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Written by Neil Johnston + Photos Kevin Miklossy
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 It might seem late to post a Pontiac Solstice GXP review, but if you’re a bargain minded shopper looking for a two-seated roadster then you are a) a contradiction in terms, b) up for some good shopping as Pontiac falls prey to the current economic doldrums, c) just in time for a lovely run of weather. |
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Written by Neil Johnston + Photos by Kevin Miklossy
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I was tantalized by the Microsoft Sync system. I’m a techie at heart and those similarly afflicted will understand the magpie attraction to glittering circuit boards and voice recognizing silicon. That saw us sign up to review Ford’s 2008 Focus SES, a car that has caused me more consternation than any other I’ve driven. |
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Written by Neil Johnston + Photos Kevin Miklossy
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 Egg Lake, BC -- It’s -36, Celsius or Fahrenheit, take your pick no conversion is necessary. That’s at 10AM. In the sun. The air has warmed since it hit -38 last night. What possessed us to test the Volvo XC90 Design-R in such temperatures? An attempt to test this luxury SUV at the limits of human endurance? In a way yes, it’s my annual pilgrimage north for a pre-Christmas family visit.
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Written by Neil Johnston + Photos Kevin Miklossy
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 Consider the following; narcotics sold by the gram, LSD sitting on a small stamp of paper, and carbon masses compacted to tiny shimmering diamonds. It seems incongruous that North America has lauded massive displacements and huge footprints for so long. Clearly the good comes in small packages. Which brings us to the BMW 128i, unexpectedly given its stature it’s not a simpler, lighter, smaller BMW, but a grownup beemer condensed to gold-like density.
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Written by Neil Johnston + Photos Kevin Miklossy
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 Lincoln Steffens, an American Journalist of the Muckraker school, is likely most famous for is 1921 quote, “I've seen the future, and it works.” Well, this week driving the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, I can say I too have been to the future, it works, and surprisingly I quite like it.
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For the past week I’ve been humming Paul McCartney’s Live and Let Die, the Propeller Heads’ version of Her Majesty’s Secret Service, and the Avengers theme. My iPod has even been afflicted with a playlist called iSpy. For this I blame BMW Canada for loaning me the 2007 Mini Cooper S, which I’ve concluded is the near perfect car for a gay super-spy. 
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