I didn’t get to pin the throttle and feel the 700-plus horsepower AMG-built twin-turbo V12 launch me to the moon. I did, however, get to sit inside a $2-million Pagani Huayra Carbon Edition last fall at the Ritz Carlton in Toronto thanks to Pfaff Automotive Partners. It is, by far, the most expensive car I’ve ever sat in, if only… Read more →
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Tested: 2014 Jaguar F-Type V8 S
Bringin’ Sexy Back _ It’s been a while since I’ve driven a Jaguar as good as the 2014 F-Type. In fact, it was the 2008 XKR Coupe. It was brand new at the time, but the model is now on its last legs after its most recent (and probably final) refresh. The XKR’s 420-hp supercharged V8, luxury interior as well… Read more →
27 hours at Le Mans
Inside with Audi: 27 hours at Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans is Audi’s big ticket event of the year. It is the one that Audi invests the most time, money and resources into year each year. And why not? It has won the 11 out of its last 13 starts here at the 13.6-km Circuit de la… Read more →
50 years of the Porsche 911
A special sports car celebrates a special anniversary I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but 2013 is the year of the Porsche 911. At PRN Ignition, we began the celebration early. While I am fully aware that snow is the last thing on most people’s minds this time of year, any day is as good as the next to reflect… Read more →
Tested: 2014 Jeep Cherokee SRT
SRT pours on the awesome sauce As it were, the 2014 Grand Cherokee SRT eats up the 20-turn COTA F1 track like Cookie Monster does chocolate chip cookies – nom nom nom! Gearshifts are so smooth and seamless, the chassis so firmly glued to the tarmac you’d swear this is no SUV. Tooling around on the street, the SRT V8… Read more →
Teaser: Interview with Dario Franchitti
During last year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas I sat down with Dario Franchitti, reigning Indy 500 Champion and Target Chip Ganassi Racing IndyCar driver, in his sponsor BorgWarner Turbo’s booth to get the Flying Scotsman thoughts on the 2012 season, Randy Barnard’s firing and his racing career – past, present and future – among other things. It starts like… Read more →
Tested: 2013 Genesis Coupe, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ
Choosing a Scion FR-S over the Subaru BRZ or vice versa is like picking black or white at the start of any new game of chess. Everyone knows you should choose white in order to go first, but whoever gets black has the benefit of seeing the first move. The 2013 Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ are both powered by… Read more →
Pirelli Photo Contest ’12 Entries
2012 Pirelli Photo Contest Every year the Automobile Journalist’s Association of Canada (AJAC) hosts an annual awards banquet to reward its journalist members in a host of different writing, photography and design layout categories. For the 29th edition of this banquet, I entered six of my photos into the Pirelli Photography contest, much as I have in several years past.… Read more →
Tested: 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S
With 400 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque, the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S (991) also benefits from a slightly wider front track and more favourable power-to-weight ratio (compared to the 997). The optional seven-speed twin-clutch PDK automatic delivers impressive performance, including 4.3-second zero-to-100 and nine-second zero-to-160 times, whilst shifting more precisely and faster than any human I know. And,… Read more →
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Gallery
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is a unique facility that offers motorsports enthusiasts an opportunity to view an extraordinary collection of cars and motorcycles on five floors of exhibits representing a history of motorsports. The museum currently houses over 1,300 motorcycles spanning more than 100 years of production with no fewer than 700 on display at… Read more →