Driving

Saturday night is the last chance for demo drivers at Western Speedway to accumulate points before Championship Night on Sept. 29. Spectators can expect to see lots of regular action with Demo Cars, Demo Trucks, Bombers and Mini Figure 8s.

Don't expect to converse with your car quite like David Hasselhoff and KITT did in the '80s TV classic Knight Rider, but voice recognition is one of the big trends looming in the automobile industry.

Penske Racing will win its first IndyCar championship in six years if Will Power can hold off Ryan Hunter-Reay in Saturday night's season finale.

Buick has been a continuous and respected nameplate and a proud member of the General Motors family for more than 100 years, an amazing feat when others have dropped by the wayside.

When Jim Mattison was growing up in the early 1950s, he remembers visiting Detroit car dealerships with his family each fall to check out the new models.

Check out these highlights on the driving.ca portion of our website, timescolonist.com Every decade for some time now, Porsche has released a vehicle that sets a new benchmark in technology and performance.

Races to watch this weekend: NASCAR Sprint Cup Geico 400 Site: Joliet, Illinois Schedule: Saturday, qualifying; Sunday, race, 5 p.m. Track: Chicagoland Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles). Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps.

Before retiring, a Michigan car dealership owner wanted to thank his employees in a special way. All 89 employees at the Howard Cooper Import Center in Ann Arbor were given $1,000 for each year of service to the 47-year-old auto dealership.

Compared with competitors, it's the most fuel-efficient

Following a strong July, Canadian auto sales continued their robust pace in August, rising 6.4 per cent to 149,301 units. Passenger cars returned to strong positive growth, increasing 8.