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First new Port Moody fire truck gets festive twist
The City of Port Moody curves around the eastern end of Burrard Inlet and is known as the City of the Arts. Port Moody Fire Rescue is displaying its own Christmas ‘fire art’ in the form of its 1949...
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Flagship Cadillac CT6 will feature a video-streaming rear-view mirror
Cadillac has been working on its newest flagship sedan, the CT6, for quite some time. When we see it at the New York Auto Show next April, GM will debut some brand new features and tech along with the...
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Google Auto push faces German resistance as Audi protects data
Google’s push into cars is meeting growing opposition in Germany, where lawmakers are backing the likes of Audi and Mercedes-Benz as they seek to limit the software company’s access under the hood....
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McLaren teases upcoming Sports Series once again
McLaren has dropped another teaser of its upcoming Sports Series. This time around, it’s not an otherwise ambiguous video. Of course, we can’t pick out many significant details because the Sports...
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Fiat getting a small, Mazda Miata-based roadster after all
Hot on the heels of Alfa Romeo’s plans to unveil a new engine family, the Italian automaker says it’s going to build a small, rear-wheel-drive roadster in-house. According to Road and Track, Alfa Romeo...
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Dear John: I need a small electric car for my drive to work
The decision for new car buyers to “go electric” has never been easier to make. And that’s where this month’s Dear John letter writer wants to go. After her youngest of two daughters entered...
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On the Road: Looking back at a great year of motoring
Hard to believe another year is disappearing in the rear view mirror. The months — and miles — have passed quickly by, and I’d like to take this opportunity to revisit just a few of my favourite...
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Dodge wants muscle car resurgence to help revive brand
Dodge’s Charger SRT Hellcat is a hot-rodder’s dream: with 707 horses under the hood, it goes 204 miles per hour and devours the quarter-mile in about 11 seconds. Chrysler bills the Hellcat as the...
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Godzilla’s Footprints: The History of the GT-R
FUJI SPEEDWAY, Japan – “It was in 1972, as a boy, that I first saw Hakosukas racing in the rain,” says Hiroshi Tamura, Chief Product Specialist with Nissan’s motorsports division (Nismo), “I knew then...
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California misses deadline on creating new laws for driverless cars
LOS ANGELES — California’s Department of Motor Vehicles will miss a year-end deadline to adopt new rules for cars of the future because regulators first have to figure out how they’ll know whether...
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Cadillac unveils supercharged V8-powered CTS-V sedan
Cadillac has officially taken the wraps off its most monstrous sedan to date. It’s called the CTS-V, and it joins the ATS-V in the automaker’s latest attack against its German rivals. Under the hood,...
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Tesla officially launches battery swap stations in the U.S.
Tesla has kicked off a new pilot project that will allow Model S owners in California to swap out their car’s depleted batteries for fully-charged units. Promised by company CEO Elon Musk last year,...
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Want to know what was the most Googled car this year?
Google pervades our internet experiences. The word “googling” is recognized by Merriam Webster as a verb. How often something is Googled can give a fairly accurate perspective on how much interest that...
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Is Subaru looking to abandon six-cylinder engines?
One of the many trends in the automotive industry today is downsizing engines — and Subaru might be the latest automaker to follow. According to a report from Australia’s CarAdvice (hat tip to...
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SUV Review: 2015 Dodge Journey Crossroads AWD
Overview Family-friendly SUV is a fantastic minivan alternative Pros Huge cargo capacity, seating for seven, great value, smart packaging, user-friendly infotainment system Cons Wonky transmission,...
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Canadian Auto Jury announces ‘Best of the Best’ finalists for 2015
The Canadian Automotive Jury has named its top three ‘Best of the Best’ finalists for 2015. In the running for this year’s awards are the Ford Mustang, the Porsche Macan and the Volkswagen Golf family,...
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Metro auto sector not consulted on sales tax increase
On Dec. 11, Metro Vancouver mayors announced their support for a half-per-cent increase on sales taxes to fund $7.5 billion in transit funding over the next 10 years. Regrettably, there was no...
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Rare El Camino rescued from 27 years of dead storage
Steve Wright couldn’t wait to share the news. His Holy Grail of garage finds had been unearthed in North Vancouver and was coming his way — a red 1968 Chevrolet El Camino SS396 with the super-rare L78...
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Exciting tech made this a year to remember
What an interesting and productive year it has been in the automotive industry. Not only are we expecting record sales across the Canadian sector in 2014, but there have also been a number of exciting...
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Supercar Review: 2015 Aston Martin Vantage S Roadster
Overview Seriously sporty but flawed roadster with a sexy soundtrack Pros Power, handling, sound Cons Small trunk, herky-jerky transmission, sometimes tricky ergonomics Value for money Good if you’re...
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