Distance: 763kmLocation: SaskatchewanDate: April 6-9, 2023 Up front: I’ve already driven the fully-loaded trim level of the sportier 300S, but this model year is special. After the old Chrysler 300 was discontinued in 1971, it was brought back from the Read more…
I’ve been to over half the American states, but it wasn’t until Detroit when I finally understood America. It’s industriousness. I was driving leisurely along the I-94 in a construction zone when I was passed by two trucks each carrying Read more…
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Brasseur de Montréal Préfontaine Appearance – 6/10, great cloudy amber of unfiltered Belgian white, shame about the foam Taste – 4/10, smells like a latex-infused yeast infection Texture – 6/10, pretty standard for a Belgian white, nothing to write home Read more…
The 50th anniversary of the Canadian International Auto Show exhibited over 1,000 vehicles with a focus on battery-electric and hybrid-electric powertrains. Unfortunately, it was more focused on consumer sales than an exhibition on engineering prowess. While manufacturers were proud to Read more…
Flint. Yes, that Flint. But before it became globally famous for not having a clean drinking water supply, it was the mother of America’s early car industry until the Great Depression. The First National Bank of Flint financed the files Read more…
Distance: 1,082 kmLocation: OntarioDate: 24-25 February, 2023 Up front: I drove the version with a fully-loaded interior equipped with real leather seats, the premium plus package, and 64-color LED interior lighting. This was far from the first Mercedes-Benz product I’ve Read more…
I wanted to visit Atlantic Canada in October 2020 when the weather was nice, but it was closed off for pleasure trips sue to the pandemic. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia finally reopened in February 2022, so I jumped at Read more…
Boréal Blanche Appearance – 9/10, perfect 1:1 ratio of foam and liquid, appealing golden hue Taste – 7/10, smells like a ginger lemonade and tastes like coriander and ginger Texture – 7/10, the medium bodied, creamy texture makes it extra Read more…
Sydney is the largest city on Cape Breton Island in the north of Nova Scotia. Its industry began from coal mining in the eighteenth century by the French, who also built the Louisbourg Fortress. The steel industry developed two centuries Read more…