By Nauman Farooq The Toronto Auto Show has been a popular annual event in Canada’s busiest city since 1974, however it wasn’t until 2002 that the show got some serious recognition. That is when the show became the Canadian International Auto Show (CIAS). The show which encompasses both the North and South buildings [...]
By Nauman Farooq With the marketplace full of vehicles by many manufacturers, it can be a daunting task trying to find which vehicle you should consider parking on your driveway. To help out, here is a list of cars you should consider spending your hard-earned cash on: 1) Bentley Continental V8 GT [...]
Toronto: As Canadian auto makers gear up for the annual Canadian International Auto Show beginning Friday in Toronto, there are positive signs that the industry is headed in the right direction despite economic uncertainty. BMO has just released an overview of what is driving sales and what’s around the corner for the remainder of [...]
By Basil Nainan Yeah, like Canadians really need a reason to go spend the whole day gawking and drooling over hundreds upon hundreds of the freshest, hottest, most beautiful, sensuous, stylish, exotic, most elegant models … … of cars! Ten days in a row. And not just gawk, maybe even touch them, click pictures [...]
By Nauman Farooq One of the cars I was most looking forward to testing was the Hyundai Veloster, and the primary reason behind it is its looks. Just look at it, nothing in our market, especially for under $30,000 looks this cool. It has a clever three-door design, which makes [...]
According to the Manheim 2012 Used Car Market Report, new light-vehicle leasing in the U.S. increased to 20 percent of retails sales (excluding fleets) in 2011, one percent higher than 2010. The report notes that “for the most part”, the new car industry had the right approach towards leasing. This constitutes of leasing new cars [...]
According to the Manheim 2012 Used Car Market Report, new light-vehicle leasing in the U.S. increased to 20 percent of retails sales (excluding fleets) in 2011, one percent higher than 2010. The report notes that “for the most part”, the new car industry had the right approach towards leasing. This constitutes of leasing new cars [...]
While President Obama’s initiative for a significant reduction in vehicles’ fuel consumption and CO2 emissions may sound very ambitious to some, a new study by the University of Michigan Transport Research Institute shows that car manufacturers have managed to improve their new cars’ fuel economy by 3 mpg in the last [...]
2012 Subaru Impreza By Nauman Farooq I have always liked the Subaru Impreza, mainly because, it was a very unique offering in its category. For the longest time, it has been the only all-wheel drive offering in its class, and it is the only one offering all-wheel as standard. However, with each generation, the [...]
Unlike European motorists, the vast majority of US car buyers prefer their vehicles’ engines to consume gasoline and not diesel. Across the pond, diesel-powered models account for half of all vehicle sales, reaching at times as high as 70 percent of the market in countries like Italy and France. Residents of the Old Continent have [...]