Followup: 185-mph Vancouver joyrider’s motorcycle impounded [w/video]

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Videos, Motorcycle, Canada We’re losing track of how many top gunners post high-speed-run videos on public roads on YouTube and then get busted. Police take that tomfoolery personally, and you’d think they put the entire department on the case judging by how quickly the perps get caught. Latest on the list [...]

Video: Stream the one-hour SPEED Targa Newfoundland special

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Etc., Videos, Canada If you’ve got an hour to kill and an itch to watch some exciting Targa Newfoundland action, we’ve got good news for you. SPEED has been kind enough to stream the network’s one-hour special free online. The episode spends plenty of time following both the Modern and Classic [...]

Report: Fiat to expand Canadian lineup with Panda and Punto?

Filed under: Canada, Fiat Much like Mini at its launch, Fiat remains largely a one-model make (here in the United States, that is). While that may not change anytime soon in the U.S., there are rumblings that the model lineup in Canada could expand. Buoyed by sales proportionately larger above the 49th Parallel than below [...]

Official: Canadian brochure reveals updated 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Urban

Filed under: SUV, Suzuki, Canada, Montreal Auto Show It’s more a rear-lift than a facelift, since only the back end has changed on the 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Urban offered in Canada. There are two noteworthy changes for the decontented model, the first being that Suzuki swapped the full-sized spare tire for a temporary “donut” [...]

Study: Smoking pot nearly doubles risk of serious crash

Filed under: Etc., Safety, Canada Canadian researchers have discovered smoking marijuana three hours before driving can more than double a driver’s chance of being involved in a serious crash. The study examined data collected from 49,111 victims who had been seriously injured or died in an accident. Researchers specifically looked at cases where tetrahydrocannabionol, the [...]