Truth in 24: Every Second Counts

Truth in 24: Every Second Counts

Truth in 24 II: Every Second Counts is a documentary chronicling the Audi team’s attempt to seek its 10th victory at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France in 2011. When tragedy struck twice, one lone Audi R18 TDI race car remained to fight three Peugeots. Risks were taken, boundaries were pushed andRead Full Story

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VRCBC at the 2012 ABFM

The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC) had another very successful day at the 27th ‘running’ of the ABFM.  The Club’s display included some of their members’ racing versions of this year’s featured marques for this year; MGB and Lotus, as well as a couple of ‘Big’ Austin Healeys.  Visit the VRCBC’s web site (here) for more photos.Read Full Story

ABFM 2012 - Vancouver, May 19th

ABFM 2012 – Vancouver, May 19th

The Greatest Show on British Wheels began in 1985. Since those early days 27 years ago, the show has grown to become the largest all British classic car show in western Canada, overflowing the Garden with some 600-plus classic cars and motorcycles and more than 6,000 people in attendance. The 2012 event is shaping upRead Full Story

ABFM 2012 - Vancouver, May 19th

ABFM 2012 – Vancouver, May 19th

ABFM 2012 – Vancouver, May 19th The Greatest Show on British Wheels began in 1985. Since those early days 27 years ago, the show has grown to become the largest all British classic car show in western Canada, overflowing the Garden with some 600-plus classic cars and motorcycles and more than 6,000 people in attendance.Read Full Story

ABFM 2012 - Saturday, May 19th

ABFM 2012 – Vancouver, May 19th

The Greatest Show on British Wheels began in 1985. Since those early days 27 years ago, the show has grown to become the largest all British classic car show in western Canada, overflowing the Garden with some 600-plus classic cars and motorcycles and more than 6,000 people in attendance. The 2012 event is shaping upRead Full Story

F1 New Jersey

F1 coming to New Jersey in 2013

Lights! Camera! and soon, Action! – A specially equipped Porsche Cayenne camera car was recently employed for on-track filming of a video to promote the race at the site of the 2013 Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial in Weehawken and West New York, New Jersey. With the New York City skyline in theRead Full Story

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Porsche new 2013 Cayenne Diesel

The Porsche Cayenne sport utility family gets a new member for 2013: the Cayenne Diesel. The newest Cayenne model joins the Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne S Hybrid and Cayenne Turbo. Originally introduced to the diesel-dominated European market in 2009, clean diesel technology and its many consumer benefits will now available to Porsche customers in CanadaRead Full Story

BMW 328

BMW Classic commissions remanufacture of original BMW 328 gearbox

BMW Classic has commissioned the remanufacture of gear-wheel kits for the original Hurth gearbox installed in the BMW 328. At the moment, fully synchronised gearboxes or gearboxes that have been continually modified over the years are installed in the BMW 328. BMW Classic coordinates all activities that are connected with BMW’s varied history, covering everythingRead Full Story

Formula One

E-Racing: Electric Race Cars Near the Starting Line

“Race on Sunday, sell on Monday” goes the old auto industry mantra. And for decades, Formula 1, NASCAR, IndyCar and other top car-racing series have served as testing grounds for novel technologies that eventually found their way into mass-produced automobiles available to the public. Can electric cars take advantage of the same premise? Click hereRead Full Story

MAZDA CANADA INC. - 2013 Mazda CX-5 Named Top Safety Pick

2013 Mazda CX-5 Named Top Safety Pick By Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5 compact crossover SUV has been recognized as a “Top Safety Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), an independent, non-profit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries and property damage that result from crashes on the nation’s highways and roads. The CX-5 received the organization’s highestRead Full Story

Drool Brittania

Drool Brittania

This year’s Vancouver All British Car Show, dubbed The Greatest Show on British Wheels, staged each Victoria Day weekend in the magnificent VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, will pay special tribute to Lotus Cars and Norton motorcycles on Saturday May 19, 2012. “On this 60th Lotus anniversary, we thank all Lotus owners who have shown theirRead Full Story

Fisker

Fisker expands reach into Canada

Fisker Automotive has added Canada to the list of countries in which the Fisker Karma, the world’s first true Electric Vehicle with extended range (EVer), is available. As its initial entrée into the Canadian market, Fisker Automotive (www.fiskerautomotive.com) has partnered with established retailers to bring its uncompromised responsible luxury cars to locations in Vancouver, CalgaryRead Full Story

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Canadian Black Book helps consumers reduce cost of ownership

When it comes to making cars that command a consistently higher trade-in value after four years the Japanese continue to dominate, Europeans stay the course and North American manufacturers steadily improve, Canada’s leading source of automotive values says. The 2012 “Best Retained Value Awards” released by Canadian Black Book (CBB) show Japanese cars and trucksRead Full Story

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