Most of us know someone who decided to keep their winter tires on even when the snow had stopped falling. For some, it was because they couldn’t afford summer tires while for others, it was because their winter tires were worn out and they figured they wouldn’t need them when the snow came around next year. Others, they simply forgot ...
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Active safety systems: when you want to prevent an accident
Modern vehicles are quite safe. Safer than vehicles that were on the roads a decade ago, and getting safer every new model year, no doubt about it. How they are getting safer is twofold: their structures are a lot stiffer, they have more airbags and their engineering is designed to disperse the force of an impact from the driver and ...
Read More »2016 Mercedes-Benz S550e: Plug-in Flagship
Mercedes-Benz continues to add models to its line-up. Having debuted in 2014 with a single engine choice, 2016 finds us with a bevy of choices, totaling six. The latest addition is this: the 2016 S550e. Mercedes claims that with the S550e, you’ll get the power of a V8, with the fuel economy of a four-cylinder. The actual gas engine in ...
Read More »Top Gear expands host roster
Adam Sandler had his Ridiculous 6. Quentin Tarantino, his Hateful 8. Now, it appears that the BBC has its Magnificent 7. For those that were lamenting the apparent loss of both Sabine Schmitz and Chris Harris from the Top Gear roster, fear not. After it was confirmed that Eddie Jordan and Matt LeBlanc were going to be taking the reins, ...
Read More »Honda, Mazda take Canadian Car and Utility Vehicle of the Year honours
As is tradition, the first day of the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto also marks the day the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announces the winner of the Canadian Car of the Year, and Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year. This year, the 2016 Honda Civic took CCOTY honours, marking the first time the same model has won ...
Read More »Former F1 boss Eddie Jordan to complete new Top Gear trio: report
The hits just keep on coming over at Top Gear; a day after it was announced that Matt LeBlanc of Friends and Joey fame would be joining Chris Evans as a host of the 23rd season of the popular British motoring show, reports have F1 journalist Eddie Jordan as the third host of the show. So far, Top Gear broadcaster ...
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