Up For Auction: SUV-sized Radio Flyer red wagon road worthy and ready to roll
Toronto, Ontario — An SUV-sized Radio Flyer red wagon is currently up for auction on the Alaska Premier Auction’s website and has been custom-modified to reflect its namesake. The vehicle is a 2010 model year and has a total of 57,238 miles in mileage. According to the auction description, “the vehicle was built over 11 […]
Carbon-Fibre Creations: Mazda files patent application for a vehicle with a carbon fibre chassis
Toronto, Ontario — Mazda has recently filed a patent application for a vehicle with a carbon fibre chassis in an effort to reduce the potential overall weight of the future vehicle designs. To date, Mazda has never made a composite-chassis vehicle, but recently released technical documents from the Japanese automaker indicate that Mazda is looking […]
Home Testing: Automotive Journalists Association of Canada announces best vehicles for 2023 across 12 categories
Toronto, Ontario – The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announced its candidates for the best vehicles in Canada for 2023 on Thursday, spanning 12 categories, including cars utility vehicles, EVs and more. This brings 11 OEMs one step closer to winning the 2023 Canadian Car of the Year and 2023 Canadian Utility Vehicle of […]
Neighbourhood Heroes: Mazda Canada sets aside $600,000 to gift to local community leaders
Toronto, Ontario — Canadian Mazda dealers are being empowered to give a gift back to individuals in their area this holiday season, as the OEM’s Canadian division announced that it has earmarked $600,000 for dealers to award to “Local Community Legends.” Thus far, 183 individuals have had this honour bestowed upon them for reasons pertaining […]
Paint Perfection: Mazda unveils Artisan Red Premium paint, fourth of Takuminuri line
Toronto, Ontario — Those out there who consider themselves automotive artists have a new paint shade just for them, as Mazda unveiled the new Artisan Red Premium paint shade on Tuesday; the fourth of the company’s advanced Takuminuri paint line. Takuminuri, which translates as “Artisan colouring,” is Mazda’s painting technology that reproduces a precise, high-quality […]
Jewel or Jalopy: Range Rover tops list of least-reliable used cars
Blackburn, United Kingdom – Luxury vehicles and the Range Rover have been identified as the UK’s least reliable vehicles, according to data from the extended warranty provider, WarrantyWise. While the highest repair cost for a Range Rover peaked at an eye-watering $36,000, most repair jobs cost around $2,450. It wasn’t just Land Rover’s Range Rover […]
Paint Me Like One of Your Japanese Cars: Mazda unveils third hue using TAKUMINURI paint process
Toronto, Ontario — Mazda has unveiled a third colour using its innovative TAKUMINURI painting process. The new colour, named Rhodium White, joins Mazda’s previously released Soul Red Crystal and Machine Gray Premium as the third hue in the OEM’s signature line using the TAKUMINURI technology. The words Takumi and Nuri roughly translate to “paint by […]
Look Mom: 20-year-old driver in mom’s car caught doing more than 200 km/h near Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia — It’s important to set positive goals in life; an example of a negative goal would be to see how fast you could get your mom’s car going, and instead end up with $800 in fines and a busted engine. This goal was recently achieved by a 20-year-old Abbotsford, B.C. driver who […]
A Canadian Contingent: Canadian co-owners crack top three at SEMA Battle of the Builders Young Guns
Las Vegas, Nevada — A pair of Canadians leaving their mark at SEMA’s Battle of the Builders competition as judges announced on Wednesday that Cole Marten and Chelsi Lesnoski have cracked the final three for the Young Guns category. Marten and Lesnoski, co-owners of Throttle Thrashers in Penticton, British Columbia earned their ways to the […]
A Positive Impact: Mazda CX-5 only small SUV to earn ‘good’ rating on side crash tests
Toronto, Ontario — The Mazda CX-5 was at the top of its class during IIHS safety tests, as the OEM reported that the vehicle was the only small SUV to earn a ‘good’ rating during side-impact tests. This was the first test series of 2020-2021 model year vehicles using a more stringent test, aimed at […]