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Lexus tops reliability study

It is fair to say that vehicular dependability has improved leaps and bounds over the last decade in particular and within those woes of buying a car these days, reliability is nowhere near as much a concern as it was in the past. But with advancement in technology comes more gadgets/electronics &nb

2012 AJAC Car of the Year

The beginning months of any year are the usual stomping grounds for awards these days and that can either ignite a potential great or poor year for car manufacturers.   2012 has been no different and as of the early hours of yesterday (Thursday) morning, this may become yet another stellar year

Tease Show 7 - Saturday February 18th @ 12pm

This week's Show 7 will be at our normal time on Saturday February 18th @ 12pm (EST) on TSN. Be sure to have a wee watch as we test drive the 2012 Porsche Cayman R; the 2012 Scion iQ; Bill has a tip on a winter safety kit; we will provide you with our first reaction in our longterm garage with the 2

The 2012 Fulda Challenge

Any idea what the Fulda Challenge is?   How does arctic extreme adventure where competitors from all over the world come together to test their strength, determination and endurance against the harsh arctic landscape sound?   Well about mid way through January earlier this year, the 12th F

Who have Cadillac used as their ATS model benchmark?

It certainly is nothing new for automakers to benchmark themselves against certain competition, in fact, that is common practice for any manufacturer offering a product in the marketplace.    With pretty much each segment being more competitive in the auto industry than it has ever been be

The 2012 Motoring Car of the Year Awards

Repeats of the awards are as follows:   TSN: Tuesday February 14th @ 1:30pm (EST)   TSN2: Saturdayday February 11th @ 8:30pm (EST)             Wednesday February 15th @ 10:00pm (EST)             Thursday February 16th @ 3:00pm (ES

Acura NSX Concept unveiling at Detroit

One of the highlights of the show was this unveiling. This mid-engined AWD performance car will come with a hybrid V6 in (hopefully) about three years. We also caught up with Jon Ikeda, Acura's chief designer for North America.

Canadian Auto sales for January

All those potential concerns of how 2012 would start for our automotive industry have been put to bed. Overall we could not have asked for a better start to the year as light vehicle sales were up a whopping 15.4 percent to 97,497 vehicles sold, according to the Association of International Automobi

Who are better parkers, men or women?

I have always found it too tempting, when driving with my better half, to refer to our capabilities as men for being better drivers (and parkers of vehicles) than ladies as time and time again I am proven so. Well, it seems that at least half of those slaps and punches I received were warranted as i

Vehicles LEAST likely to be stolen.

Here’s a wee tester for you. It is not too difficult to figure out which cars are most commonly stolen. Certainly in a list of Top 10, you’d likely get at least 5 right? OK, so how would you do if you had to guess the list for vehicles that are LEAST likely to be stolen?   According

New Corvette that goes a serious vroom vroom!

Certain cars will always be remembered for representing certain countries or moments in time. What could easily be categorized as North America’s most iconic car, the first Corvette was launched almost 60 years ago in 1953. Its heritage has dragged the speed machine through some drop-dead gorg

New 2012 BMW 3-Series line-up

For 2012 there is now a fully redesigned BMW 3-Series and for a mere $35,900, you could become a proud new owner of one of these vehicles here in Canada.  Admittedly that would get you into the smallest of the 3 new models, the 320i, which interestingly shares the same 4-cylinder engine as the

Average age of our vehicles at a record high.

I remember when I was a wee lad,that one of the clear differences between European and American cars was apart from many attributes, their longevity. Cars have always been built for a longer lifespan in Europe than in the US. If you bought a car back home, you’d expect it to still be a member

Saab is bankrupt, but could still be revived.

Saab, owned by Netherlands-based Swedish Automobile, officially declared bankruptcy on December 19th 2011 after months of deliberation as the company finally ran out of cash. Alas it was a very sad day for such an amazing automobile manufacturer that has produced some lovely cars in its time.