The Canadian International Auto Show has seen its fair share of epic automobiles over the years. The Lamborghini Diablo SV still stands out as my fond first memory of the show, and I’ve returned every year since then to see the likes of the Aston Martin One-77, Bugatti Veyron and Porsche Carerra GT. However, this year something very special was on display — the McLaren P1.
If you were never a fan of the Nissan Juke’s bizarre headlamp layout, with smaller headlamps placing themselves above a pair of properly-sized lights, I have some unfortunate news — Jeep has followed suit with the new Cherokee, and put bluntly, it’s not looking pretty.
Today, I attended the 2013 Canadian International Auto Show here in Toronto. Unfortunately, there weren’t any world debuts nor any other news really worth mentioning to a global audience. However, a number of really cool cars were present, many of which were Canadian debuts. So, instead of boring you with the usual wall of text, I’ve decided to mix things up a bit. I took my BlackBerry Z10 along with me, and at the end of the day I took the material I had and put it into the Story Maker app to produce a video. So, if you want a quick summary of the day, have a look at the video after the jump!
This year’s Chicago Auto Show kicked off yesterday, and although there were a number of interesting reveals, one car in particular caught my interest: the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. Yes folks, diesel is (fortunately) continuing to become more prominent here in North America, so let’s have a look at the latest oil-burner.
Naming conventions in the automotive industry can get extremely complicated — just ask Porsche. But it looks like Infiniti has decided to join in on the fun as well, by streamlining their naming conventions to just two “series” for the 2014 model year — the Q sedans and coupes, and the QX crossovers and SUVs.
Just last week I wrote my plea for more diesel cars here in North America. If you haven’t read it, to make a long story short, diesel is awesome and we don’t have enough in North America. But it seems the automakers have been listening! The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show has barely kicked off, and already there are three manufacturers planning to bring new diesel cars to this side of the pond. Let’s have a look at them.
UPDATE: We have official confirmation of the Mazda6 diesel, scroll down to the original information for more details.
If there are ever any complaints about the nimble Mazda MX-5, they usually relate to a lack of power. But Mazda might just be willing to fix that, as they’re bringing the more powerful MX-5 GT Concept to Goodwood in search of customer feedback.
Bentley is set to reveal the new Continental GT Speed at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. While it is nearly identical to the standard Continental visually, 616 bhp and a top speed of 205 mph make this the fastest road-going Bentley ever made.
Front-wheel-drive. The work of Satan, according to many enthusiasts. Even BMW has expressed displeasure against the drivetrain layout in the past, going as far as mocking the competition for using it. But now, if reports are to be believed, BMW is giving into the pressures of the modern automotive industry with a FWD version of the 1 Series.
Maserati have revealed the Kubang, which will be the company’s first venture into the luxury SUV market.