market.

For that reason, the vote results that determined today’s winners are available on the AJAC web site www.ajac.ca, for use by consumers as a resource buying guide when researching the purchase of a new car, truck, SUV, or CUV for 2007. Also available to consumers are the comparative test data derived from the journalists’ extensive 3-day evaluation of 195 new 2007 vehicles in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario from October 25-27, 2007. This annual event is known in the industry as “TestFest.”

The 2007 category winners are:
BEST NEW SMALL CAR under $18,000: Honda FIT LX
BEST NEW SMALL CAR over $18,000: Volkswagen Rabbit 2.5
BEST NEW FAMILY CAR $22,000-$30,000: Toyota Camry LE
BEST NEW FAMILY CAR over $30,000: Toyota Camry Hybrid
BEST NEW LUXURY CAR under $50,000: Lexus ES 350
BEST NEW PRESTIGE CAR: Audi S8
BEST NEW SPORTS / PERFORMANCE CAR under $50,000: Mazdaspeed3
BEST NEW SPORTS / PERFORMANCE CAR over $50,000: BMW 3-Series Coupe
BEST NEW CONVERTIBLE: Volkswagen EOS 2.0T
BEST NEW PICKUP TRUCK: Chevrolet Avalanche
BEST NEW SUV / CUV under $35,000: Toyota RAV4 – V6 Sport
BEST NEW SUV / CUV $35,000-$60,000: Acura RDX Technology Package
BEST NEW SUV / CUV over $60,000: Mercedes-Benz GL Class

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Nissan GT-R back under wraps

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Enzo crash casts shadow on grey market autos

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