Driving

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: VW electric sets Pikes Peak record There is a misconception, in the automotive world, that electric cars are a bit boring.

Fifty years ago, Mazda opened its doors to Canadians, starting operations in Vancouver. At the time, you could pick up one of their sprightly little R100s for a listed $2,295, with the only real option being a radio.

The Toyota Highlander is one of the bread-and-butter SUVs in Toyota’s line up, which means that it plays an important role for Toyota competing with the likes of Honda Pilot, Volkswagen Atlas, and Mazda CX-9, to name some.

When my parents first came to Canada in the late 1960s, they never intended to stay. The idea was to work for a few years in northern British Columbia, scrape together enough cash to buy a farm back in Northern Ireland, and return home.

Summer is here, and the forecast for North Shore auto enthusiasts is for another hot season of car shows featuring everything from antique classics to modern masterpieces.

Two things are predicted to be very high on the West Coast this year: the temperature, and gas prices.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Toyota wins Le Mans, plans supercar While it didn’t have much competition to contend with, victory was far from assured for Toyota’s Le Mans effort this year.

Once upon a time, in the far-off kingdom of Great Britain, a group of engineers decided to build a shed on top of a tractor.

Believe it or not, the Hyundai Elantra GT was first introduced back in 2001, when compact hatchbacks were popular and SUVs were still relatively rare. Now in its fourth generation, we have an all-new Elantra GT in the Hyundai lineup for 2018.

Car horns have changed a lot over the years. The people who use them ... not so much