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Lightweight whippersnappers

Speeding shouldn't be fast track to driving joy

LAST weekend I was out on the roads, breaking the law. So were you. So was your neighbour.


 

North Vancouver fraudster loses appeal

A North Vancouver con man who bought a fleet of luxury cars and a boat on stolen credit card information has lost a bid to have his convictions overturned.


 
The new Lexus  ES 300

Lexus unveils new hybrid

You may never believe your eyes when you see the new 2013 Lexus ES series, because the styling is so modern, so clean, and so handsome that you swear that you are looking at an expensive European luxury car costing twice as much.


 

Car makers bring their eco-best to auto show

This year's Vancouver International Auto Show offers guests an opportunity to test drive new eco-friendly vehicles from Ford, Nissan, Toyota, Lexus and more.


 

Acura attempts return to past glory

Most people don't remember that Acura, not Lexus, was first to offer a compelling Japanese alternative to the German luxury automakers.


 
The ILX

Premium feel to entry level model

Most people don't remember that Acura, not Lexus, was first to offer a compelling Japanese alternative to the German luxury automakers. Two debut models were offered in 1986: the Legend, which was a proper luxury car, and the Integra, which wasn't.


 

Acura first to offer luxury alternative

Most people don't remember that Acura, not Lexus, was first to offer a compelling Japanese alternative to the German luxury automakers. Two debut models were offered in 1986: the Legend, which was a proper luxury car, and the Integra, which wasn't.


 
The Lexus ES

Lexus adds an H to its ES

YOU may never believe your eyes when you see the new 2013 Lexus ES series, because the styling is so modern, so clean, and so handsome that you swear you are looking at an expensive European luxury car costing twice as much.


 
The 2013 ILX

Acura expects success for ILX

MOST people don't remember that Acura, not Lexus, was first to offer a compelling Japanese alternative to the German luxury automakers.


 

Open the big-picture window in 2013

On Dec. 23 my wife and I visited eight individuals in an Abbotsford institution.


 
1956 Lincoln Continental Mk2 heritage display at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Lincoln needs to bring back the one that we liked

AT this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, Lincoln pulled quite the clever PR coup: they stacked their display with a smattering of historical greats, from a 1929 L Dietrich Convertible Coupe to a breathtakingly blue '56 Continental Mark II coupe once owned by Elizabeth Taylor.


 
2013 Acura RDX

Acura RDX takes a leap forward

The Acura RDX was always a different "kind" of a car. Designed to pro-vide great performance and superb handling, the previous generation RDX was perhaps a bit too aggressive in its approach to maximize performance while some-what compromising comfort and luxury.


 
The maturation of RDX

The maturation of the RDX

THE Acura RDX was always a different kind of a car.


 

Automotive

The Oldsmobile name didn't mean much when it came to musclecars. But the Hurst name did, and it was used to showcase Oldsmobile's ability to build outright rockets.


 

Luxury Lexus gets practical

Exactly what is "Practical Luxury"? Just ask Lexus and they will tell you that it refers to the new 2013 Lexus ES.


 

Fast-living fraudster denied bail

A Vancouver fraudster who used fake credit cards to acquire seven luxury vehicles and a power boat has been denied bail pending his appeal.


 
OpenRoad Mazda

Council split on expansion plan

It used to be an old Pizza Hut. That might be good for selling pies, but for the owners of OpenRoad Mazda in Port Moody, it doesn't necessarily fit for cars.


 
The Mazda CX-5

Mazda zooming to new heights with Skyactiv

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird:


 
2013 Lexus

2013 Lexus ES boasts great fuel economy

More style and substance are features the 2013 Lexus ES 350 can brag about. However the Toyota-Camry-based sedan can now include superlative fuel economy to its bag of tricks in the form of the gasoline-electric ES 300h hybrid.