Driving

To figure out the future of the automobile, Honda brass looked into a crystal ball and saw Clarity — the 2018 Honda Clarity. In Canada and most of the United States, we get the Clarity PHEV — a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

It’s uncommon for any luxury nameplate to remain essentially unchanged for more than a decade, but in the Infiniti QX50’s case, the wait appears to be worth it.

The Sleuth’s intel file contains info about Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Ram truck division concocting a special high-performance pickup that could be on the market for the 2019 model year.

American Motors Corp. was formed in 1954 through the amalgamation of Nash Motor Co. of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Hudson Motor Car Co. of Detroit, but its life would not be easy.

With the apparent demise of the subcompact Fiesta after 2018, the Sleuth’s eyes were glued to the totally new Ford Focus that was recently unveiled to the press.

Studebaker was best known for automobiles, but its history went much further back than that. It began in 1852, when Clem and Henry Studebaker started building wagons in their blacksmith shop in South Bend, Indiana.

Mazda has chosen to stay positive in the face of adversity with the introduction of the midsized 2018 Mazda6. The four-door family-sedan segment has been in a freefall of late.

For naturalists, the mating call of a robin is a sure sign that spring has arrived.

The Kona name conjures up images of an idyllic Hawaiian island paradise that offers respite from the cruel winters endured by most North Americans. Kona is also the name of Hyundai’s new compact utility model that recently landed on our shores.

The “duck-and-cover” manoeuvre — it involves folding your body inside the Audi TT RS hatchback — doesn’t make for the easiest or the most graceful entrance.