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2008 Volvo S80 AWD – ‘Traction Hero 2008-03-04 16:16:59 The rain falls in sheets driven by near gale force Pacific winds. A Mercedes C-Class with a 4MATIC badge shoots by in a fit of “Schnell! Schnell!” Not an advisable action, North Vancouver’s Upper Levels Highway is run through with broad streams. Ahead the Mercedes slithers, hydroplanes and brakes. It’s my turn to pass, the Volvo S80 AWD plowing through the conditions with confident and secure ease. This night we’re on a fool’s errand, one that is defining a car whose personality was previously vague. Read more:Traction
The Welcome Wagon 2008-02-25 10:19:05 I’ve been a bad neighbour and have dropped the “welcome wagon” ball on welcoming a few new manufacturers to the OutDrive fold. We’re pleased to announce that Nissan/Infiniti and Toyota/Lexus have granted us press fleet access. These brands join BMW, MINI, Volkswagen, Audi, Mitsubishi, Volvo, GM and it’s associated brands featuring Saab and Cadillac in choosing to work with OutDrive.
I’d like to thank all these brands for deciding to work with us! And now, back to editing our next feature video - our first “road trip” taking the 2008 Audi Q7 to Whistler Winter Pride. Read more:Wagon
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Rrroll Up The Rim To Win an all-new 2009 Toyota Matrix! 2008-02-25 09:09:50 Rest easy, we’ll avoid any “rim” jokes. Who doesn’t like free stuff? I mean really? Ok, admittedly you’ll need to be drinking a wack-load of Timmie’s but the prize? One of thirty-five all-new 2009 ToyotaMatrix
AWD “cross-over vehicles” with Sport Package… Er, cross-over? Those wacky marketing people have been at it again. Read on for details.
Tim Hortons customers have 35 chances to realize their full potential in this popular Canadian-built cross-over vehicle.
(TORONTO, Ontario) – Toyota Canada Inc. announced today that this year’s grand prize in the Tim Hortons Rrroll Up The Rim To Win® promotion will be the all-new 2009 Toyota Matrix AWD with Sport Package.
“Toyota’s popular Matrix was completely redesigned for the 2
2008 Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan 2.0T - Swede Deal 2008-02-13 23:50:11 Saab has always attracted a slightly eclectic and literate fan base. The official stamp of brand quirkiness, the late Kurt Vonnegut, was the owner and manager of “Saab Cape Cod”. Saab has come a long way from the oil-gas mix, two-stroke, two-door sedans Vonnegut blames for robbing him of a Nobel Prize for Literature in, “Have I Got a Car For You”. Luckily for us, we’re not in a temporally twisted parallel universe where Vonnegut sold the equivalent of a 2008 9-3 2.0T Sport Sedan, otherwise his excellent non-Nobel literature may never have been penned.
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS – Looking to the A-List 2008-01-28 18:16:33
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is not the screen name of a d-grade Japanese porn star – though it could be. The previous Lancer was a lubberly and uninspired sedan whose chief attractor was “well equipped for the price”. For 2008 the Mitsu has been to the gym, buffed up, and come back with A-list looks and retained the equipment to boot. Now the Lancer is drawing admiring glances from boy racers, but the question is whether this make over is only skin deep?
The Lancer GTS shares the uncommonly good looks of its “halo product for the play station generation” A-list sibling, so if you buy a GTS prepare to field one question above all others, “Is that an Evo?”
The automotive equivalent of a money shot for those who wear our hats sideways, “Evo” stands
2008 BMW 1 Series Pricing 2008-01-27 20:31:29 Whitby, Ontario. BMW Group Canada has announce pricing for 2008 BMW 1 Series Coupé and Cabriolet models.
BMW 128i Coupé and 128i Cabriolet
Arriving at BMW retailers on March 22 with an MSRP of $33,900, the BMW 128i Coupé represents a new entry point to the BMW brand, while the BMW 128i Cabriolet carves out a new niche in the premium open-air realm with an MSRP of $39,900.
Both the BMW 128i Coupé and 128i Cabriolet will be powered by BMW’s latest generation lightweight 3.0-litre inline 6-cyinder Valvetronic engine generating 230 horsepower and 200 lb-ft of torque providing not only scintillating performance, but, following BMW’s philosophy of Efficient Dynamics, unprecedented levels of fuel economy.
The BMW 128i Coupé, equipped with 6-speed manual transmission, sprints from 0-100 Read more:Pricing
Audi Introduces the 2009 TTS 2008-01-11 13:59:26 Audi is taking the wraps off a new sports car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sunday, January 13, 2008 with the Audi TTS, the top of the TT model line. It will be coming to dealer showrooms in the early summer (late November 2008 in the U.S.). Under its hood lies a two-liter TFSI high-performance engine delivering a mighty 200 kW or 272 hp (265 hp in the U.S.). This intense power propels the TTS Coupe to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) from a standstill in just 5.2 seconds and on to a governor-limited top speed of 250 km/h (155.34 mph). The Audi TTS is available as both a 2 + 2-seater coupe and as a roadster.
