One of the things I’m proudest of in my career is that I literally “wrote the book” on safe driving. Well, co-wrote it, with Doug Mepham. It was part of what we thought was a cleverly-named program called the “Road Scholarship”, sponsored by Labatt Brewery. The content of that book formed the syllabus of a […]
Guessing which Lexus model rules the sales charts might not be too difficult given how long it has been around for and how common a sight it is on our roads. Being in continuous production since 1998 will do that. And this nameplate certainly has produced a loyal following among North American consumers during its […]
The first plug-in hybrid Jeep Wrangler is getting close to hitting the market, and now we know how much it will cost. The 4xe uses a 2.0L turbo-four and an integrated electric motor with a 17 kWh battery back to deliver 375 hp, 470 lb-ft of torque and an estimated 40 km electric range. Starting […]
Back in early March, when we had no idea how dramatically the world was about to change, my biggest stressor was trying to plan a Vancouver Island getaway for this past summer and finding everything was booked solid. How time changes perspective. Today, as we hunker down at home and wait for this pandemic to […]
Vic Fedeli, who’s the provincial Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, and I have a couple of things in common, among them our affection for northern Ontario. He’s a former mayor of North Bay and represents the riding of Nipissing in the legislature. I was a kid in Kapuskasing. We had a long […]
Several months ago, I talked – in this space and at length – about all the Porsche cars I’d had the privilege of driving in 2018 and ’19, before COVID-19 brought just about everything to a halt. I said, when I did a preview of the new Panamera – five models, in fact, ranging from […]
Who could have predicted that one of the industries that would benefit most from a global pandemic would be automotive? The ability to keep a distance from others was a make-or-break factor in keeping our loved ones and us safe in 2020. Not only did our cars preserve our health this year, but they also […]
This year, 2020, was dreadful. COVID-19 brought the world to its knees and only the arrival of vaccines brought a smile to faces. But, believe it or not, there was a bright side to COVID. Because people had to stay home, they had to make their own fun. They had to restrict their weekend getaways […]
Millennials – those tech-savvy, social activist, eco-friendly young adults who grew up with the Internet – are increasingly turning to a lifestyle they previously eschewed for being wasteful and conformist: car ownership. With the COVID-19 pandemic proving to be a dangerous and enduring disruptor, Millennials are shunning ride-share services like Uber and avoiding the bus […]
There’s been a lot of action in the three-row SUV segment over the last couple of years with the launch of several entirely new models and a couple of significant refreshes. The Subaru Ascent feels longer tenured as a result, but a quick skim of the data banks reveals that this vehicle was entirely new […]