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GRINDING GEARS: Subaru's boxer engine still punchy after 50 years

GRINDING GEARS: Subaru's boxer engine still punchy after 50 years

This year, Subaru celebrates 50 years of the horizontally opposed engine. Pop the hood on any Subie and you’ll find one of these shiny metal pancakes mounted low and wide.
BRAKING NEWS: Canadians goose up Le Mans winner

BRAKING NEWS: Canadians goose up Le Mans winner

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Canada wins Le Mans. Sort of.
REVIEW: Mazda CX-9 adds some spice to Real Adult Life

REVIEW: Mazda CX-9 adds some spice to Real Adult Life

Nearly everyone would love to drive around in a little red convertible on a sunny day. Zip up the Sea to Sky, grab a coffee in Squamish and head out into the wild.
Proper English

Proper English

Rob McMillin, owner of this 1958 MG, talks with fellow British car owner John Clarke during the third annual British Invasion Car Show held June 5 at Westview Shopping Centre. The event was presented by the Old English Car Club of B.C.
GRINDING GEARS: Drunk driving laws not tough enough

GRINDING GEARS: Drunk driving laws not tough enough

I enjoy driving – I find it a pleasure and a joy. Last Saturday I got up at 5 a.m.
REVIEW: Colorado makes a statement

REVIEW: Colorado makes a statement

General Motors is the first of the Big Three to return to the midsize pickup truck market with the Chevrolet Colorado. For the last few years, if you were looking for a compact or mid-size pickup, there was little choice.
Return to riding brings about new perspective

Return to riding brings about new perspective

The first time Tannis Hendriks took to the highway on two wheels she sang “You are My Sunshine” to herself. The song, something she had sung to her son when he was young, was meant to calm any lingering jitters.
BRAKING NEWS: Tesla's problem is PR, not cars

BRAKING NEWS: Tesla's problem is PR, not cars

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Tesla’s tempest in a teacup Probably the biggest story out of the automotive world this week has been the claim that Tesla covered up dangerous suspension faults, requiring a cust
REVIEW: Mustang muscles up with Shelby GT350

REVIEW: Mustang muscles up with Shelby GT350

Oh good gracious me, how is this sort of thing even legal? Here’s the latest mad salvo in the pony car wars, a flared-out Mustang with a V-8 that sounds like somebody put the Game of Thrones dragons into a Cuisinart.
GRINDING GEARS: Come stand in the sun and talk about cars with me!

GRINDING GEARS: Come stand in the sun and talk about cars with me!

Several North Shore events scheduled for summer show season