Driving

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Montreal woman convicted of criminal negligence after stopping car to save ducklings Now here's a news item that's splitting the country right down the middle.

The manual transmission is a relic of the past, fading from the options lists of everything from the Porsche GT3 to the Audi A4.

Wagon, hö! It's nearly the last bastion of the compact wagon, but the European luxury manufacturers still provide offerings that appeal to those who don't want a crossover like everybody else. Not that there are all that many to choose from.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Dodge unleashes the Hellcat Gas is past the $1.50 mark per litre. Emissions concerns and climate change worries rule the headlines.

When the 2012 Honda Civic emerged as a new, less expensive, decontented model, the critics were unequivocal in their denigration. "This isn't a proper Civic!" they cried, and scurried to their keyboards to ladle out the vitriol.

Dog is my co-pilot. Well, not my co-pilot exactly, but possibly yours. On the North Shore, we love our furry friends, and most of them love to go for a ride in our cars (unless it's to the V-E-T).

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Using the mobile phone to prevent accidents As we all know, thanks to a constant media barrage and messages from local law enforcement, cellphones and cars don't mix.

Remember the Nissan Stanza? Well of course you don't. Sure it was pretty reliable, but it was also so boring just thinking about its boxy shape is ... *yawn* ... suddenly I need a nap.

The concept of the corporate grille, as far as I can make out, is that it should allow passersby to immediately know what brand you're driving, no matter whether sedan or SUV.

Four decades ago, on March 29, 1974, the first VW Golf rolled off the production line in Wolfsburg, Germany. Nobody shouted Fore!, but they should have.