Blue-chip drivers wanted Each Week, Ted Laturnus and Tony Whitney give Driver's Edge readers their take on a new vehicle. The death of the two-stroke snowmobile may be exaggerated. University of Minnesota State placed first and fourth, respectively, in an event that challenges engineering students to design a cleaner and quieter snowmobile without significantly compromising performance. Imagine a motorist driving along a straight stretch of highway kilometres from the nearest town. There is not a car or a pedestrian in sight.
Road conditions are excellent.
The pavement is dry and the sun is shining. Three minutes later the car careers off the road and flips over. The driver dies instantly. Annual driving costs increase Canadian vehicle owners will pay more this year to own and operate their cars and trucks. Joachim Milberg, BMW chairman, says Magna's Steyr subsidiary in Austria might build up to 60,000 X3s a year for the European market.