Kelly Taylor

As practical as the minivan is, as much as it saved Chrysler in the 1980s, as much as it can’t be beat for interior volume for its footprint, there’s one question that comes to mind having driven the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle: Is there really a market for a $70,000 minivan? “Absolutely,” says …

There are interesting parallels between the evolution of the human machine interface on Star Trek and in real-life vehicles today. In the 1960s original series, Capt. James T. Kirk would press a butto...

Like an acid trip that just keeps building, the story of the Volkswagen ID. Buzz took another small step forward this week when VW unveiled its back-to-the-future reincarnation of the Microbus.The Microbus was the darling of the 1960s, as much a part of the cultural landscape as the Summer of Love a…

SALT SPRING ISLAND, British Columbia — People wouldn’t like the 2022 Ford Maverick, they said. Too small, they said. Not trucklike enough, they said. Well, what do they know, anyway? Ford...

AYER’S CLIFF, Que. — You could be forgiven for thinking the 2024 Hyundai Kona is an electric vehicle. It’s not. Yet. “The design started as an EV, so there’s no compromise on EV design,” said Steve Fl...

I am a big fan of Mazda vehicles. The engineering prowess that goes into even the tiniest details continues to impress on both my CX-5 crossover and Mazda3 Sport hatchback. Having driven the relativel...

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Globally, the automotive industry has invested more than US$1.2 trillion on zero-emissions driving, but the pace of sales of electric vehicles is slowing, in some cases, falling off a cliff. While Hyu...

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — In the early days of Toyota’s entrance to the Canadian market, Japanese executives would visit facilities in Toronto and wonder why staff weren’t running through the parking lot to g...

In 2016, John Wallis was stuck at an airport, trying to get home, unaware he was about to experience a powerful anecdote about hiring and retaining staff. As he dealt with the airline’s agent booking...