Russ Bond

In a word; technology. That is what drives the latest—and most powerful—diesel SUV on the market, the 2017 Audi SQ7 TDI. For starters, the SQ7 TDI produces a staggering 435 horsepower and a monstrous 663 lb.-ft. of torque from its twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre diesel V8. It also features an industry first …

Audi's quattro all-wheel drive is taking a leap forward with new "ultra" technology that marks the system's first major overhaul in 36 years. Designed to improve the fuel efficiency of Audi's all-wheel drive vehicles, the basis of the new quattro ultra system is software and a separator clutch at the …

Toyota hopes to capture the spirit of today's young, savvy and connected buyer with its latest offering the Yaris sedan. The automaker has already sold 46,000 small cars this year, and the 2016 version of the Yaris, which shares a platform with the Mazda2, should add to that number. It …

Anyone that knows me knows that I am a high-horsepower, sports car sort of dude. Trucks, well, pickups, never really entered the equation for me. I don’t need one, I’ll never use it, and the fuel economy is terrible—something I found out firsthand after I borrowed a new Ford F-150 …

Riddle me this, Batman: What do a 1965 Ford Mustang and every other car in the world have in common? Right, they all use tires that keep them in contact with the road. So it would stand to reason that, as your life can depend on that contact, you should …

Nissan Canada’s new Micra Cup series in Quebec is up and running with respected journalist and racer Jacques Deshaies at the helm—and that's a good thing. It is an entry-level series that will see six weekends of double races at various Quebec tracks—another good thing. Among the events penciled into …