If you’re young enough, you may have been misled into believing that Ferdinand Piëch, Volkswagen Auto Group’s außergewöhnliche Führer (extraordinary leader), has produced only two…
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Nissan 370Z, Driven!
The freshened 370Z has been spied on, talked about, photographed and now… driven. This second-generation design is wider and shorter, and curiously, has a shorter…
Short Take: 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and Edmonton’s Porsche Concours
“Would you wanna drive my Porsche to this Concours thing tomorrow?”, came the voice of Des, owner of local detailing shop Auto Details. I could…
How Hard Can It Be? 1977 Porsche 924
Some marriages appear to be made in heaven but wind up in the inevitable hell. Witness Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp, two intelligent and impossibly…
Eschew The New Hyundai Accent: The 6 Best USED Cars Under $15k
As a fan of CarEnvy.ca, your tastes run into the more eccentric, fun, and obscure realms of automobilia. You’re also very smart with your money….
Why You Should Care (And Worry) About The 2010 Mercedes GP Formula 1 Team
It would be too easy to assume that Ross Brawn, despite the driver in the seat, is a sufficiently brilliant strategist to conjure up Formula…
Remember That Time I Broke a VW Phaeton’s Transmission?
The Volkswagen Phaeton will go down in the annals of history as a pinnacle of automotive engineering, and complete foolishness. Were it not for the…
Tangential Treatise #0: Why You Should Care (And Worry) About The 2010 Mercedes GP Formula 1 Team
It would be too easy to assume that Ross Brawn, despite the driver in the seat, is a sufficiently brilliant strategist to conjure up Formula…
Tangential Treatise #4: Have You Ever Wondered What Makes Flat Engines So Special?
Today, Subaru is the only company in the world to use boxer engines and Porsche is the only other company to use flat engines. These…
From The Porsche Archives: The 935
Before there was the nutty-as-a-fruitcake FIA Group B racing, there was the only-slightly-daft FIA Group 5. Group 5 is the series that saw the 1500…