News

Volkswagen is the latest automaker to reach a deal with Tesla to gain access to some 15,000 Superchargers in Canada and the U.S. Customers driving a Volkswagen , Audi or Porsche electric vehicle equipped with a CCS (Combined Charging System) charging port will be offered an adaptor in order to …

Luxury SUVs trump their mainstream competitors when it comes to quality and refinement, but they do not necessarily offer better protection for rear-seat occupants, the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found. In its latest round of moderate overlap front crash tests (where half the front end of the …

Rally champ and drift master Ken Block had one more surprise in store for us. A sequel to last year’s Electrikhana hit the web today, eleven months after the tragic snowmobiling accident that cost him his life. No, the immensely skilled and ballsy 55-year-old driver has not come back from …

Audi is slightly updating its Q8 midsize crossover for the 2024 model year, with the first units expected to arrive in dealerships this winter. Both the standard Q8 and the sporty SQ8 feature new Matrix LED headlights and a revised Singleframe grille up front. The Q8 Technik and SQ8 are …

The Audi Q4 e-tron is one of the most affordable luxury EVs in Canada, making it attractive for many people. We’ve had a few opportunities to put it to the test, including on the track, and it definitely manages to impress. While a bit less roomy than its mainstream cousin, …

Over the past few months, a dozen future automotive technicians and engineers trained by Audi worked to restore and electrify the classic Prinz 4 designed by NSU Motorenwerke, the company that was purchased by Volkswagen AG in 1969 and merged with the four-ring brand. NSU was originally founded 150 years …

There’s now plenty of selection for drivers looking to go green, even when it comes to fully electric cars. And you can find some at various price points, too. What are the best buys you can make in 2023? The Car Guide is here to help you out. Scroll down …

The last time we wrote about the latest-generation Audi RS 3 was in December 2021. Unfortunately, the news was not good: Audi wouldn’t sell the car in Canada (only in the U.S.) due to specific changes in the law for the registration of new vehicles in the Canadian market. Performance …

Audi is seriously thinking about building an electric vehicle factory in North America and some analysts believe that Ontario is in a prime position to land it. Back on March 13, parent company Volkswagen announced plans for a battery production facility in St. Thomas , halfway between Toronto and Windsor.

The shift to electric vehicles comes with a major transformation of how the auto industry operates while also changing the habits of consumers and drivers. This includes vehicle names. Speaking to German newspaper Heilbronner Stimm a few days ago, Audi CEO Markus Duesmann explained that the current nomenclature will be …