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A Best-Seller’s Makeover

The Honda CR-V is the best-selling crossover in North America over the last 25 years. That’s a remarkable record, fueled by a core set of attributes that hasn’t changed over the past quarter-century. The CR-V has always offered buyers an amazing balance of space, versatility, features, handling, and economy – all wrapped up in a compact package and with Honda’s typical reliability and resale value.

 

TORONTO (December 5, 2022) – Pfaff Motorsports announced today its driver lineup for the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season on the heels of winning back-to-back titles in the series.

 

Klaus Bachler (AUT) and Patrick Pilet (FRA) will pilot the No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R full-time in the GTD Pro class, with Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) joining for the team’s endurance races. The new 992-generation GT3 R will take to the track at Daytona International Speedway this week as part of a two-day test with Bachler at the helm.

 

 

Las Vegas, NV. (November 1, 2022) – Just weeks after winning the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Pro title, Pfaff Motorsports is westbound with its No. 9 Driveway Porsche 911 GT3 R.hampion. For more information, please visit

 

Putting the utility in sport utility

Many of us think of sport-utility vehicles as the ultimate in family transportation: spacious, versatile, with enough ground clearance for rough roads or cottage trails, and often the traction and stability benefits of all-wheel drive. It doesn’t hurt that they’re also stylish and offer a more rugged, outdoorsy image than a minivan or a station wagon. However, not all sport-utilities have the same balance of attributes. 

Braselton, GA. (October 4, 2022) – After 10 rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and 10 hours at the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans, Pfaff Motorsports claimed the inaugural GTD Pro class championship Saturday evening with the No. 9 Driveway Porsche 911 GT3 R.

12 September 2022 – San Cesario Sul Panaro, the city of Milan is hosting the world premiere of a brand new Hypercar, the Pagani Utopia.

 

A presentation accompanied by music and art.

Audi is all-in on electric. The company has announced publicly that it is ending development of gasoline and diesel engines by 2026, and plans to be an all-electric brand by 2032. All-electric Audi models such as the original e-tron and swift e-tron GT sedan, have been rolling out since 2019, but the new Q4 e-tron, now arriving on our shores, is by far the most important. A pure-electric SUV aimed straight at the heart of the market, it has to be a success in order for the brand’s ambitions to come true.

 

So here we are. The Artura, McLaren’s first hybrid sports car. A car that, I have to say, I’ve been eagerly awaiting since they announced it, with an all-new powertrain.

 

My inner engineer has been hungry for an all-new powertrain from McLaren since the 4.0-litre unit found in the 720S. A lot of people give McLaren a hard time for the lack of newly-developed powertrains – but I can assure you the original M838T found in the 12C and the 720’s M840T are quite a bit different. So much so that, from product to product, you can…

In case you haven’t noticed, SUVs are taking over the world. A vehicle class that was once for outdoor, off-road adventurers is now the vehicle of choice for more families than the four-door sedan. We all seem to love the raised ride height which makes getting in and out of these vehicles easier; the ease of accessing cargo areas through a big hatch instead of a trunk; and the image they help us portray: active, outdoorsy, the best version of ourselves.

GTS. For Porsche fans, these three letters mean a lot. Whichever model you are looking at – the Cayenne and Macan SUVs, the Panamera sedan, or the 718 and 911 sports cars – the GTS models are often the sweet spot. They are an enticing combination of extra performance, sporty styling details, upgraded interiors, and a more emotional driving experience – a useful and worthwhile upgrade over “S” models, but less extreme from a performance and price standpoint than the flagship Turbo or GT versions.