Mmm, good all-around

Mid luxury car buyers are tough to please – they want ‘this’ feature for ‘that’ price; exclusivity, without paying a full out luxury or prestige price tag; good looks, useful technologies, comfort, convenience; they want something in the driveway the neighbours think cost thousands more. This is where the 2011 Infiniti M comes in. [...]

Who’s the Boss 302, eh?

Some teaser shots from my short but memorable time with the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302. Not sure how many are being built in total, but this is #20. Canada will get 300 of these street legal racecars, plus 40 more of the even more track ready Boss 302 Laguna Seca editions. Enjoy with [...]

Let’s go, Nismo!

Check out this huge old snapping turtle I came across today while out testing the latest Nissan 370Z. He took one look at me and said, “Let’s go, Nismo!”

All covered in slime, moss, snails and Complete with battle scars, this is as scary a turtle as you’ll see anywhere!

Stay tuned for an [...]

Happy Birthday to me

I’ve driven some pretty cool rides on my my birthday in year’s past. This includes a MTM Bentley Continental GT (the world’s fastest Conti GT at the time, on a German autobahn no less) and a pair of Aston Martins (a V12 Vanquish S and the first year of the V8 Vantage). A few [...]

Doing my Civic duty

About a month ago, I traveled to Washington, DC to preview the 2012 Honda Civic full line. There was an Eco challenge drive loop in the hybrid, comparison tests versus the last generation Civic, Hyundai Accent and Toyota Corolla, as well as an autocross course set up to run the Civic Si on. Where [...]

Canadian Car of the Year goes Eco

There are some key differences that will help 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco owners maximize every penny at the gas pump, despite their car’s having the same efficient 138-hp 1.4-litre turbo four-cylinder gas engine and basic price ($19,495) as an LT Turbo model. For starters, the coefficient of drag is 0.298 versus the standard model’s [...]