Driving

THE new BMW M5 is one heck of a machine. Face-melting acceleration. Internal-organ-rearranging cornering. Brain-boggling top speed. It is in every way superior to all the M5s that came before. Except for one thing.

BUONGIORNO. Now, before we get started, I think it's important to examine the stereotypes one might hold about Italian people.

"NOW remember, we're in the Itchy lot." So said the sage Homer J. Simpson, and as the camera panned back to show that there were, in fact, only two mammoth parking lots (the other being the Scratchy lot, of course), we all got the joke.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: The Viper is back The Mustang is, arguably, the iconic American pony car. The Corvette is, unarguably, the iconic American supercar.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Saab Museum reopens its doors Finally, a bit of good news to put a final garnish on the saad saaga of Saab.

RIGHT now, in the Arizona desert, Acura is pulling the wraps off two new models: an updated version of the RDX small crossover, and an entry-level luxury sedan dubbed the ILX.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Highlights from the Geneva Auto Show: Aventador goes topless If you've been sharp-eyed these past few weeks, you may have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Lamborghini's new

NUMBERS sell cars. Sometimes, for the gearheads in the group, it's the performance statistics: 0-100 kilometres per hour, horsepower, lateral g-force or lap times around the Nürburgring.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Range Rover gives the Evoque a serious haircut You can't buy one in Canada, but in the U.S. you can get something called the Murano CrossCabriolet.

DEARLY beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of a childhood friend, a college chum, a partner who helped us through our midlife crisis. Farewell, O Manual Transmission, we hardly knew ye. Some of you came to know old Mr.