2008 Audi R8 named Car ...

In an early morning press conference at the opening of the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, the Audi R8 was declared the 2008 Canadian Car of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). The Audi R8 beat eight other “best new” category winners,...

Audi R10 to race in Ame...

Audi will enter two R10 Turbo Diesel prototype racecars as a factory works team in this season’s American Le Mans Series (ALMS), including the one Canadian stop at Mosport on 3 September. The Audi R10, which is powered by a V12 TDI engine with almost 650 hp, will debut on March 18...

AJAC 2009 Canadian Car ...

The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has wrapped up its 2009 Canadian Car and Utility Vehicle of the Year testing session, known as TestFest. Held in Niagara on the Lake, the event culminated on October 24, 2008 with the naming of 14 segment winners who will now go onto...

Acura Enters American L...

Acura will launch is first factory motorsports program next March in  the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), making its debut in the LMP2 class. An Acura-powered endurance racing prototype will get its competition initiation at the 55th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring.  “It provides us...

2010 Porsche Cayenne S ...

Porsche announced today that they will be unveiling a new Cayenne model at the Paris auto show this fall. Only 21 Canadian buyers will have a crack at the latest special edition of the highly popular Porsche Cayenne S, dubbed the Transsyberia, referring to the Moscow to Mongolia race that...

2008 Dodge Challenger t...

On the eve of the 2007 Canadian International Auto Show, DaimlerChrysler Canada head honcho Reid Bigland confirmed that the 2008 Dodge Challenger will be manufactured at the company’s Brampton, Ontario assembly plant. The all new Challenger is to be unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show...

2008 Dodge Challenger g...

Chrysler used the backdrop of NASCAR’s Pepsi 400 at Daytona Beach to make it official – the Dodge Challenger will go into production for 2008. Citing unprecedented public interest, Chrysler Group President and CEO Tom LaSorda, pointed out the rapid “concept to...

2007 Hyundai Tiburon Co...

The new 2007 edition of Hyundai’s sporty Tiburon coupe that was rolled out at the recent Guangzhou Motor Show in China, offers a subtle redesign of the front, sides and rear.  While there is an emphasis on new optical elements, the Tiburon for 2007 retains all the magic of the...