Toyota drivers warned Ottawa
Transport Canada was getting complaints of stuck accelerators and surging engines on Toyota vehicles as far back as 2002, prompting critics to ask why regulators didn't act sooner to protect...
Automakers on an electric charge
Despite the lack of a proper recharging infrastructure, limited driving ranges...
Sporty four-seaters a joke to executives
The only driving I've done is indoors, in first gear, sideways. This is the...
Infiniti goes the distance
Infiniti, Nissan's luxury brand, is now essentially a one car/two truck company.
Driving as far north as the gravel goes
This is a story of driving for glory in the smallest car fit for the road.
Hamilton: Zero-emission Tesla always draws a crowd
Driving around the city in a Tesla Roadster for a day, not consuming a single drop of gasoline, I found myself getting a little smug.
Rolex 24 at Daytona in pictures
Toronto photographer John Larsen attended the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona last weekend and brought back these pictures, primarily of Canadian...
Toyota sticks to a plan that works
Toronto Star
Mar 13, 2010
As the first new vehicle launched in Canada since the Toyota recall crisis started in January, let's deal right away with the elephant in the room.
Dealerships' digs an extension of corporate branding
Toronto Star
Mar 13, 2010
With more than 300 makes and models to choose from, what makes a consumer choose one vehicle over the next? In a word: branding.
Might recover costs in case of old tie rods passed off as new
Toronto Star
Mar 13, 2010
Q: In April 2008, I took my 2002 Ford F-150 to a franchised repair shop to have a broken tie rod replaced. On the advice of their mechanic, I had them replace all four tie rods with new ones.
Convertible glory: The taming of the wind
Toronto Star
Mar 13, 2010
In Canada, owning a convertible makes as much sense as owning a swimming pool. You spend two months of the year considering it a brilliant decision, two months pretending that it was, and eight...
Rowing a viable way to go green
thestar.com
Mar 12, 2010
As a kid, I wanted one of those little cars you could sit in like a real driver and move by pedal power. I never got one.
Fear and loathing in the new car market
thestar.com
Mar 12, 2010
I dread buying cars. Am I allowed to admit that? I find it onerous and overwhelming and hostile.
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