Porsche's Cayenne, hybrid-electric vehicles, Ford buying Lincoln during tough economic times ... there have been some pretty big gambles in the auto industry over the years.
Not all of them worked out, but I came up with a list of those that did: cars that were great or sold huge numbers, those that affected the market, and in some cases, such as the Cayenne, cars that saved their companies from potential failure. Read all about it at Sympatico Autos by clicking here.
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I've started a series for the Toronto Star on auto designers, and the first one is a look at Max Wolff, who now heads Lincoln. He has quite a task in front of him: he needs to move the styling away from Ford and make the brand distinctive. Read all about it by clicking here.
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Ford's using twin turbochargers to give its smaller engines the power of larger ones, but without increasing the fuel consumption. I drove one of these EcoBoost engines in the 2011 Lincoln MKT, and you can read my review in Autos.ca by clicking here.
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On today's Canadian Driver, I have a story on the 2010 Lincoln MKT, which you can find by clicking here.
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Ford has announced a new technology, which it will roll out on the 2010 Lincoln MKS and MKT, called Active Park Assist. In short, it parallel parks your car for you.
Yes, a few people suffered through this with Lexus. Ford says that its system uses sensors instead of a camera, and will work much better and much faster. Maybe so, and I sure hope they're right, because it was quicker to walk to the mall than to get the Lexus to back into a spot once you got there.
Still, while most technology is keen-and-cool, I think there comes a point where you have to stop depending on the vehicle and learn some skills, and this is one of them.
A Ford spokesman said that "this is another example of exclusive Ford smart technology," and that "with the touch of a button, Lincoln MKS and MKT drivers can parallel park quickly ..."
Sorry, friend, but you're wrong on both counts. This isn't smart. And anyone who needs it is not someone I'd call a "driver."
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On today's Canadian Driver, I have a review of the Lincoln MKS; you can find it by clicking here.
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I have a longer review of the Lincoln MKS up today on Luxury Car Canada; you can find it here.
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In the Toronto Star today, I have a review from the launch of the new Lincoln MKS, which you can find here.
I also have a review of the Chevrolet HHR SS, which you can access by clicking here.
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I’m a freelance writer and a member of the Automobile Journalists of Canada. My regular outlets include new-car reviews and special-interest articles for The Toronto Star (Wheels section); new-car reviews and features for Sympatico Autos; reviews and a technology column for the Toronto-area newspaper Metro; articles on antique cars for Old Autos Newspaper; and articles in the industry trade magazines Collision Management, Fleet Digest and Tire News. You can still find my work at Autos.ca, where I wrote reviews and features, and was the Assistant Editor.
But I’m more than just cars: I also write about food and drink, travel, pen collecting, celebrity interviews and pets, among others. My work has appeared in such publications as Sharp For Men, Maclean's, Harrowsmith Country Life, Pen World, Dogs In Canada, Gambit, Where New Orleans, Rural Delivery and Writer’s Journal.
