Driving

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: All-new Toyota Supra debuts in Detroit At long last, the fifth-generation Toyota Supra is here. And it’s a BMW.

This is not a crossover. Crossovers are a sort of blend between SUV and car, and are the most popular things on the road of late. Everywhere you look, there’s another one.

January is always a time of looking forward. For instance, many of us look at the weather forecast and decide that our New Year’s resolution to get outside more often can probably start in February instead. Or July.

The Infiniti QX50 is back on the scene and is completely redesigned for 2019. The QX50 is built on an all-new powertrain platform with flexibility in mind.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Land Rover Defender to return in 2020 Boxy Land Rovers have long been a staple on the North Shore.

It is often said that they don’t make ‘em like they used to. Cars today are larger, heavier, more complex. Generally speaking, they’re faster and safer too, but at an overall cost of a lack of character. It’s a little like air travel.

The highway between Lethbridge, Alta., and Helena, Mont., is seriously flat. Watch your dog run away for three days flat. There’s also almost no traffic to speak of, so I slowed to a stop, got out, and took a picture.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Musk unveils traffic-dodging tunnel If you’ve ever visited Los Angeles, you’ll know that the weather there is perpetually lovely, and the traffic perpetually bad.

Ford’s decision earlier this year to gradually phase out their car lines (apart from the Mustang) seemed to catch everyone off guard.

Dear Santa: this year I have been exceptionally good. Well, mostly. I mean there’s no video evidence to the contrary. That I’m aware of.