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TAG'S LINE: Tag meets Tut at kids' museum
Racing drivers are kept busy with other activities besides racing, such as sponsor appearances and media interviews. Some of these are a lot of fun.
DRIVELINE: Expect great performance from new Lexus convertible
Based on the current generation of IS series sport sedans, the 2010 Lexus IS C (for convertible) expands an already impressive line-up with not one but two models that deliver top-down driving pleasure for the performance-minded luxury enthusiast.
DESTINATIONS: Vantage exotic by necessity
MIAMI, Fla. -- The sound of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage as it accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in a mere 4.9 seconds is special among sports cars.
TEST DRIVE: Nissan's one-trim pony has lots to offer
Nissan redid its Maxima flagship sedan last year and made it simple for suitors by offering just one trim. It's called the 3.5 SV and, in the case of our satin white tester, the window sticker says it starts at $38,700.
ROAD TEST: An SUV that's good on gas? Believe it
The GMC Yukon, among the biggest SUV offerings, is combining an electric motor to the gasoline powerplant to offset the fuel consumption inherent in a beast this size.
ON TWO WHEELS: V-Max a real dream ride
When I leave this Earth, here's how I have it planned: I'll be 103, riding a motorcycle, and touring Cape Breton in the early fall, with leaves the colours of traffic lights and the distant scent of wood smoke in the air.
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DRIVELINE: Expect great performance from new Lexus convertible (Jul. 3, 2009)
Based on the current generation of IS series sport sedans, the 2010 Lexus IS C (for convertible) expands an already impressive line-up with not one but two models that deliver top-down driving pleasure for the performance-minded luxury enthusiast.
DRIVELINE: VW's final Rabbit brand wins race (Jul. 3, 2009)
First there was the Beetle. Then in 1976, Volkswagen's ubiquitous bug was succeeded by the Rabbit -- at least in North America. Elsewhere, VW's compact hatchback was known as the Golf.
ON TWO WHEELS: V-Max a real dream ride (Jul. 3, 2009)
When I leave this Earth, here's how I have it planned: I'll be 103, riding a motorcycle, and touring Cape Breton in the early fall, with leaves the colours of traffic lights and the distant scent of wood smoke in the air.
TEST DRIVE: Insight puts economy first (Jul. 3, 2009)
Honda, it seems, is betting that lowering the price of a hybrid car will get more people to buy one.
TEST DRIVE: Nissan's one-trim pony has lots to offer (Jul. 3, 2009)
Nissan redid its Maxima flagship sedan last year and made it simple for suitors by offering just one trim. It's called the 3.5 SV and, in the case of our satin white tester, the window sticker says it starts at $38,700.
DESTINATIONS: Vantage exotic by necessity (Jul. 3, 2009)
MIAMI, Fla. -- The sound of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage as it accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in a mere 4.9 seconds is special among sports cars.
ROAD TEST: An SUV that's good on gas? Believe it (Jul. 3, 2009)
The GMC Yukon, among the biggest SUV offerings, is combining an electric motor to the gasoline powerplant to offset the fuel consumption inherent in a beast this size.
TEST DRIVE: Brabus tunes up a Smart-er performer (Jun. 27, 2009)
Where are my white Flash Harry shoes? I have the new, style-oozing Smart Brabus and I have to look the part for a night out.
FIRST DRIVE: Revamped Taurus powers ahead (Jun. 26, 2009)
SMOKY MOUNTAINS, N.C. -- Ford Taurus has historically been a family sedan and seems a biggish car to throw around roads winding through the Great Smoky Mountains' forests and log-cabin settlements of early Appalachian pioneers.
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PASSING LANE: Refresher course worth it (Jul. 3, 2009)
I got a chance to take another advanced driving course the other day, and it made me aware not of how little I know, but of how little I practise.
Charging ahead (Jul. 3, 2009)
Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the electric vehicle is consumer perception.
BLOWING SMOKE: Second car choice likely comes from the heart (Jul. 3, 2009)
I get most of my column ideas from conversations I have with people.
TIME MACHINES: No digging needed for special treatment (Jul. 3, 2009)
At different points in his life, the colours that were important to Blaine Schmidt were Edmonton Eskimo green and gold, Toronto Argonaut double blue and the yellow and black of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Woman-geared auto magazine had rough start (Jul. 3, 2009)
Courtney Caldwell will never forget the time she was laughed out of the room by an automaker executive.
TAG'S LINE: Tag meets Tut at kids' museum (Jul. 3, 2009)
Racing drivers are kept busy with other activities besides racing, such as sponsor appearances and media interviews. Some of these are a lot of fun.
PASSING LANE: American Iron shines, for some (Jun. 26, 2009)
There are two sides in the debate over why North American cars don't sell in greater numbers in overseas markets.
BLOWING SMOKE: Plugged-in driving (Jun. 26, 2009)
As city driving becomes next to impossible at the best of times, what new vehicles are on the horizon that could put an end to the frustrating, horn-honking, taxi-evading, streetcar-dodging and time-consuming trip currently involved in crossing a major city?
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