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Is Lamborghini eco-friendly? Never the twain shall meet — until now
This week, the Lamborghini headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, celebrated becoming the world’s first carbon-neutral factory, certified by global environmental assessment firm DNV GL....
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Porsche love prevails at Monterey Car Week
In Monterey, you hear ’em before you see ’em. The scream, the thunder, the dying rage of compressed dinosaurs being set ablaze in chambers of hot steel – but where? The crane of the neck, the searching...
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U.S. traffic deaths up sharply in first six months of 2015
WASHINGTON — Traffic deaths were up 14 per cent nationally in the first six months of this year and injuries were up by a third, according to data gathered by the National Safety Council. An improved...
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Behold, the auto freak show that is Concours d’LeMons
Monterey Car Week is, perhaps, the premiere automotive event in the world. The chrome, the hand-formed sheet metal, the provenance and the prestige – this is an event for the creme de la creme, only...
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Gallery: The stunning beauties of Pebble Beach
MONTEREY, Calif. — When it began 65 years ago, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was just a one-day affair. Car enthusiasts raced around Pebble Beach’s famed 17-Mile Drive and hung around afterwards...
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Marvelling at the high-dollar bedlam of Pebble Beach
In the pre-dawn cool, condensation makes a cape for a streamlined Fiat 8V Supersonic as it glitters under an arc light. This is the beginning of the end for Monterey Car Week, the opening movements of...
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Subaru Forester feels right at home in the Maritimes
Accounting for a quarter of sales, the Forester is an important vehicle for Subaru Canada. In the intensely competitive small SUV segment, the goal is pretty much like a tight baseball game: protect...
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Saluting the past with scorched rubber in Monterey
Embarrassing Hitler in front of the world? That’s my kind of racing car. Specifically, it’s a 1934 Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo B, a wheeled hen coop that’s simultaneously primitive and jaw-dropping. In 1935, in...
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Hey, McConaughey: Driving with your wrist isn’t cool
Seldom do I get on a soapbox, but it’s time to call out all of the “wrist drivers” cruising the roads. When I was younger, I thought it was cool to drive with a single wrist draped over the steering...
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Tesla, VW stand out as the automakers without Takata airbag recalls
Volkswagen and Tesla are the only automakers that have avoided U.S. recalls while continuing to use Takata airbag inflators, which have triggered a global safety crisis. Takata has produced 887,055...
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High-tech cars blurring lines between auto, tech industries
The office has all the trappings of a high-tech startup. There’s a giant beanbag in the foyer and erasable, white board walls for brainstorming. Someone’s pet dog lounges happily on the sunny balcony....
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Kia teases next-gen Sportage in new sketches
Kia is sprucing up the 2017 Sportage with an all-new model due out at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September. As the near-twin to the 2016 Hyundai Tucson, Kia dropped three design sketches hinting at...
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Car Review: 2015 Kia Forte Koup SX
These days, too many cars seem to be going through identity crises. You can’t help but roll your eyes most of the time, like when an SUV calls itself a “coupe” even though it clearly has four doors....
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See more for less: Gas-saving road trip tips
Driving is almost always more affordable than flying, especially when you factor in air fare for a family of four – or more – for a summer holiday. Unfortunately, as the mercury creeps upwards, so do...
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The top 10 cars you can buy with a manual transmission
For plenty of good reasons, people have no problem getting upset about the extinction of rare animals such as the Amur Leopard or plants like the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid. But for new car buyers...
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Gorgeous Jaguar XKE was love at first sight
Krista Briggs was a teenager when she saw a sleek black convertible that was the most beautiful sports car she had ever seen. “It was love at first sight. I just absolutely loved the look of that car,”...
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Audi previews Tesla-fighting e-tron Quattro Concept SUV
Audi plans to show an electric crossover with a range that rivals the Tesla Model S, stepping up pressure on the electric-car maker as it prepares to add an SUV of its own. The e-tron Quattro concept,...
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GM recalling 181,000 vehicles to fix defective headlights
General Motors is adding 181,000 cars in the U.S. and Canada to a 2014 recall for headlights that can stop working. The company also will have to fix thousands of cars from the 2014 recall a second...
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2016 Toyota Prius set to debut in Las Vegas
Mark your calendars. Toyota‘s new Prius hybrid is set to make its official debut Sept. 8 in Las Vegas. The 2016, fourth-generation iteration of Toyota’s top-selling hybrid hatchback is expected to...
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Hyundai officially teases next-generation Elantra
Hyundai is putting the finishing touches on the next-generation Elantra. The Korean automaker hinted at the subcompact car’s new look in a new teaser image. There’s a new front grille and redesigned...
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