Driving

Hybrid versions of the Mustang and F150 slated for launch in 2020

Toyota’s sub-brand Scion was all about trying to appeal to the youth. It sponsored drifting contests, it hired DJs, it featured bright colours and special editions, and it had a simple pricing structure.

In August of this year, as the Tragically Hip made their final tour eastward across Canada, I found myself behind the wheel of a large automobile in the very heart of the country.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Meet Rolls-Royce’s SUV: Project Cullinan Thomas Cullinan was a South African bricklayer-turned-diamond-magnate; he made his fortune at the dawn of the 20th century.

If it seems strange to be getting excited about driving a Hyundai, get used to it.

Delivering a lump of coal in the stocking of any rotary-engine enthusiast, Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai responded to questions about future product rather negatively.

Hockey fans may know that a hockey puck in summer is soft and pliable to the touch, but on the ice it becomes quite firm and rigid.

The dark mornings ahead are soon to involve scraping windows and cold steering wheels.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Volvo sends world’s longest bus to Brazil As clean-running as electric vehicles are, the most efficient way to transport people around is in mass-transit solutions like the bus.

This is the car I would buy tomorrow with my own money.