Modernized ’59 Triumph took 2,800+ hours to restore
British sports car enthusiasts do a double take when they see the classic 1959 Triumph TR3A owned by Randy Schultz of Crescent Beach. It’s not the two tiny racing windshields, the built in roll bar,...
View ArticleShelby celebrates 50 years with revived Daytona Coupe
In 1965, Carroll Shelby covered six of his brutish Cobras with aerodynamic bodywork designed to help beat Ferrari on high-speed circuits. The car was dubbed the “Daytona Coupe” and it earned Shelby an...
View ArticleVolvo sending more Polestar models to North America
According to Automobile, Volvo has announced that 265 examples of the company’s very blue and very fast S60 and V60 Polestars are coming to North America. Volvo previously sold a limited-run of 120...
View ArticleFirst Drive: 2015 Aston Martin Rapide S
MIRABEL, QUEBEC — By simultaneously employing the steering wheel column-mounted shift paddles and arresting carbon fibre brakes, the new Aston Martin I am piloting at Quebec’s iCar race track instantly...
View ArticleTesla unveils ‘ludicrous mode’ for Model S P85D
For those not in the know, the Tesla Model S P85D has a switch where owners can choose ‘sport’ acceleration or ‘insane’ acceleration. Well, according to Road & Track, insane mode is gone only to be...
View ArticleBig Rigs: Zen and the art of driving
If you ever slow down enough to actually observe what is going on around you, you might be amazed. So I ask you; are you a student, or are you just passing through? Many years ago, while living in...
View ArticleCollector Classics: The incomparable Donald Healey
Donald Healey made numerous trips to the U.S. and identified a market opportunity for a sports car that would fit between the Jaguar and the MG. Just prior to his creation’s debut at the 1952 London...
View ArticleSo, your new car is a lemon. Who can you call?
The number of “lemons” on the road is often still batted around at 10 per cent; that’s unfair and dated information. George Iny of the Automobile Protection Association (APA) stresses the number is...
View ArticleVolkswagen’s China sales decline for first time since 2005
Volkswagen posted its first decline in Chinese deliveries in 10 years after six-month sales fell because of the slowing economy, as once-hot emerging markets become a drag on the world’s second-largest...
View ArticlePristine 1973 Corvette Stingray was love at first sight
The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is rightfully regarded as America’s sports car, having been in regular production for more than six decades. The third-generation cars, often referred to as the C3, were...
View ArticleNext-gen Audi TT RS won’t be available with a manual
According to a report from Car and Driver, the upcoming 2016 Audi TT RS will come only with a dual-clutch automatic transmission. We previously drove the new Audi TT in ‘S’ form with the dual-clutch...
View ArticleMazda Miata-based Fiat 124 Abarth could get Alfa 4C engine
According to Evo, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles chief operating officer Alfredo Altavilla says there will be a high-performance Abarth version of the upcoming Mazda Miata-based Fiat 124 Spider. Power will...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan opens mini-city for self-driving car testing
A simulated city opens Monday on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will travel in the future without mowing down pedestrians or causing colossal crashes. “We...
View ArticleDear John: I want a small two-door coupe under $25K
More rooms in homes. More ounces in lattes. More sheets of toilet paper per roll. If there’s anything the modern consumer wants more than anything else, well, it is more. A lone exception to this...
View ArticleCar Review: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata GS
The original Mazda MX-5, a.k.a. the Miata, was a Japanese throwback to the halcyon days of the great British roadster. Where it differed dramatically from the likes of the MGB was the fact it was...
View ArticleToyota Supra successor will have its own styling
BMW and Toyota are partnering to create a high-end sports car that, in some ways, will be a successor to the vaunted Toyota Supra. According to a report from Motoring, the BMW and Toyota versions will...
View ArticleUpcoming Tesla Model X could be world’s quickest SUV
We recently reported that “insane mode” had given way to an even more loony “ludicrous mode” in Tesla’s flagship Model S sedan. Now, according to Auto Express, the upcoming Tesla Model X is poised to...
View ArticleOn the Road: Racing in Alberta
CALGARY — Since the demise of Race City Motorsport Park there’s no longer a way to legally go auto racing in Calgary. The gates to Race City were officially locked late in 2011. The tarmac was soon...
View Article10 cars we want from RM Sotheby’s this weekend
Another weekend, another auction. If you find yourself in Detroit this weekend, take a drive to Plymoth, Michigan, because RM Sotheby’s Motor City auction is the place to be. Dreaming about how you’d...
View ArticleInfiniti previews production-ready Q30 hatchback
Infiniti has given us our first full sneak-peek at the production-ready Q30 hatchback. Set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September, Infiniti bills the Q30 as its latest foray into the...
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