Driving

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Hurricanes hit auto industry To say the Hurricane Harvey flooding affecting Texas (and Houston in particular) approached Biblical levels wouldn’t be hyperbole.

It is commonly understood that a samurai is a sort of Japanese knight-at-arms, albeit one dressed in lacquered armour rather than steel.

For those wondering about the pronunciation, the above headline rhymes

The Audi S3 is a compact sport sedan that costs $46,900. It comes with all-wheel drive and more than 300 horsepower. It’s quick, and ultra-competent, and pretty good looking. But, again, $46,900. Plus options. How about a Hyundai instead.

The mid-sized sedan market is one of the most competitive and difficult segments, mainly because there are so many good choices out there and consumers are very finicky.

I’d like to touch upon an accident that happened on July 17 right here on the North Shore. As reported in this newspaper, two North Vancouver residents were sitting on a bench in the plaza at Lonsdale and 11th Street when they were both hit by a car.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Tesla unveils Model 3, everyone goes nuts The Model 3 is the long-awaited entry-level car from Tesla, a brand that is extremely popular on the North Shore.

Be careful. You don’t want to poke your eye out or something. This is the new Honda Civic Type R, a machine that arrives to us at long last, marking perhaps the apogee of the golden age of performance compact car.

Car companies typically “refresh” their models halfway through their life cycle to keep them competitive and up-to-date.

The recent news that a 22-year-old individual was caught going over the Lions Gate Bridge at (allegedly) somewhere around 220 kilometres per hour in a white Ferrari is an extremely popular story, and for good reason.