Rocking down Electric Avenue

Nearly two dozen Chevrolet Volts (U.S. production models) are charged up and ready to go. My co-driver picks a black one, it looks the nicest because the black rear fascia blends in with the rest of the vehicle. I’m in town for the 2011 North American International Auto Show and GM Canada has arranged [...]

Mini goes maxi with Countryman

Classic Minis fascinate me to this day, but, today, I’m driving the newest Mini Cooper. I’m not sure why it’s called the Countryman, or why Mini considers it a crossover SUV (because it is quite far removed from a SUV in the traditional sense), but it does have five doors (a first for Mini), [...]

What, me Minis?

2011 Mini Cooper Countryman road test coming soon. For now, some photos from my semi-retired Canon Digital Rebel. Check out the gallery here.

As an added bonus (who doesn’t like a bonus?) I dug up some pics I took of a 2008 Clubman a while back. Mini fans enjoy!

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Driving Darth Vader

Though it’s three in the afternoon, the sun appears for the first time, helping to warm the dark suede leather interior without the aid of climate control. The roar from the naturally-aspirated 3.8-litre flat-six playing behind me, I can’t help but wonder why anybody would even want a radio in a Porsche 911 GT3. [...]

Porsche Sport Driving School – USA

Porsche Sport Driving School

I was in Birmingham, Alabama last week to attend the Porsche Sport Driving School – USA at George Barber’s Barber Motorsport Park (no relation to Skip Barber). My schooling starts with a lead follow lapping session in a Carrera S 6MT with myself trying to stay with Hurley Haywood, a six-time 24 Hours of Daytona [...]

Preview: 2011 Ford Explorer

On AutoNet.ca, I drive the 2011 Ford Explorer up, down, over, around and through some pretty tough country in San Diego County. And, after feeding some lions, a tiger and saying hello to a bear (no really!), I drove the newest Ford on what can only be described as an expert off-road course where [...]