Almost 80 years since the Jensen name appeared on cars, the famous marque returns with the opportunity to order the first officially sanctioned model in 13 years. Marking the rebirth of the brand, the formation of the Jensen Group is the start of the next chapter in the Jensen story, following the collapse of theRead Full Story
The Goodwood 73rd Members’ Meeting, which will be held on March 21-22, 2015, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1990s’ most iconic GT racer, the McLaren F1 GTR, with a huge on-track display of the 600bhp machines. High-speed demonstrations at the famous Goodwood Motor Circuit will take place on both days of the event,Read Full Story
Buckle up and get ready for the next big thing. Automated Vehicles (AVs), already on the road in some form, will continue to rapidly enter the on-ramps, highways and Canadian roadways, packed with time-saving benefits and reducing road collisions. A new study from The Conference Board of Canada, in collaboration with the Van Horne InstituteRead Full Story
The all-new 2016 Focus RS is set to be revealed on February 3, 2015. In the meantime, click here to watch professional rally driver Ken Block test the performance-oriented Focus RS.
The Intellectual Property & Science Business of Thomson Reuters, a leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has released the results of its study of the global automobile industry’s recent patent activity. The findings, which are featured in the Thomson Reuters paper, “The State of Innovation in the Automotive Industry,” detail a massiveRead Full Story
RM Auctions kick-started the 2015 collector car season on a strong note January 15-16, 2015, generating $63,700,375 in total sales, with 90 per cent of all lots sold at its 16th annual Arizona Biltmore sale. RM’s strongest Arizona performance to date, the impressive results—which reflect an average of $10-million generated per hour—are an almost 40Read Full Story
Gooding & Company, the auction house acclaimed for selling the world’s most significant and valuable collector cars, surpassed $51.5-million dollars in total sales at its annual January two-day Scottsdale Auction, held January 16-17, 2015. The company sold an impressive 114 of 126 lots, yielding a 90 per cent sales rate and average price per carRead Full Story
“You don’t know what you got till it’s gone,” sang Joni Mitchell in her famous song Big Yellow Taxi, and this may well be the state of mind of every collector car enthusiast after March 28 2015, when the realization that Vancouver’s mecca for all things automobila will be gone for ever. Well not entirelyRead Full Story
When the New Beetle Volkswagen arrived in 1998, it created a whole new class of automobile. Retro became trendy, and stylists the world over took notice. In 2011, the Volkswagen Beetle took this design one step further, showcasing a blend of old-world looks with modern technology. At the 2015 Montreal Autoshow (Jan. 16-25), Volkswagen CanadaRead Full Story
Infiniti’s all-new executive luxury sedan – the 2015 Infiniti Q70L – made its Canadian debut at the Montreal International Auto Show. The lines and curves of the Q70L present a new design to give the premium sedan an even more upscale image. Inside, the Q70L features an additional 5.9 inches in the wheelbase that increasesRead Full Story
BMW plans to feature the all-electric BMW i3 in a 60-second spot during Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, February 1, 2015. After a four-year hiatus, BMW will be returning to the big game with a commercial during the first quarter. “As one in three Americans will tune in to watch the Super Bowl, we areRead Full Story
Harley-Davidson Motor Company and the city of Sturgis, South Dakota, are setting their sights far into the future. In the spirit of this year’s 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Sturgis city officials are finalizing an agreement covering the next 75 years, making Harley-Davidson the official motorcycle of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. “Harley-DavidsonRead Full Story
Mazda has unveiled the all-new subcompact Mazda2 for the first time in North America on the eve of the Montréal International Auto Show, the official kick-off of the Canadian auto show season, to be held January 16-25, 2015. The completely redesigned 2016 Mazda2, which will go on sale in Canada in late summer 2015, isRead Full Story
Effective January 15, 2015, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. is reducing the suggested retail price (MSRP) of many Hyundai models by up to $1,300. The price reductions affect a wide variety of 2015 model year Hyundai vehicles in the company’s line-up, from the Accent subcompact and Elantra compact, to the Equus full-size premium sedan and 7-passengerRead Full Story
Ahead of the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit (January 12-25, 2015), Infiniti has raised the curtain on its vision of a premium sports coupe. The Q60 Concept is poised to entice coupe fans with its sharp contours and hand-crafted interior, while at the same time suggesting performance and power to match.Read Full Story
The all-new Honda Fit has been voted Best New Small Car under $21,000 at the 2015 Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) annual TestFest, held October 20-24, 2014 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. More than 70 automotive journalists from across the country conducted back-to-back test evaluations of 150 vehicles in 15 separate categories at this year’sRead Full Story
Dubbed “The Greatest Show on British Wheels,” the Vancouver All British Field Meet (ABFM) will host more than 500 classic British-built vehicles and motorcycles on the Great Lawn of the world renowned VanDusen Botanical Garden, while celebrating its 30th year, May 16, 2015. Click here to continue reading…
Infiniti won the first-ever People’s Choice Award as part of the 11th annual Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge with SYNAPTIQ, a unique answer to the show’s 2014 theme of “Sensing the Future: How Will Cars Interact With Us In 2029?” Infiniti designers from its San Diego studio looked toward the future in which augmentedRead Full Story
