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The LA Auto Show Started Today

Nov 28 2012

Non-car nerds: this is a huge-deal show – important new vehicle debuts happen here. I was there last year, with Ford.

Despite the world’s worst thumbnail, it’s a fun 1:15 video.

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This year, my editor Joe, and 3 team members are there, follow the news here on Autonet.ca.

It’s one of the best places for show coverage in Canada, and, and there’ll be great wrap-up slideshows on the weekend. I’m not saying this because it’s my team, it’s because I lucked out with this job, and joined the team.

My article today.

First time EVER, that a car company allowed a designer to modify the body of their vehicle. Ususally it’s more like interior colours, and the look & feel.

Read it online here.

About the new Fiat 500c Abarth. I’ve never driven a Fiat, and after reading up, would really like to.

Read it online here.

Ford Fusion wins ‘Green Car of the Year‘.

Read it online here.

AJAC #TestFest 2013 and ‘Car of the Year’

Oct 26 2012

Taken atop the Honda RV.

What is Test Fest?

Test Fest – over seventy of Canada’s top automotive writers meet to evaluate hundreds of new model vehicles over a four-day period.

Their purpose? Based on back-to-back comparative testing, select the “best new” vehicles in several categories as well as an overall Canadian Car of the Year and Truck of the Year. The testing program includes “real world” driving on public roads — where you, the consumer, drives.

Daily updates are provided that include photographs, interviews and editorial.

At the end of ‘TestFest’, the comparative test data generated by the journalist experts is posted to this web site for your use as a resource buying guide. -from the website.

I tested 3 cars.

Subaru BRZ

Dodge Dart

Mercedes-Benz B250

I videod throughout the day, will edit this weekend.

‘Test Fest’ and ‘Car of the Year’ are hosted by AJAC – Auto Journalist Association of Canada. It’s Canada’s best auto journalists gathered together, AJAC is serious. I’m not a member (yet), and was there during ‘Open Media Afternoon’, so I didn’t think I’d be attending the award ceremony. But I lucked out! But I didn’t have a change of clothes.

Here’s me before walking into a sea of cocktail attire. Remember, I’m the new kid.

There are 11 awards in total.

There’s not yet a list online of all the winners; go to my editor Joe’s Twitter, it’s all there.

The other acronym to know is COTY – Car of the Year.

Obviously Honda took one home, and YES Maki!

It looks good on you Ford, and Christine!

Congratulations GM, and Neil! You were so pumped, it was awesome.

Then, dinner and the ‘29th Annual Automotive Journalism Awards‘.

Great seeing familiar faces, and same to the new ones I met! Thanks for being welcoming to the new guy.

Find me fastest on Twitter @KeriBlog, here’s the blog category Cars, email anytime, see you online.

Couple More Car Articles on Autonet.ca

Oct 13 2012

Ford & YourTango Say Road Trips are Good for Relationships

Read the full article here on Autonet.

Favourite line:

Maybe the funniest finding was that over half the couples said the best driving conversations focus on their surroundings and other drivers – bonding over judging others.

Scion Targets Metal Heads

Read the full article here on Autonet.

Favourite line:

This is not unusual for the brand, which is long known for taking a subtle approach to marketing. Yoshizu says it’s that subtleness that creates strong brand loyalty.

The New 2013 Ford Escape On the Track

Sep 1 2012

That something, with that centre of gravity, would corner so well surprised me. Technically it’s a cross-over vehicle, but it drives like a car.

(worst YouTube thumbnail luck for a track video, ever)

The gentleman in the interview is Nick Lacasse, Product Marketing Manager for Ford Canada. Very basically, he manages all the SUVs that come to Canada. Welcome to my blog, Nick!

The interview is from the LA Auto Show 2011, they had kindly invited me along. Click to watch the video, ‘Exploring The 2011 LA Auto Show’.

That’s Ryan Durrell, my partner in the video above, we’re a good team.

Click to watch when we experienced for the first time, a Ford Focus parking itself.

I think the look of the Escape will always be in vogue, because it’s not really in vogue to begin with. I mean that as a compliement, it has classic lines, so it’ll always be in style.

Check out the previous version of the Escape, 2012 or earlier, I think you’ll see what I mean. It’ll be easy to spot them, because the Escape the been the best selling SUV in Canada.