Photo courtesy of Honda Canada With the introduction of the Acura ILX for 2013, the luxury car manufacturer is offering a few firsts: its foray into the hybrid market, and an upscale entry vehicle that isn’t just a dressed up Honda Civic. The ILX hybrid shares a 111-horsepower 1.5-litre engine with the Honda Civic Hybrid and is still based …
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2013 Mazda2 review
Photo courtesy of Mazda Canada Size doesn’t matter — especially when it comes to the smallest vehicle in Mazda’s lineup: the 2013 Mazda2. The tiny fuel-sipping subcompact won’t wow you with special features or exceptional looks, but you’ll swear you were driving a go-kart that can seat five people comfortably. Aesthetics Mazda2 is actually a handsome …
Teens in Lower Mainland flock to take up archery (thank you Hunger Games?)
Lauren Tang, 13, stands next to her bullseye at Lykopis Archery School. Like the iconic sitcom Friends spawning a sea of ???Rachel??? haircuts in the ???90s, Hollywood films have inspired more young people in the Lower Mainland to pick up a new hobby ??? ...
New driver in a Lamborghini? Only in Richmond, B.C…
During my normal mind-numbing morning work commute crawl, I was briefly entertained when I saw this: A shiny black Lamborghini sporting the classic green new driver emblem! When I told my co-worker, she said it could be a 40-something new immigran...
Vancouver International Auto Show 2012 ‘bringing sexy back’
Back for the first time at BC Place post-renovation, the Vancouver International Auto Show makes its 92nd appearance and manages to keep things fresh for consumers who are finally starting to buy again. ???We???re not back to the pre-2008 levels ??? you...
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