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If you own a sports car, you know that it’s nearly impossible to use its full capabilities in everyday driving conditions. Even if you blast down highway ramps, traffic, congestion and legal constraints quickly throw a wet rag on any performance car’s mojo. Plus, we all know that on public …

The Starlight Children's Foundation’s Drive For Smiles event took place on Sunday, August 30th at the ICAR Circuit in Mirabel, Quebec. For sick and disabled kids, it was a great opportunity to leave their usual struggles behind and enjoy a few laps around the track. The ICAR Circuit was specially …

DEATH VALLEY, California – When I was young, I loved checking out spy shots of camouflaged vehicles in car magazines. I’d admire the photographers who’d hide in the bushes with their enormous camera lenses, just waiting to snap a picture of a thinly – or painstakingly – disguised car as …

MIRABEL, Quebec – For hundreds of millions of people, the Aston Martin represents one thing: the favourite car of the planet's most famous secret agent. Who? Bond, James Bond, obviously. From the gadget-laden DB5 that he christened half a century ago to the magnificent DB10 that he drives in the …

Our coverage of Montreal Lamborghini's Cars and Coffee, July 25th edition.

For many years, General Motors – or GM – was a quintessentially American corporation because the bulk of its profits came from vehicles sold in North America. There, GM totally dominated the market in the early 1960s. The situation began to change only gradually with the arrival of Japanese competition, …

Last week, I told you about my travels to Ford's facilities deep in California. The engineers brought us up to date on some of their most recent advances, such as the latest driver aids. This US manufacturer is not focusing solely on automation, however. The following are details of some …

Less than 10 years ago, the idea of a Chevrolet selling well in all the world’s markets would have been unthinkable. The boys with bow ties at General Motors made a lot of good cars, but they were generally tailored for specific markets. When the Cruze debuted in 2008, GM …

Don’t worry, Lexus is not setting its sights on NASCAR! But that didn’t stop Toyota’s prestige brand from inviting automobile journalists out to Circuit ICAR. They wanted to let us test out a few of their creations—the ones that are best suited for track driving. Let’s take a closer look.

Ferrari doesn’t introduce a new model every day. And it’s twice as exciting when the automaker chooses Montreal for its North American debut. The Maranello-based manufacturer added to the festivities at the Montreal Grand Prix by unveiling the all-new 2016 488 GTB, a model that has the difficult task of …