On a dewy Sunday morning – early, early – I grabbed the keys to a new Mazda3 Sport GT hatchback and smiled. “I’m gonna enjoy this,” I murmured to no one but myself. And then it was up the Sea-to-Sky Highway, a Slinky-like stretch that runs along the fjords of West Vancouver to Squamish, then …
Review: so long 2018 Fusion Sport, we barely knew ya
Once upon a time, Ford Motor loved its cars. And back then, nothing embodied that affection like the Taurus. For years, the Taurus was America’s best-selling car. Ford sold more than 200,000 Taurus models in its first year, 1986, and by the middle of 1989, Ford had sold a million Taurus cars. Of course, nothing …
Head bowed, I confess affection for the 2018 Navigator
For a hundred large, you can drive a work of engineering that has magically transformed a workhorse pickup truck into a luxurious SUV (sport-utility vehicle). From Lincoln. And not just any SUV, but one quiet as a church mouse; powerful as Thor (twin-turbo V-6 rated at 450 hp./510 lb.-ft. torque); technologically advanced as Fancy Bear, …
The shocking EV faceoff: Chevy’s Bolt wins!
Okay, time to buy an electric car. Not a hybrid, not a plug-in hybrid. You want a real-world, full-blown EV (electric vehicle). It must be reasonably priced because no matter what carmakers say, the limitations of battery range, charging infrastructure, and charging times make today’s EV a part-time city car. For most, it’s a second …
2018 BMW M550i might be the perfect car — at least for me
If I had a loonie for every time I’ve been asked about my favorite everyday car – What would you drive, regardless of price? — I’d be in a financial league with Amazonian Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, and his fellow super-billionaires, code-writer Bill Gates and money-manager Warren Buffett, Nos. 2 and …