News Roundup: Ford’s Lightning strikes, Toyota teases the Tundra, and more
Including what one Ontario car salesman’s vulgar viral vid says about the auto industry as a whole
Welcome to our round-up of the biggest breaking stories on Driving.ca from this past week. Get caught up and ready to get on with the weekend, because it’s hard keeping pace in a digital traffic jam.
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Cue the thunderous applause: the F-150 Lightning is here
Few vehicles are as important within the Canadian landscape as the Ford F-150. It has been the best-selling truck in Canada for the past 55 years and the country’s best selling vehicle for over a decade. This, the first all-electric F-150, therefore, is a big friggin’ deal. Ford debuted the 2022 F-150 Lightning in full this week, revealing two models, both in super crew with a 5.5-foot bed. The entry level model starts at $58,000 and the XLT at $68,000 — both come with dual in-board motors with standard 4X4. For more details, including range options and performance stats, check out our review and first look of the game-changing pickup here .
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Crash involving Lamborghini and TTC streetcar sends pair to hospital
The passenger of a Lamborghini that collided with a Toronto streetcar has been sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Images show the supercar, front end crumpled, wedged between the public transport and a pair of parked cars. Reports suggest the Lamborghini “accelerated in the curb lane in an attempt to pass the streetcar, and in doing so, sideswiped the streetcar and then struck two parked cars (a Jeep Wrangler and a Mercedes-Benz) on the south side of Queen Street East, west of Maclean Avenue.”
Honda tops low-maintenance list, while EVs are twice the norm
A new report from Michigan-based analytics company We Predict has named Honda as the best brand for low-cost service and warranty on new vehicles. The Deepview True Cost Report, which analyzed 1.6 million service or repair orders and 801,000 vehicles, also gave the nod to Honda’s upscale brand Acura, as well as Lexus, calling a two-way tie for the winners in the premium vehicle category. Meanwhile, EVs continue to run at an extra cost — the report suggests t he average EV is twice as much to repair as your standard ICE vehicle.
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Car salesman’s misogynistic sales-video goes viral
An Ontario used car salesman drew the ire of many, including columnist Lorraine Sommerfeld (and the entire Driving staff) when he posted a vulgar and misogynistic video to social media, which in no unclear terms suggested, however sarcastically, that buying his vehicles will “get you laid.” In the vide, the sales bro can be heard saying, “I just got here in this BMW i8 and you want to know why? Cause I ate [expletive] this morning mother****ers.” In this week’s column, Lorraine gets into the issue , including why the man’s positive online reviews from women do not excuse his behaviour.
A new Toyota Tundra teaser shows a BIG truck
Yota is bringing a brand new Tundra to the field next year, and based on this recently released teaser image , it’s not gonna to be a lil guy. The hazy picture grants a pretty good look at the L-shaped headlamps and centre light in the grille, but mostly gives off the impression of mass. Lots of it. Powertrain remains a mystery in what would be the only Japanese full-size pickup in Canada, but earlier promises from the brand to bring some electrification to its pickup line shouldn’t be forgotten.