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We were recently called in by the Boss for a 2019-in-review meeting. These little GTGs are generally good fun as Motor Illustrated’s done well for itself in two years’ time. The invite even said “refreshments” and when we walked into the room, we knew life was grand when we spotted the three remaining donut holes and half-full cup of...

A more lucrative and competitive segment for mass-producing car companies there is not. The phenomenon of the full-size pickup is nearly isolated to the North American market and so it makes perfect sense that the best-of-the best in this narrow category all belong to the former Big-3. Nissan and Toyota have tried their best to break through the American-lead segment...

I got to drive the 2019 Kia Sorento for two weeks over the Holidays. We drove a fair amount, the family and I, hauled bags of gifts, the stroller, did the Costco runs – in other words, I lived with Kia’s current largest SUV. By day 3 or so, I’d grown accustomed to my loaded $48,865 SXL V6 tester despite some...

Electra Meccanica, a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles based in British Columbia, received 64,154 pre-orders for its two models, the SOLO and the Tofino. Last week the Canadian company reviewed its year and the different milestones it crossed in 2018. It was in 2016 that the unveiled the SOLO, a single-seater electric vehicle, two years later, production of the...

Land Rover announces the return of the new generation Defender for 2020 in North America, namely in Canada and the United States. With a simple search on eBay, one can easily understand the reason for the return of the Defender on North American soil. Some models are reaching $100,000 CAD while others are just waiting to be imported from the...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Formula 1 championship in 1988, McLaren and its McLaren Special Operations (MSO) division were commissioned to design a P1 GTR with the colour scheme of the late Brazilian driver's car. Wearing red and white, this unique livery, in the colours of the sponsor of Marlboro, makes this car one of a...

As a bonus attraction at the recent Deep Dive event into the all-new 2020 992 911, I got to drive the three other currently available version of the new 2019 Porsche Cayenne. Stuttgart, Germany. The good people from Porsche Canada thought it would be a good idea to head to the Black Forest and sample the other levels of the...

Made in only 2 copies, this BMW 1600 GT Cabrio was resurrected by apprentices at the BMW factory in Dingolfing, Bavaria. The history of the BMW 1600 GT convertible is as unique as the model itself. It was in the late 1960s that BMW commissioned Italian bodywork designer Pietro Frua two prototypes of the convertible. It was in the fall of...

Hyundai has unveiled a new technology that allows you to unlock and start your vehicle using your fingerprint. The 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe will be the Korean manufacturer’s first model that can be equipped with this technology since the popular SUV will arrive in certain markets in the first quarter of 2019. Hyundai says this "world's first smart fingerprint technology" will...

So, what can I tell you about the 2018 McLaren 720S Launch Edition that you already don’t know? What about that the Canadian base price $315,000, but you know what’s funny? Is that nobody will buy a $315,000 McLaren 720S, so if you truly want a unique 720S, get the base car. That’s a little messed up, isn’t it? Mine is...