When is it time to change our summer tires?

winter tires, replacing your winter tires, buying winter tires, winter safety

Summer is unfortunately coming to an end. We feel it when we wake up in the morning and when we go outdoors at night. Obviously, September still has quite a few sunny days left in the tank, but they are getting few and far between. We must therefore start preparing for the unavoidable winter that is at our door. “The ...

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Autumn: a good practice for winter

driving in autumn, driving in fall, safe driving, safe driving in fall

Whatever the season, there is always danger on the road. We must therefore drive in a safe and defensive manner at all times. That said, winter is the only season where the majority of drivers change their driving habits in order to deal with the ice and the snow on the roads.  But did you know that autumn also has ...

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First road test 2019 Mazda MX-5

Toronto, ON. The story of the Mazda Miata is an unlikely one. A little over forty years ago, someone said that a carmaker should build an inexpensive British-type sports car. Fast forward a decade or so and success was almost instantaneous. At a time, small sports car, convertibles and roadsters especially, were all but dead. There was no reason to ...

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AJAC EcoRun heads to Atlantic Canada

For the first time in its six-edition lifespan, the Automobile Journalist’s Association of Canada’s EcoRun green driving event made its way to the Maritimes. We joined 18 other Canadian journalists in New Brunswick to sample a host of cars with all manner of d powertrain variety: EVs, hybrids, diesels, traditional gas engines and even a hydrogen example started out in ...

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