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Car Review: 2014 Ford Focus Titanium
Overview A flexible hatchback fashioned after Europe’s famed hot hatches. Pros Euro-like handling, solid engine performance, fuel efficiency Cons Twin-clutch transmission, rearward visibility, cheap...
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Ken Block shreds more tires through L.A. in Gymkhana 7
Ken Block is no stranger to shredding tires. We’re not ones to complain, especially if it involves an 845-horsepower Ford Mustang and (rare) traffic-free streets of Los Angeles. It’s called Gymkhana...
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SUV Review: 2015 Audi Q3 quattro Technik
Overview Older design needs refreshing but still has many attributes Pros Engine, interior quality, handling Cons Dated interior design by Audi standards Value for money Good What would I change? Use...
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Honda unveils redesigned hydrogen-powered FCV sedan
Honda has updated its fuel-cell powered FCV concept with improved mileage and a new look. The Japanese automaker says the concept can travel more than 300 miles on a single tank of hydrogen and can now...
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Ford and Shelby: How a chicken farmer created an automotive legend
What we do in life echoes in eternity. Where Carroll Shelby is concerned, the sound is that of a thundering V8. The Internet is abuzz with the teasing reveal of the newest steed to carry the Shelby...
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Your guide to the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
ForWith more than 30 world premieres and 60 North American debuts planned, this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show is shaping up to be a big one. We’ll see the usual crop of outlandish performance cars,...
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First Drive: 2016 Toyota Mirai
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — I have seen the promise of the future, and it is hydrogen. Well, hydrogen-powered at least. The 2016 Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle was unveiled yesterday at this SoCal beach...
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First Drive: 2015 Subaru Impreza
KELOWNA, B.C. — The Subaru Impreza is a lot like vanilla ice cream. No, not as in bland, but rather you either really like it or, well, you don’t. It’s been four model years since the introduction of...
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Ford recalls 2014-2015 Fusions over ignition key issues
Ford is recalling about 65,000 Fusion midsize cars in North America because the ignition keys can be removed if the transmission is not in park. The recall covers certain Fusions, including...
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Volkswagen reveals 2016 Golf R Variant ahead of L.A. auto show
In what is quite possibly the ultimate tease for North American consumers, Volkswagen is taking to the Los Angeles Auto Show with the worldwide debut of the 2016 Golf R Variant. Although Volkswagen...
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Mercedes-AMG GT will be going racing in 2016
Mercedes-Benz has announced a new racing series dedicated to the new AMG GT sports car. According to MotorAuthority, Mercedes-AMG replace the current SLS AMG GT3 in 2016 with a new rece car based on...
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The hands-free car is coming, and it will disrupt everything
Never have fault lines in the automotive industry seemed so clearly defined. On the one hand, at its official Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling, Cadillac took the wrappers of its latest hot-rod, the...
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Autonomous car tech the star of Connected Car Expo in L.A.
LOS ANGELES – If you’re a new car buyer more concerned about how well your new smartphone will work with your next new car more than how fast the vehicle may go from zero to 100 kilometres per hour,...
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Mini Cooper gains two extra doors at L.A. Auto Show
The highlight at Mini is the addition of the new five-door Mini Hardtop. The Mini 5 door enjoys a 72-millimetre stretch in the wheelbase, which brings more interior space, more trunk space and easier...
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Audi unveils A7 Sportback h-tron quattro, an electric/hydrogen hybrid
Audi is in the fuel cell business, introducing its A7 Sportback h-tron concept car at the Los Angeles Convention centre. Able to drive 500 kilometres on a single tankful of lighter-than-air hydrogen,...
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Jaguar Land Rover debuts new in-car infotainment tech
Introduced at the LA Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo, Jaguar Land Rover’s new justDrive technology is an “industry first” technology that seamlessly integrates multiple smartphone apps with a simple...
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Port’s high fees are the cost of doing business
Remember that Tom Cruise flick of a few years back from which four words became a catchphrase that remains to this day? Show me the money. That’s the phrase we drivers think about, day in and day out,...
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Dutch DAF kept automobiles simple
There have been 11 automobile manufacturers in the Netherlands, dating back to Spyker in 1898. Today we’ll look at DAF, a manufacturer rarely seen in North America. Probably the largest collection is...
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Mercedes brings back Maybach with ultra luxurious S600
While Mercedes-Benz led off its press conference with the new AMG GT S, the highlight was the re-introduction of the Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand. Unlike the previous cars, the Maybach nameplate has been...
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Wild Volkswagen GTI Roadster storms into 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
Is it just me having a senior moment or does Volkswagen’s GTI Roadster concept car look like it just escaped from a Marvel comic book, the sort of thing the Silver Surfer might ride around in when he’s...
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