2016 Volkswagen Beetle Dune debuts at Toronto Autoshow
The 2016 Beetle Dune coupe will arrive this spring and has made its debut at this year’s Canadian International Autoshow in Toronto. Inspired by the classic Baja Bugs of the sixties and seventies, the Beetle Dune has a new look thanks to the fitment of new front and rear fascias and pronounced black wheelarch extensionsRead Full Story
Iconic 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider to highlight Gooding’s Amelia Island auction
Gooding & Company, the auction house acclaimed for selling significant and valuable collector cars, will have a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider (estimate US$15,000,000-US$17,000,000) available for sale at the Amelia Island Auction in Florida on March 11, 2016. This highly coveted Ferrari is the 22nd SWB California Spider built and one of onlyRead Full Story
Putin supports 2016 Silk Way Rally
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a recent visit to Tatarstan visited the KAMAZ Plant and congratulated employees and veterans of the enterprise with the 40th anniversary release of the first KAMAZ truck. During the visit the President asked the team leader and director of the international rally-marathon Silk Way Rally Vladimir Chagin on the preparationsRead Full Story
Planned documentary to showcase record-breaking solo cannonball LA to NYC motorcycle trip
Last year, Carl Reese of Santa Clarita, California broke the solo cannonball motorcycle record from Los Angeles to New York City in 38 hours, 49 minutes. Reese completed the 4,552-kilometre feat on a 2015 BMW K 1600 GT six-cylinder motorcycle, breaking George Egloff’s previous record of 42 hours set in 1983. No one in history,Read Full Story
TVR confirms carbon fibre specification for new sports car
The iconic British sports car maker, TVR, has announced that carbon fibre construction options will be available when the car goes on sale in the coming months. TVR will offer a lightweight carbon fibre composite structure to feature on its latest full-production model, thanks to the revolutionary techniques of design legend Gordon Murray, and hasRead Full Story
2016 Canadian Car of the Year Best New awards
Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz vehicles double award winners in 2016 Canadian Car of the Year awards. BEST NEW SMALL CAR Honda Civic BEST NEW FAMILY CAR Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon 1.8TSI BEST NEW SPORTS / PERFORMANCE (under $50,000) Volkswagen Golf R BEST NEW SPORTS / PERFORMANCE (over $50,000) Mercedes-AMG C 63 S BEST NEW PRESTIGE / PERFORMANCERead Full Story
Nissan unleases Rogue road warrior for Canadian winter conditions
Nissan has released a new video of an extreme prototype designed especially for the harsh Canadian winter – the Rogue Warrior. In the short clip, the Rogue Warrior – a stock Nissan Rogue fitted with snow tracks – shows its potential as it easily plunges through 40 centimetres of freshly fallen snow, and swiftly climbingRead Full Story
All-new Infiniti QX30 debuts at 2016 Montreal International Auto Show
The 2017 Infiniti QX30, Infiniti’s first entry into the compact crossover luxury segment, made its Canadian debut at the Montreal International Auto Show on January 14, 2016. The Infiniti QX30 remains true to the design cues that guided the original QX30 concept. The car’s highly sculpted exterior, unique crossover stance and asymmetric cabin design exemplifyRead Full Story
A new Morgan owners club for B.C.
Over the years, Morgan sports car enthusiasts in British Columbia belonged to the Morgan Owners Group Northwest (MOGNW). That club began in Oregon 40 years ago and grew large enough to have pods in Seattle, B.C. and Vancouver Island. This arrangement worked well until several years ago when the border line-ups created a stumbling blockRead Full Story
New Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport for the racetrack
Porsche has added a new sports car for amateur and club racing to its Motorsports fleet. The Cayman GT4 Clubsport made its world premiere on Nov. 18, 2015, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The 385-horsepower mid-engine entry level racer for motorsport, which is not legal for road use, is based on the street-legal CaymanRead Full Story
Jaguar goes to extremes to test new F-PACE
From the ice and snow of Northern Sweden to the searing heat and dust of Dubai, the new Jaguar F-PACE, the first performance crossover from Jaguar, has been tested to the limit in some of the most inhospitable environments on earth. To ensure that every system functions perfectly under the most extreme conditions, the newRead Full Story
TVR to take deposits for its new model
Hot on the heels of the news that TVR is to launch an all-new car in 2017, the company has decided that it will start taking deposits for the car from July 7, 2015. The decision, which has come sooner than originally anticipated, has been made as a direct result of the huge, positive, publicRead Full Story
Winning Ticket Cadet 50/50 Draw at 2015 Vancouver ABFM
The Vancouver ABFM was particularly pleased to include more than 15 cadets from the 583 Squadron at the 2015 event, held at at VanDusen Botantical Garden on Saturday May 16. The cadets raised money at the event through a 50/50 draw (winning ticket shown below). For more information or to claim the prize of $171Read Full Story
Winning Ticket Number 2015 ABFM Trip to Britain
The holder of ticket Number 2203 is the winner of 2 Tickets to Britain via Air Transat. Ticket was bought by an attendee at the 2015 Vancouver ABFM at VanDusen Botantical Garden on Saturday May 16, 2015. Congratulations to the winner. Please contact Joan Stewart at 604.736.6754 for details on how to collect your prize.Read Full Story
Pacific Coastal joins Air North and Air Transat in offering trips to lucky winners at the 2015 Vancouver ABFM
Pacific Coastal Airline is the latest airline to join Air North and Air Transat in partnership with The Greatest Show on British Wheels, ABFM 2015. Entrants and attendees to the annual British classic car show and or Run will have a chance to win a trip for two on all three of these airline sponsorsRead Full Story
Hat trick for Mercedes-Benz at World Car Awards 2015
Mercedes-Benz has been named winner in three categories in the World Car Awards 2015 at the New York International Auto Show (April 3-2, 2015, Javits Center). Particular success was enjoyed by the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which won the World Car of the Year 2015 award, ousting the Ford Mustang and the Volkswagen Passat for the topRead Full Story
Nissan LEAF used to create largest glow-in-the-dark painting
Nissan has broken the Guiness World Records title for the Largest Glow-in-the-Dark Painting by using the Glow-in-the-Dark Nissan LEAF to paint a 207.68m2 self-portrait of the 100-per cent electric car. The painting, depicting the front of a Nissan LEAF, was created by maverick motoring artist, Ian Cook of Popbangcolour. Usually seen working with radio-controlled cars,Read Full Story
Nature and cars collide in a Vancouver art installation
The Vancouver Biennale latest public art installation “Trans Am Totem”, by Vancouver artist Marcus Bowcott, is a 10-metre high, 11,340-kilogram sculpture, located at Quebec Street and Milross Avenue. The sculpture is composed of five real scrap cars stacked upon an old growth cedar tree. The artwork considers a consumer culture that reflects an “out withRead Full Story
