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When British Motor Corp. introduced the tiny Austin-Healey Sprite in 1958 to provide an entry-level car for first-time sports-car buyers, it caught the immediate attention of Standard Triumph Co.

The longest-serving member of BMW鈥檚 X family dates back to the dawn of the 21st century, and was the first BMW vehicle built in North America at the automaker鈥檚 plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

It鈥檚 probably redundant to say 鈥淕o big or go home鈥� to the 2019 GMC Sierra. The phrase is an exhortation to go all out in life, sports 鈥� and in this case, a full-size pickup truck. Sales of pickup trucks are a barometer of the economy.

The Ford Model K could be called the car that history forgot, and probably Henry Ford himself would rather have forgotten it.

Taking its cues from the classic American dune buggies of the 1960s and 鈥�70s, Volkswagen said it would unveil an electric buggy at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland in March.

Sports cars represent driving pleasure in its most passionate form, and the Mazda MX-5 has helped bring ear-to-ear grins to more than one million enthusiasts around the world since 1989.

Victoria has had some notable moments in national auto-racing history. The late Billy Foster was the first Canadian to race in the Indianapolis 500 and the late Roy Smith raced three times in the Daytona 500, including into the top-10 in 1982.

Colin Chapman graduated in civil engineering from London University after the Second World War. He took to heart the engineer鈥檚 calling to pursue efficiency and purity of design in whatever he created.

The introduction of the 2018 Kia Stinger has been a game-changer for the sports/luxury car segment. The thought of Kia, a brand more synonymous with practical economy cars, building a premium vehicle would have been unheard-of before the Stinger.

Aston Martin鈥檚 new luxury ride will be propelled by twin electric motors (one for each axle), making it the company鈥檚 first electric car.