Driving

The Spy Guy is liking Cadillac’s new XT4 wagon that goes on sale later this year and sees it as a critical addition to the lineup. This model offers plenty of space, especially for second-row passengers. The standard turbocharged 2.

Construction has begun on a 10,000-unit solar array to cover a parking lot at the Bentley production plant in Crewe, England. Once completed, the “solar-farm parking lot” will deliver about one-quarter of the plant’s entire energy needs with about 2.

The Standard Vanguard was one of the post-Second World War-designed British sedans imported to North America following the war. It arrived in 1949 and seemed ideally suited for our driving. Standard Motor Co. Ltd.

Goldilocks must have been on the minds of Mitsubishi designers and marketers as they created the 2018 Eclipse Cross. In the famous fairy tale, Goldilocks sampled some porridge, sat on three chairs and picked out one of three beds.

There is something both endearing and enduring about the 2018 Jeep Wrangler. With only subtle changes to the shape of the body, I wager most motorists won’t give the new Jeep a second glance.

While Austin was a popular British automobile, the name was only vaguely known in North America. The Austin Automobile Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan, made large American Austins from 1901 to 1921, and the American Austin Car Co.

The Sleuth was not the only one caught completely off-guard with the news that the 2019 Nissan Altima sedan will offer all-wheel-drive. He casually mentioned the news to a senior executive of a competing brand, whose jaw literally dropped.

Grand-touring sedans with punch and optional all-wheel-drive tend to come from Germany- or Japan-based luxury automakers. But one of the latest contenders is from — wait for it — Kia (and so based in South Korea).

With a range of more than 240 kilometres, more power and a better-looking body, the 2018 Nissan Leaf all-electric car is on the road to becoming mainstream.

Ford has done a decent job covering the bases with all manner and size of utility vehicles, with one exception: something really small. Now you can check that off the list.