McLaren Automotive scientist and engineer Ella Podmore has been crowned the Young Woman Engineer of the Year by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The prestigious industry award celebrates women working in modern engineering to challenge negative perceptions and encourage greater diversity in the profession. “I am absolutely honoured to have been chosen byRead Full Story
When Aston Martin makes its return to the FIA Formula One World Championship at the end of March 2021, it will be with more than two grand prix contenders on the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 grid. For the first time in the history of the sport, the Official Safety and Medical cars ofRead Full Story
Alfa Romeo is a brand with a long history in racing that dates back to 1910 and extends to Formula One today. Throughout these decades, many Alfa Romeo drivers have made an indelible mark on the sport. In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, Alfa Romeo saluted its female race drivers. While these women competedRead Full Story
The journalists of the Women’s World Car of the Year have chosen the Land Rover Defender as the World’s Best Car 2021. To reach this result, the jurors of the international team of 50 female motoring experts from 38 countries and five continents tested dozens of models and evaluated each. Nine vehicles reached the final,Read Full Story
To mark International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021, Porsche hosted an invitation-only driving event for high-achieving women and their female mentors at the Porsche Experience Centers in Atlanta and LA. The 90-minute driving experiences, with expert coaching included, marked the first time the two U.S. Experience Centers commemorated International Women’s Day with a dedicated program.Read Full Story
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, will offer more than 1,100 genuine automobilia items with No Reserve during the Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale, March 20-27, 2021. The highly coveted collectibles offered during the Automobilia Auction, which will cross the block daily beginning Monday, March 22, 2021, include more than 60 original neonRead Full Story
Raw, visceral, loud, and low, the new Morgan Plus 8 GTR represents what the Morgan Motor Company can create when its design and engineering teams let their imaginations run wild. Limited to just nine examples, it marks the first in a line of Morgan special projects set to begin this year. The Plus 8 GTRRead Full Story
The Porsche 911 has been rated the highest-ranked model for trouble-free ownership in the annual J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). This was the second time in three years the 911 took top honours among all models. The Porsche Macan ranked as most dependable among Premium Compact SUVs. Overall, the Porsche brand across modelRead Full Story
ICBC customers will receive one-time rebates averaging $190, starting spring 2021 – their part of $600-million that was saved due to a major decrease in crashes and costs as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Since the beginning of the 2020-21 fiscal year, ICBC has had fewer reported collisions and lower claim costs, resulting in higher-than-expectedRead Full Story
From British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador, 582 Canadian residents signed up for the Canada’s Safest Driver contest, which ran October 1 to November 26, 2020. Despite varying national surveys in previous years that have found BC drivers to be numbered among Canada’s worst, two residents of the province, David Wakulich from Victoria and TimothyRead Full Story
Thirty years in the making, the Porsche Carrera Cup North America is scheduled to debut in 2021. This premier one-make race series in Canada and the U.S. will utilize a combination of the latest yet-to-be-unveiled Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup N3 racing slick to challenge the best road andRead Full Story
Despite Great Recession predictions that the American love affair with cars and driving was waning, Millennials (1981-1995) and Gen Zers (1996-2015) now report they are more likely—not less—to want to own a classic or collectible car than their parents and grandparents, according to the Hagerty 2020 “Why Driving Matters” survey of 10,000 U.S. drivers. KeyRead Full Story
In 1964, the Monte Carlo Rally was still a genuine adventure for all the competing racing drivers and the spectacle was broadcast live on television. This was the era when automobile manufacturers all over the world discovered rally sport as the perfect stage for presenting their models. And consequently, vehicles from different weight and performanceRead Full Story
The Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA) is conducting a world-wide historic vehicle survey. FIVA’s Legislation Commission is tasked to ensure that the development of national and international legislation does not create an adverse impact to owners of historic vehicles and the use of these on public roads without inappropriate restrictions. FIVA was founded inRead Full Story
An official ground-breaking ceremony for a recreational car racing facility in southern Alberta took place on Sept. 24, 2020, with plans to open in summer 2021. The facility is the brainchild of Rocky Mountain Motorsports (RMM), located just 25 minutes north of Calgary. In addition to a world-class track layout, the facility will include allRead Full Story
Aston Martin is celebrating the release of the 25th James Bond film, with two exclusive 007 special editions inspired by the cars featured in No Time to Die. This new collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions, the company that produces the James Bond films with Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, delivers new 007 editions of theRead Full Story
Women motorcycle riders and motorsport enthusiasts on six continents and more than 120 countries will take to their motorcycles to “Just Ride!”, Saturday, August 22, 2020 for the officially rescheduled 14th edition of International Female Ride Day (IFRD). The globally synchronized action will see women once again govern the world’s roads, tracks and trails for theRead Full Story
BC Used Oil Management Association (“BCUOMA”), a not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of lubricating oil, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze and antifreeze containers in British Columbia, have created a series of five short videos that combine a fun, non-traditional communications campaign, with a serious and important used oil recycling message. View the videos here. “ThisRead Full Story
