How Hard Can It Be? 1977 Porsche 924
on Nov 21, 2009 in How Hard Can It Be? 914 924 Porsche Scirocco Volkswagen Some marriages appear to be made in heaven but wind up in the inevitable hell. Witness Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp, two intelligent and impossibly attractive people who still couldn’t make it work. Other marriages you can see as doomed right f...

Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350
on Nov 20, 2009 in Test Drives 240 Audi Ben Stein BMW GLK Kanye West Land Rover LR3 Lexus Mercedes-Benz Muhammad Ali Toyota Volvo XC60 Sometimes it’s fun to compare car brands to people. For instance, I would equate Toyota to be Ben Stein. Smart and likeable, but ultimately, the dullest automaker in the business save for a couple of models in their Lexus brand. They don’...

So You Think You Know Your Porsches?
on Nov 18, 2009 in Found on the Interwebs 911 RS 3.0 964 993 996 997 997.5 Carrera RS 2.7 Carrera RS 3.8 Carrera S driving experience Porsche Porsche 911 Porsche 911 GT3 Silverstone Think again. Porsche is challenging you to put your ear where your mouth is and see if you can match the noise to the car. You’ll have to be more than a Porsche afficionado to get them right, probably more alongs the lines of Porsche zealot wit...

Exotic Car Crash Part II: How Not To Drive Your Ferrari California
on Nov 17, 2009 in Found on the Interwebs Video Bugatti Veyron Cabriolet crash ferrari california Porsche 911 Fresh off the heals of the infamous Bugatti Veyron crash comes another heartbreaking, anger-inducing video featuring not one, but two of the newest members of the Ferarri family. Both Californias are seen waiting in traffic. Once the road clears, the...

Automotive Abominations in Kiev, Ukraine
on Nov 17, 2009 in Editorial Spy Shots Audi R8 Ferrari 599 Kiev Mercedes S-class my Ukrainian family Nissan GT-R Ukraine While I myself am Canadian, my father’s family originates from the Ukraine. Ok, it was about 100 years ago that they came to Alberta to farm these fertile lands, but the Ukraine is still their second home. According to English Russia, a broken-...

2011 Jaguar XJ Canadian Pricing
on Nov 17, 2009 in News 2011 Jaguar XJ Bowers&Wilkins Canadian pricing Ian Callum As I’m wont to do every 5 minutes, I’ve changed my mind. When the 2011 Jaguar XJ was revealed in July, I was unimpressed with the upright front end and the Citroën C6-aping rear. That, it seems, was a mistake. After a little more introsp...

2010 Lotus Evora Canadian Pricing
on Nov 17, 2009 in News 2010 lotus evora Canadian pricing toyota v-6 Way back in July of 2008, the Lotus Evora was announced at that year’s British Auto Show. If Carenvy had existed then, we can assure you we’d have written something about it—because it looks fantastic. Also, it’s a completely...

German Researchers Imagine Hellish Future Powered by iPhone
on Nov 16, 2009 in News Dodge Caravan iPhone iPhone app the future is now The apple iPhone app store already has an app for just about everything, but these guys have found a new niche. By affixing a bunch of technological wizardry to a car, they have created a system by which one can drive said car using an iPhone. More i...

Jeremy Clarkson Drifts Jaguar XKR While Wearing Scuba Flippers?
on Nov 16, 2009 in Video Duel DVD Jaguar XKR Jeremy Clarkson Spain The Stig Top Gear Vaukhall VXR A few days ago we saw an excerpt from Jeremy Clarkson’s new Duel DVD. Now, another. Some of you may remember when Jeremy, James, and Richard when to Spain to wage the battle of the German super-saloons with the Audi RS4, Merc C63 AMG, and the B...

Crown Vic Finally Being Replaced For Police Officers
on Nov 15, 2009 in News Chevrolet Caprice Chevrolet Impala Crown Victoria Ford GM Police police cruiser Ponitac G8 Taurus SHO Last night I got caught up in a police check point. Apparently Johnny Law had nothing better to do than to check to make sure everyone’s MVI’s were up to date. As I approached, the first thing I noticed was the previous generation Impala...