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Archive | November, 2008

Quickie Review: Lexus IS250 AWD (Vanilla now comes in AWD, let the winter hoonage begin)

I have a confession to make and I’m not Catholic, so this won’t be easy but, please bear with me. I don’t have the most complex and refined taste buds in the world. I prefer my foods to be simple and not mixed with one another. Think of what a child in kindergarten might like [...]

News: Mini Cooper Convertible (2009, not 2005)

Check out the “new” Mini Cooper Convertible (aka Cabrio)! Not only does it look exactly like the old one, but it’s 10% more expensive too! So what kind of changes has Mini employed to justify the price increase? A slight increase in horsepower, the use of a turbocharger instead of a supercharger, a 22lb weight [...]

News: First “real” Rapide pic hits InterWeb (can’t get here rapide-ly enough)

Well here you have it folks. The first “real” (but clearly computer-generated) picture of the Aston Martin Rapide. The only real differences between this and the concept shown last year appear to be functional side mirrors and door handles for all four doors. Are you reading this Lexus?! This is how you go from concept [...]

Editorial: SNL hits the nail on the head

  Saturday Night Live is a weekly program that you’ve all heard of. I used to watch it from time to time when I was at an age where I thought that staying up until 12:30am to watch a TV show was pretty bad ass. Needless to say, when I was old enough to stay [...]

Editorial: Why is creativity being squandered?

Lexus is not known for making particularly interesting vehicles to people who value driving involvment and aesthetics. Which isn’t to say that Lexuses have no value; their vehicles certainly appeal to people who value comfort, luxury, and status symbols, of that there is no question. Lexus teased us with the IS-F by showing the automotive [...]

Leaked: Porsche Panamera (now we wish they’d un-leak it)

>p>  **UPDATE: 2 new pics! One shows truck space, other shows very Ferrari-like front end! A Porsche you say? Four doors you say? What does it look like under the camo? I’ll get to that after the jump, but first, some background. Porsche has a long history of motor racing and a proud tradition of [...]

Ford Watch 2008: Two Good Signs and Three Bad Ones

Well let’s start with the good news first because the world is already depressing enough as it is. We have the first new pics of the new 2010 Ford Fiesta and the 2010 Ford Mustang. Both are very promising vehicles for the Blue Oval brand as it attempts to return to profitability. Alan Mullaly, Ford’s [...]

Review: 2007ish Mercury Grand Marquis (1987 Ford Crown Victoria)

  I spent a week this past summer on the water at Martin Lake in Northern Saskatchewan cruising around in a Campion 595. This isn’t to say that I know my boats, far from it. I just know what it is like to enjoy the open water with a beer in hand and to feel [...]

Quickie Review: Lexus GS350 AWD

  So you’re a semi-retired professional/businessman and you’re looking for something to get you from the golf course to the office and back to your mortgage-less home. Oh, and the occasional trip down to your time share in Fairmont, BC. You want comfort, reasonable performance, all-weather capability, and a premium badge (you’ve earned it). So [...]

News: Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider (Scud missile goes topless!)

Sure to keep dentists around the world happy, Ferrari has just announced a new poseurs car. No, the target market isn’t dentists (exclusively) but they stand to benefit the most from all the fillings poseurs are bound to lose as they use this track day special as a boulevard cruiser. So what exactly is this [...]

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