Refreshed 2015 Dodge Challenger keeps muscle car profile
NEW YORK – Like its four-door Charger platform-mate, the 2015 Dodge Challenger two-door coupe has been updated for 2015, highlighted by a 1970s muscle car-era 392 HEMI Scat Pack Shaker model. “The...
View Article2015 Dodge Charger gains an evil face, more muscle
As part of the Fiat-Chrysler brand’s centennial celebrations for 2015, Dodge is rolling out its redesigned 2015 Charger full-size sedan, with updated exterior styling, an upgraded interior and some...
View ArticleCustoms and classics at Ottawa show
These are good days to organize a car show in the nation’s capital. The latest success story is the Ottawa Classic & Custom Car Show, which returns to the EY Centre for a second straight year May 3...
View ArticleThe light fantastic: City cars charm with their efficiency
Simplify, and add lightness. In the 1950s and ’60s, that was the credo of Colin Bruce Chapman, creator of some of the finest Formula One racers of the era. However, we’ll be leaving the Lotuses off...
View ArticleRivision blends two generations of Riviera into rolling art
J.F. Launier of JF Kustoms in Osoyoos took home the coveted Ridler Award for America’s most creative and innovative custom car at the 2014 Detroit Autorama. His radically customized 1964 Buick Riviera,...
View ArticleRevamped SUV offers improved all-wheel drive system
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the Japanese company’s largest sport utility vehicle offering for the Canadian marketplace, and it has been thoroughly revamped for 2014. The third-generation Outlander is a...
View ArticleDaytime running lights still meet resistance
I was settling into a short 450-kilometre road trip in a 2005 Malibu Maxx, the short-lived hatchback version of Chevy’s mid-sized offering. I was impressed by the features in the decade-old car … full...
View ArticleFirst drive: 2014 Ferrari 458 Speciale
MARANELLO, Italy — Have you ever wondered why Ferraris are so very special? Why, with all the supercars that we gearheads exalt, that it is always the Prancing Horse that enthralls us most? Is styling...
View ArticleMore than 700 stunners set to light up PNE grounds in June
On those rare, sunny spring weekends and perfect, sparkling summer afternoons, you can see mobs of classic cars cruising up and down the Sea to Sky Highway, past Jericho Beach and through the Fraser...
View ArticleGentlemen, start your engines!
The 2014 car show season kicks off not with a bang but a nuclear explosion! J.F. Launier of Osoyoos is showing for the first time in Canada his Ridler Award-winning 1964 Buick Riviera. Starting with a...
View ArticleSimple steps help you lock out auto crime
April is Auto Crime Enforcement Month here in British Columbia and at the New Car Dealers Association of BC we see it as a great chance to remind drivers to be proactive when it comes to protecting...
View ArticleVideo review: Fisker Karma proves green can be sexy, too
In the midst of Fisker’s financial troubles, the guys from Everyday Driver test out the Karma in neighbourhoods, highways, and mountain roads to access the car beyond the headlines. Does the Karma...
View ArticleThese are some cool Mustangs that never happened
Sadly, automotive enthusiasts are no strangers to having crushed dreams. It can happen at any time — that dream car of yours isn’t practical enough, that car part you’ve been searching for endlessly...
View ArticleOn The Road: Supercars, super locale
CALGARY – Carlo Galasso’s passion is infectious — there’s a fire and a drive in the Calgary-based retailer who sells Ferrari and Maserati automobiles. This spring, Galasso is set to develop a business...
View ArticleHow Beijing celebrates the Mustang’s 50th birthday
Exactly 50 years ago, one of the most iconic and influential cars of all time launched to much enthusiasm at the 1964 World’s Fair. That car is the Mustang and to commemorate this historic event, a...
View Article2015 Murano a bold styling exercise
There’s a new Murano in town. Nissan unveiled the third generation of its successful mid-size CUV Thursday at the 2014 New York Auto Show. Murano came to Canada in 2003, and more than 50,000 have been...
View ArticleSeason starts on explosive note
The 2014 car show season kicks off not with a bang but a nuclear explosion! J.F. Launier of Osoyoos is showing for the first time in Canada his Ridler Award-winning 1964 Buick Riviera. Starting with a...
View ArticleNot all truckers are carrying a load in front, too
What many of you faithful readers of my column don’t realize is that my editor, Andrew McCredie, has a great sense of humour. I never know what photos he will include with my script every week and I...
View ArticleLexus RC coupe, GS sedan rumoured to receive new turbo-four
Come 2015, the Lexus RC coupe and GS sedan will reportedly be the next models to receive the automaker’s new turbocharged engine. We first saw the 2.0-litre turbo-four debut earlier this week in the...
View ArticleSubaru WRX hatchback off the table once again
When the latest Subaru WRX and STI models debuted earlier this year, there was one particular omission from the lineup: a hatchback. Enthusiasts were surprised at the move when the lineup consisted...
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