Automotive Archives

The war against cars embedded in Canadian urban planning

by Graham Hicks | Apr 25, 2022 | Drive, Eye on Alberta, Municipal, Politics/Law, PREMIUM content | 0

GRAHAM HICKS: You won’t find a city planner anywhere who would be so bold as to publicly argue the case for cars

Get ready for another big tax hit from Trudeau

by Kris Sims | Apr 15, 2022 | Drive, FREE content, Politics/Law, Trucks, Your Money | 0

KRIS SIMS: The Trudeau government is planning to hit Canadians with a big new tax on their trucks and sport utility vehicles

Winter tires should be mandatory across Canada

by Michael Taube | Jan 26, 2022 | Drive, Environment, Life, PREMIUM content | 0

MICHAEL TAUBE: Good judgment on Canada’s streets and highways has gone the way of the dinosaur. And some drivers wrongly believe all-season tires are enough ($)

Latest auto news from Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi and Kia

by Ted Laturnus | Aug 6, 2021 | Drive, PREMIUM content | 0

AUTO NEWS: From funny little Toyota’s zipping around the Olympics to the Honda Monkey and Acura NSX to the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross and Fefe Dobson (PREMIUM)

Switching to electric vehicles won’t avert climate change

by Ken Green | Jul 12, 2021 | Business, Drive, Environment, FREE content, Luxury cars, Politics/Law, Science, Technology | 0

KEN GREEN: It’s time to get government fingers off the steering wheels of our automotive sector and let people choose the transportation pathway they feel is best for their lives (FREE)

Oil and gas sector soars over aerospace, auto industries

by Mark Milke | May 20, 2021 | Business, Eye on Alberta, Eye on Newfoundland, Eye on Ontario, Eye on Quebec, Eye on Saskatchewan, FREE content | 0

MARK MILKE and LENNIE KAPLAN: Higher wages and better productivity contribute to an industry that’s a dominant part of Canada’s economy and its GDP (FREE)

Who’s responsible when a driverless car has an accident?

by Eamonn Brosnan | Nov 2, 2020 | Drive, FREE content, Life, Politics/Law | 0

EAMONN BROSNAN: Questions like who’s responsible when an automated system has an accident should be considered now rather than when we’re scrambling to implement laws for existing technology

The enduring allure of the Porsche Panamera

by Ted Laturnus | Jun 16, 2020 | Drive, PREMIUM content, Sports cars, Used Cars | 0

CAR REVIEW: It has a kind of muscularity about it, but not clumsy or overdone, and features a visual presence few others can match (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)

Mazda CX-3 nimble and versatile

by Ted Laturnus | Jun 5, 2020 | Drive, Family cars, PREMIUM content | 0

CAR REVIEW: This sport cute may be a little shy on power but it’s a pleasure to drive as an urban runabout (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)

Toyota Prius still leads the hybrid pack

by Ted Laturnus | May 8, 2020 | Drive, Life, PREMIUM content | 0

TED LATURNUS: This car is all about practicality and common sense. Toyota is on top of its game when it comes to hybrid technology (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

The two-wheel war of words: Harley or not

by Ted Laturnus | May 1, 2020 | Drive, Life, PREMIUM content | 0

TED LATURNUS: Show up at a Harley gathering with your Yamaha or Kawasaki and you can definitely expect the cold shoulder (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)

Gone but definitely not forgotten: Mazda RX-7

by Ted Laturnus | Apr 24, 2020 | Drive, Life, PREMIUM content, Sports cars | 0

TED LATURNUS: It offers hell-for-leather performance, yet idles like a purring cat at stoplights and is perfectly civilized on the highway (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)