That was not the case at the recent event in Ottawa for the new model Mustang, as it was crystal clear that it is all about the powertrains in the new 2011 version of the best selling pony car of all time. Yes, there was no doubt about it when Ford’s VP of Engineering, Joe Smith’s opening comment was…

Infiniti has now been with us for over two decades, and during this time has managed to build a dedicated following of loyal customers. However, it was time for the brand to change things up and become a more aggressive player in the luxury…

The ranks of premium compact cars are thin, but growing, currently dominated by European brands. And the number of diesel-powered cars is even smaller, with the Europeans again holding all the cards after the cancellation of diesel projects by other…

The fleet of subcompacts is growing quickly this year, and the latest to hit North America is the Mazda2. Mazda plans to position the 2 as the fun-to-drive “Personal Smart Commuter” car, and the engineers have done their job to back up that claim…

Most of the news about Toyota these days seems so bad, but yet, the business of building cars never stops and even while they are fixing their very public problems, many other Toyota people are hard at work making sure these issues are never repeated…

You may have noticed that all the roads we have featured in the Great Drives Series have been situated in the European Alps. While this is a magnificent hotspot for great driving, it is not the only spot to get your hard driving jollies. And so we move to a different part of the world, from the European…

Every once in a while, a car comes along that makes you think, ‘wow, they really got this right.’ Those cars are not typically mainstream family sedans, but in this case, it is. The Hyundai Sonata is an impressive new car, on many levels…

For most people, it takes more than a few hours of driving to really get the feel of a car, what the essence of it really is. All the moreso when the car is as technologically advanced and as capable as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe…

Does everyone remember the 1960s? Okay, maybe you are a little young to. Back then, in the heyday of the muscle car, THE aftermarket status symbol and performance improvement on a four-speed car was a Hurst shifter, with either a big white shift knob, or the contoured T-grip…

When the crates were empty, they were dismantled and the wood was used in various areas of the Model T car he was manufacturing. Ford also produced charcoal from the waste wood under the brand name Kingsford – still a leading brand today in the U.S. and Canada…