Sturdy, Sporty and Speedy
It's 3:10 AM and my alarm just went off. Today, my snooze button did not face the wrath of my wavering, slapping hand but was gently turned off as I hobbled out of bed. Despite the grueling hour, I woke up with a sleepy smile.
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| A trip to the other side of the country to test out a hot new ride was all the motivation I needed to get out of bed at a horribly early hour. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press) |
There are very few things that would motivate me to be chipper at such a time. One would be a large sum of money, or the alternative, a trip to the other side of the country to test out a hot new ride. Can you guess which one it was? If you picked the latter of the two, you're right. I love planes and I love flying, but my true passion lies in cars, so when the two combine I'm one happy pilot.
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| The 2004 Celica GT-S Tsunami Edition was waiting for me after I got off the plane and claimed my luggage. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press) |
When I arrived in Toronto, claimed my baggage, and appeared at the airport hotel to take the 2004 Toyota Celica for a scenic drive down to a press conference in Niagara Falls, my tiredness from the early rising and the flight immediately faded. There, in the parking lot was a navy blue bombshell waiting for my arrival. But this was not an average Celica. It was the Tsunami Edition, immediately distinguishable because of its new skirt package and rear spoiler, among its other unique attributes. I was fully prepared for the adventure I was about to embark on, in another province, driving another new vehicle.
