By Nauman Farooq
If you are planning on going to a warm climate (to escape the local wintery weather), somewhere preferably with a gorgeous beach, then you should ask Mini to lend you one of these.
Mini Beachcomber concept
This is the Mini Beachcomber concept, the most perfect vehicle for travelling through a tropical paradise.
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By Nauman Farooq
Last year, Honda launched the second-generation Insight, which made headlines for being the cheapest hybrid on the market.
Honda CR-Z
However, most Canadian automotive journalists did not give the Insight high marks, many even marking it as the “worst car of 2009.”
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By Nauman Farooq
Mercedes-Benz is a very confident company, so confident that Dr. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of this prestige brand said: “The E-class Cabriolet will be the most beautiful car you’ll see here in Detroit .”
Mercedes-Benz E-class Cabriolet
A strong statement considering all the beautiful cars present at the 2010 North American International Auto Show.
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By Nauman Farooq
If you are given performance specs such as a top speed of 227 km/h and accelerating from 0-100 km/h in just 8.6 seconds, you’d imagine the car to be very sporty, and you’d be right.
Volkswagen NCC
However, you wouldn’t expect such a car to be very economical. That is what the VW NCC (New Concept Coupe) concept is aiming to change, a sleek and sporty coupe that can also average 4.2-liters/100 km.
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By Nauman Farooq
The 2010 North American International Auto Show has been a big one for Ford.
2012 Ford Focus
Not only did it win the coveted ‘Car of the Year’ award for the Fusion Hybrid, it also won ‘Truck of the Year’ for the Transit Connect.
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By Nauman Farooq
Think of GMC and you envision big, gas guzzling trucks. Afterall, this is the company whose smallest vehicle up until recently was a pick-up truck called the Canyon.
GMC Granite
That is something GMC hopes to change with the introduction of the Granite concept, as unveiled at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
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Review and photos by
Peter Bleakney, CanadianDriver.com
Hybrid hype is flying high at my current place of employment, the Toronto production of the hit show Jersey Boys.
Many of the young cast members covet a hybrid vehicle. They want to be green. They want to be cool. They want to stick it to Big Oil. Bless their socks. They don’t really know what a hybrid vehicle is, or what it does, but they’re sure that with a little green hybrid badge they’ll drive around for free and butterflies will come out the tailpipe.
2010 Ford Escape Hybrid
When I showed up in a 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid Limited 4WD, a twenty-something chap asked me what it was like.
“It has very good full hybrid powertrain, but you’re paying about an extra seven grand for it.”
“That’s okay.” He replied. “You’d make that back in no time.”
Uh, maybe if your commute took you to Timbuktu. (more…)
