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Green Auto Briefs: Audi e-Tron aims for 'concert-hall' experience

Green Auto Briefs: Audi e-Tron aims for 'concert-hall' experience

Audi鈥檚 first all-electric vehicle, the e-Tron, will offer a 鈥渉igh level of calm,鈥 the automaker says, making it the ideal venue for listening to music through an optional custom-designed Bang & Olufsen 3D sound system.
How OnStar advisers train to save your life

How OnStar advisers train to save your life

On any given day, OnStar advisers must be ready to call a tow truck or provide turn-by-turn directions. Or save a life or deliver a baby. Take two years ago.
Bill Vance: Tempest an attempt to head off the Beetle

Bill Vance: Tempest an attempt to head off the Beetle

In 1960, the American Big Three (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) brought out compact cars to counter the increasing market penetration of small imports led by the German Volkswagen.
Pedro Arrais review: Nissan Kicks a good crossover value

Pedro Arrais review: Nissan Kicks a good crossover value

Nissan has traded in an unique and quirky vehicle with the 2018 Kicks, a more conventional-looking design that will appeal to a broader audience in the growing subcompact crossover market.

Fords and friends show 'n' shine Sunday at Heritage Acres

Come help celebrate the Fords and Friends Car Show and Shine 38th anniversary, Victoria鈥檚 longest consecutively running car show and shine, Sunday at Heritage Acres.
Review: Land Rover Discovery a rock-solid sport ute

Review: Land Rover Discovery a rock-solid sport ute

For people who prefer bigger sport utility vehicles with power to spare, the Land Rover Discovery is a rock-solid choice. That鈥檚 especially true if abundant luxury content is also on the shopping list.
Is Tesla CEO Elon Musk losing his mojo?

Is Tesla CEO Elon Musk losing his mojo?

鈥淒o you think I鈥檓 insane?鈥 That鈥檚 the first line in the first chapter in the bestselling biography of Elon Musk by author Ashley Vance. Musk had asked Vance the question over dinner. Vance dodged the subject.
Manual transmissions are vanishing, but still beloved

Manual transmissions are vanishing, but still beloved

The tween riding in the back seat finally asked: 鈥淲hat is that thing you keep moving up there?鈥 She had never seen 鈥渢hat thing鈥 known as a six-speed stick shift, a manual transmission, a manny tranny, a handshaker, a millennial theft deterrent.
Automotive Q&A: Get professional help with airbag warning light

Automotive Q&A: Get professional help with airbag warning light

Question: My question for you is about my 1993 Mustang GT 鈥 or, as I refer to it, my dust collector, as this is my weekend/sunny-day-only driver. The car has only 87,000 kilometres.
Bill Vance: Tiny Honda 600 preceded the Civic

Bill Vance: Tiny Honda 600 preceded the Civic

By the 1960s, Japan鈥檚 Honda Motor Co. was the world鈥檚 largest motorcycle manufacturer. Encouraged by this success, it decided to build on its two-wheeled success by entering the automobile market.