Porsche debuts purist Panamera GTS
Porsche has unveiled the Panamera GTS, which it considers the purest expression of a four-door sports car in the Porsche family. Based on the Panamera 4S, the Panamera GTS focuses on performance and includes more power, upgraded brakes and a lowered, sportier suspension, making it even more capable on the race track without sacrificing practicality.Read Full Story
New rebates to help B.C. drivers plug into clean energy
Starting next month, consumers will be able to access $17-million in funding that will help get them into clean energy vehicles and support the green-tech sector in British Columbia as part of the Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan. The Chevrolet Volt runs on electric as well as gas. The point-of-sale incentive program,Read Full Story
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid: Watch Your Fuel Savings Grow
By Patrick Stewart Driving to last month’s Pacific Forest Rally, held in the back roads of Merritt’s rolling hillsides, presented the perfect opportunity to put Lincoln’s fuel efficiency claim to the test. The rally is round five of the six-stage National Canadian Rally Championship held across Canada and attracts more than 30 rally teamsRead Full Story
Yaris Hatchback sized right for fun and function
With the right size for drivers who need an agile and functional vehicle, the new 2012 Toyota Yaris Hatchback arrives with sporty styling, class-leading safety features and improved fuel economy. The all-new Yaris features a remarkable attention to detail in the design and engineering of the vehicle. From its smart, interior design and quiet, refinedRead Full Story
World’s oldest motor car sells for US$4.62-million
The world’s oldest running motor car, a historic 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout, has entered the history books, selling for an impressive US$4.62-million before a packed house at RM Auctions’ Hershey, Pennsylvania sale on October 7, 2011. The impressive sale price more than doubled its original pre-sale estimate and represents aRead Full Story
Pat Richard wins Merritt’s 2011 Pacific Forest Rally
Photo: Flatovercrest.com After a losing streak that has seemed to go on forever, Pat Richard returned to his winning ways by putting Subaru Rally Team Canada on top of the podium at the Pacific Forest Rally, the team’s first win since Rallye Baie Des Chaleurs 2010. “This feels really good,” said Richard after the event,Read Full Story
L’Estage and Richard clinch 2011 Canadian Rally Championship
Merritt (BC), October 2, 2011.- Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and his co-driver Nathalie Richard (of Halifax, Nova Scotia) contested the Pacific Forest Rally, the penultimate round of the Canadian Rally Championship, held in Merritt on September 30-October 1, 2011 weekend. The duo won six of the competitive stages and assured themselves second place overall,Read Full Story
The Cars and the Stars: The Goodwood Experience
By Mike Tate, on location at Goodwood 2011 The whole Goodwood experience is of course, as expected, like French cuisine well prepared, but very rich and fulfilling and there is little appetite left for desert! But there is more, so leave a little room for the stars. Strolling through the paddock at The Goodwood RevivalRead Full Story
2011 Ford F-150, with all-new powertrain line-up
Canada’s workhorse truck has been leading the pack for the past 33 years and now ups the ante with four new engines that deliver 20 per cent greater fuel efficiently than the 2010 models. They are a 3.7-litre four-valve Ti-VCT V6 with 302 horsepower and 278 lb-ft of torque; 5.0-litre four-valve dual-overhead cam Ti-VCT V8 Read Full Story
The Power and the History: The Goodwood Experience
By Mike Tate, on location at Goodwood 2011 It is like any other vintage or classic race weekend . . . one day’s practice and qualifying, then two days racing—but that is where the similarity ends! Adrian Newey (Lightweight E Type Jaguar) races to an unaposed victory in the Fordwater Trophy It isRead Full Story
A Flight of Fantasy: The Goodwood Experience
By Mike Tate–on location at Goodwood 2011 It is not the roar of unrestricted exhausts, the multi-million dollar race cars lined up in the paddock row upon row or the unbridled excitement of the action on the famous Goodwood race track. Nor is it the magnificent air display or the feeling of a sense ofRead Full Story
Revived Jensen Interceptor to be built in Coventry
The classic Jensen Interceptor sports GT car will be revived next year with the launch of an all-new version. CPP was appointed by the owners of the Jensen name, Healey Sports Cars Switzerland (HSCS) Ltd, to create a successor to the original Interceptor marketed between 1966 and 1976. Click here to continue reading story.
Overhaulin’ at BCIT Vehicle Restoration
Did you know that the welding techniques used on modern body panels will not work on older vehicles because of the thicker steels used in the past? That’s just one of the many tips car/light truck enthusiasts will learn in the British Columbian Institute of Technology’s (BCIT) new part-time Vehicle Restoration program. Developed in responseRead Full Story
Next-generation 911 Carrera highlights Porsche display at 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show
The new Porsche 911 Carrera, which will celebrate its world premiere at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, steps into the limelight with a lower, stretched silhouette and exciting contours – but remains in every inch true to the 911 tradition. As it has for generations, the new 911 raises the performance and efficiency bar yetRead Full Story
Kernel Knowledge: One man on a mission to show how ethanol is wrecking your engine
To leave one of Ed Syrocki’s standing-room-only ethanol education seminars is to go home amazed, enlightened, and probably a little upset. Syrocki doesn’t just claim ethanol destroys fuel lines, wrecks fuel pumps and clogs accelerators—he lets you see the damage for yourself. Find out why Syrocki is on a one-man grassroots campaign to educate historicRead Full Story
Canadian government investing in Next Generation Auto R&D
The Government of Canada has announced five new projects to be supported by the Automotive Partnership Canada initiative (APC). As a result of these new projects, Canadian drivers will benefit from research into new technologies for the automobile industry that will develop a battery pack thermal management system for hybrid electric vehicles, more efficient systemsRead Full Story
Much anticipated Fisker Karma Luxury Hybrid soon to be sighted
If the Fisker Karma is any indication, eco-friendly electric vehicles can be sleek, sexy, high performance, and every bit as stylish as their luxury contemporaries, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Jaguar. On September 1, 2011, Fisker Karma owners will finally get to test-drive the elusive Karma, during an exclusive driving event in Palm Beach, Florida. Karma ownersRead Full Story
Russo and Steele’s Monterey Auction results up by 22%
The 11th Annual Russo and Steele Monterey 2011 Event saw a record increase in bidders (both domestic and international) and the number of viewers on its LIVE online auction increased by 25 per cent. The event boasted a 64 per cent sales rate—up 22 per cent from last year—and a preliminary total sale of US$8,507,344.Read Full Story
