February 21, 2008: On the road: Smooth driving; driving close to the speed limit; using a light foot on the accelerator; pacing to avoid red lights; avoiding "jackrabbit" starts; planning to reduce the frequency of stop signs on your route. Specifically: A key factor in reducing fuel consumption is to reduce the load on your vehicle's engine. In practice, this means adopting a smooth and even driving s... Read Article

November 6, 2007: Ow! Excuse me, could I have some oven mitts for this hot potato? The steamy starch in question, in these heady days of fat Canadian dollars, concerns the growing abundance of American vehicles crossing our borders. With a high-flying Loonie and access to this marvellous invention called the Internet, the decision as to where you should be making your next new vehicle purchase centres more aro... Read Article

September 12, 2007: By Paul Williams While driving a 2007 Honda Accord recently, it occurred to me that its 166-horsepower, four-cylinder engine makes as much power as the average V6 engine of a few years ago. Similarly, the 253-hp, V6 Accord Hybrid has higher performance numbers than several current V8 engines. And when you consider the formidable power of vehicles like the 290 hp Acura RL, it's no wonder that pe... Read Article

August 7, 2007: Back to main story Many car shoppers unhappy with the state of Canadian sticker prices are wondering if they can buy a car in the U.S. and bring it back across the border. The short answer is yes, you can, but there's more to it than simply driving your purchase up to the border crossing and declaring it as you would a bottle of perfume or a new digital camera. Despite the fact that ... Read Article

August 7, 2007: How to import a car from the U.S. Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Cars have never been cheap, but new vehicle prices are a particularly touchy subject in Canada at the moment, as the Loonie continues its upward climb towards parity with the U.S. dollar. The problem isn't that vehicles have gotten more expensive in Canada; it's that the strong Canadian dollar means t... Read Article

June 7, 2007: By Paul Williams In Canada, the ownership of media is concentrated. This means that one company can own dozens or hundreds of outlets. Consequently, rather than a freelancer having hundreds of individual editors to approach, there's often one key person handling "automotive" for a large chain. This limits your ability to sell stories to multiple publications. Note that publications support... Read Article

August 9, 2006: by Paul Williams When car alarms were first introduced, a wailing car in the supermarket parking lot caused all kinds of attention. Now when one goes off, people just talk louder. Car alarms don't seem to bother anyone, least of all car thieves. No matter what you drive, or where you live, your vehicle's vulnerable. Insurance companies and law enforcement agencies divide auto theft into two ki... Read Article