s I scramble around the boat launch at Vanier Park in Vancouver, photographing what is likely the most important vehicle to ever come from General Motors, a crowd of onlookers gathers around Michael Lelli, intent on learning more about the Chevy Volt I am photographing. Lelli is the Volt’s Project Manager…

Just when you thought the BMW vehicle catalogue couldn’t get any bigger, the German luxury brand follows up last year’s segment-busting X6 sport activity vehicle with another unique offering looking to create a niche in the marketplace. The 2010 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo is an interesting…

Many believe in the doctrine of rebirth; that the soul can return into a new body. Perhaps as a plant, maybe a goat, or in this case, a clean 1993 BMW 325is – simply, the belief that one’s energy never really dies. So when Rob Leetch, owner of Tunerworks Performance Inc. based in Calgary, Canada…

The Grimsel Pass was not scheduled on my list of great roads to travel upon arriving in Europe. Before my trip, I had chatted with Jochen Frey, the Communications Director at BMW Canada, about his suggestions for ideal routes through the Alps. As a native German with much experience traveling the Alps, his suggestion was to tackle…

Coupes are back in a big way, as both younger consumers and empty-nesters are attracted to the sporty image they convey upon their drivers, as well as the alluring combination of invigorating performance and, typically, the big curb appeal they deliver…

In our last installment, we took our Volvo 850 to the track to gather base data that would determine our direction in this series. We lapped the big 850 around our custom-built “Little Donington” course at the B.C. Driving Centre, operated by Drivers Unlimited. This use of a closed course and the ability to set up our own testing…

It wasn’t long ago that automakers phased out tape decks in new cars in lieu of CD players. In the past couple of years, most of them have caught on to the iPod revolution and now include either a USB port or dedicated iPod connection to let the latest generation of music enthusiasts…

Remember back when you were a kid watching Saturday morning cartoons like the Jetsons, where George and his family cruised around in their flying car in the year 2062, and you laid in front of the TV wondering if that would be the way you got around in the future? Although no one has introduced…

There are probably two major stories that came out of the Arizona Classic car auctions this year. The first is the stabilizing of prices, which is probably not a surprise, and the second is the horrendous damage done by a storm that blew through the Sonoran desert at North Scottsdale…

The art of designing cars has changed significantly in the last fifty years. Designing a car used to be a relatively simple process. Have a designer sketch some sexy lines, then have an engineer take those drawings and turn them into reality. Somewhere along the line, the engineers got tired of pleasing the designers…