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10 car companies that turned themselves around
The automotive industry is rapidly changing – evolving government regulations, burgeoning car segments and emerging markets are seeing some former wallflower car brands move more towards centre stage....
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Motor Mouth: Can free parking reduce traffic jams?
Traffic is so congested in Mexico City that the average speed on its roads is barely 11 km/h. That’s essentially the same as it was in 1910 when horse-drawn carriages were the city’s primary form of...
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Toyota investing US$1 billion in cars that don’t crash
Toyota is spending US$1 billion to form a research institute focused on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology it needs to make cars that can overcome driver errors and reduce traffic...
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Five James Bond car facts you didn’t know
I wouldn’t trust James Bond with my car. Don’t get me wrong – he’s a stand-up guy (for the most part) who can most definitely drive, and he’s saved the world far too many times to count. Thing is, he...
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Volkswagen still on track to unveil Bugatti Veyron successor
Bugatti will survive for at least one more supercar generation in the wake of parent company Volkswagen’s emissions scandal. Bugatti said it will introduce its Veyron successor after opening revamped...
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CD players beginning to disappear from dashboards
Who knew? Automakers still bother sticking CD players into the dashboards of the majority of their cars. That seems strange 14 years after the iPod ushered in the intangible music revolution. But now,...
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Design chief Walter de Silva leaves Volkswagen
Volkswagen’s chief designer is heading into retirement after a career in which he supervised the look of the company’s best-known models. The company announced that Walter Maria de Silva, 64, will...
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Driving’s 2016 Buyer’s Guide has you covered
Shopping for a new vehicle can be nerve-wracking. While exciting, purchasing a new car or truck can be fraught with concern, doubt, uncertainty and, more often than not, a lack of credible information....
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Our editors’ worst car breakdown horror stories
Consider yourself lucky if – knock on wood – you’ve never been affected by a serious car breakdown. Unfortunately, cars are never perfect – at least, not forever. Here’s how we got through the times...
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Think AWD makes you invincible in the snow? Think again
With the first major winter storm of the year, television news coverage chronicling the event takes perverse delight in showing the effects on traffic. Along with shots of vehicles struggling up icy...
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Road tolls may be inevitable, but they won’t solve much
If you charge them, will they still come? The newest four letter word is, of course, toll. I discussed the use around British Columbia’s tolled bridge system earlier this year, but a new study is again...
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Range Rover reveals 2016 Evoque Convertible ahead of L.A. Auto Show
Range Rover is, once again, looking to shake up the luxury crossover segment. This time, it’s with the long rumoured — and much anticipated — convertible version of its Evoque. As stylish as the...
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Pickup Review: 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
As useful as cars and crossovers have become, there are times when only a truck will do. This unassailable fact was hammered home while stubbornly attempting to stuff several thousand cubic-litres of...
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NHTSA says Takata airbag recalls may widen to more automakers
The Takata airbag recall, already affecting a dozen automakers in the U.S., may widen as the nation’s regulator heightens its scrutiny of the devices. Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar Land Rover and...
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First Look: 2017 Cadillac XT5
What is it with South African serial chief executive Johan de Nysschen and alphanumeric car model names? Every time he takes over a new company — he was head of Infiniti worldwide for less than two...
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Rear-drive Lamborghini Huracán headed to L.A. Auto Show
Lamborghini is reportedly prepping a new variant of the Huracán for this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show. According to a report from Autocar UK, the new model will boast one key difference compared to...
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Volkswagen offering ‘goodwill’ gesture to TDI owners in U.S.
Volkswagen, reeling from an expanding scandal involving diesel cars it has admitted it rigged to pass U.S. pollution tests, announced Monday that U.S. owners of the vehicles will receive US$1,000 in...
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In service to his country and his little blue Datsun
It’s cold and damp at the corner of Robson and Hornby this time of year, people hurrying by with their hoods up and shoulders hunched against the rain. But until a few years ago, you’d have found Art...
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Car Review: 2015 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid
As the supposed pinnacle of Acura luxury-performance, the RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD hasn’t made much of a splash since its launch as a 2014 model. Granted, if the flagship RLX was a sport-ute instead of...
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Could Ford’s newest UAW deal revive the Bronco and Ranger?
Ford employees represented by the United Auto Workers in the U.S. will begin voting on a proposed four-year contract that includes US$30,000 in additional wages and bonuses and US$9 billion in factory...
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