Designed to appeal to a young and dynamic clientele, the TTS represents the Audi brand’s Vorsprung durch Technik (“advancement through technology”) in its v
2008 Volvo XC70 – Review Podcast 2008-01-09 14:17:19 The Volvo XC70 has received a few lukewarm reviews, but OutDrive.ca thinks that's a matter of context. Determined to put the all-wheel drive in it's natural setting, and Sweden not being handy, OutDrive.ca heads north. Read more:Podcast
2008 Volvo XC70 - Snow-mobile 2008-01-08 23:50:09 Looking rugged enough to grace a Mountain Equipment Co-op catalogue, the redesigned for 2008 Volvo XC70 hails from Sweden, a land that knows about a fate few Canadians escape - winter driving. A number of lukewarm reviews for this all-wheel drive station wagon have been written in sunny California, but what happens when the XC70 is held to a more Nordic standard of performance?
Jaguar Launches iPhone Magazine 2007-12-26 23:40:10 Jaguar has launched the automotive industry’s first broadband multimedia magazine specifically for Apple iPhone
and iPod Touch users.
The Broadband 2.0 Video Network, 29HD Network, developed this unique spin on the traditional website for Jaguar. By going to www.jxfphone.com, iPhone and iPod Touch owners can experience the new Jaguar XF like never before. The broadband magazine features the XF in vibrant photos and dramatic videos, all cropped to perfectly fit the portable devices’ displays and take full advantage of their widescreen format.
With just a tap of the screen, users can flip through the dynamic photos of the broadband magazine, each of which also features an accompanying video that can be viewed with just another tap. All content is editorial based and will be updated regul Read more:Magazine
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Saab 9-X BioHybrid Debut 2008-03-11 13:24:47 North America gets a peak at the smallest Saab in ages at the New York International Auto Show media days, beginning March 19, 2008. About time really, as Saab’s 9-X BioHybrid casts a green gaze at the like of the Mini and Volvo C30. According to the press hype the 9-X BioHybrid pumps out a stomping 200-horsepower (147 kW) from a 1.4L BioPower turbo engine tied to GM’s next-generation hybrid system. The 9-X also marks the return of another Saab hallmark forgotten in recent years – a hatch! Read on for the full press release.
NEW YORK – Following its world premiere at the Geneva auto show earlier this month, the award-winning Saab 9-X BioHybrid premium compact concept is scheduled to make its American debut at the New York International Auto Show media days, beginning March 19.
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2008 Infiniti G37S - The Art of War PodCast 2008-03-19 01:05:16 In Plasma Red, the 2008 Infiniti
G37S seems painted with the spilled blood of the BMW 335i Coupe. One wonders if Infiniti hasn’t delved into Sun Tzu’s 6th century BC military treatise, to guide its battle. We test the Infiniti G37S to find out.
2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - The Art of War 2008-03-17 14:03:31 In Plasma Red, the 2008 Infiniti
G37S seems painted with the spilled blood of the BMW 335i Coupe
. One wonders if Infiniti hasn’t delved into Sun Tzu’s 6th century BC military treatise, to guide its battle. The G35 couldn’t have pulled this off, especially with BMW throwing a 300hp/300lb-ft torque twin-turbo grenade into the luxury sport coupe fray. The G37S, however, is a warrior as deeply disciplined in the ways of the road and refined in the art of sport coupe war as any of the competition.
OutDrive Becomes Dailymotion Offical Video Provider 2008-03-19 11:52:22 A bit of “Yay Us!” over the past few days.
OutDrive started as Canada’s first gay automotive outlet. Ok, so that was a pretty easy claim to make. Now we’ve landed another first in conjunction with Dailymotion. On March 18th, 2008 Dailymotion launched of the first LGBT channel by a major video entertainment site. The big news bit for us? OutDrive is joining the big guys, MTV Networks’s Logo channel, Strand Releasing, and Universal Music, in providing initial feature content to Dailymotion’s Gay & Lesbian channel.
OutDrive will be distributing our unique brand of “review-u-taiment” though Dailymotion’s Gay and Lesbian Channel, along with the general interest Automotive channel where appropriate.
To say we’re pleased is an understatement, becoming a offici Read more:Provider
Rainbow Rampage: The World’s first Gay Motorsport Rallys in Europe and America. 2008-04-01 12:31:33 Seven days of motoring, two events on two continents, and two of the worlds most massive Pride events; if you’re going to launch the world’s first Gay motor rally, you may as well make a big splash. Which is exactly what the RainbowRampage
aims to do.
The world’s first gay centric motorsports event is set to launch two events this summer that will highlight the daily destinations rather than the speed of individual participants. The Rainbow Rampage is a fabulous expression of spirit. Welcoming participants of every color and stripe to represent the full spectrum of gay identities, personalities and style for the “Ultimate Gay Party.”
The first rally begins in Brighton, England with parties and a grand official send off before crossing the channel and heading to the Read more:World
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