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Three popular family cars debut refreshed looks in New York
Family cars have an important role in the Canadian market. Family sedans are only getting sharper, sportier, more stylish and more fuel efficient. Here are some of the highlights from the family cars...
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Concepts: Lincoln Continental, Subaru BRZ STI give us hope
These days, you don’t see too many concept car reveals at auto shows. Concepts are expensive for automakers to research and develop, and many can’t afford the fallout if a concept is a huge flop or...
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Honda stuns with aggressive new Civic design
What is it? The bombshell of the New York Auto Show came in the form of the Honda Civic Concept. If it follows Honda’s previous leads, the production model, some of which will be built in Alliston,...
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Motor Mouth: Boorish Clarkson got too big for the BBC
I suspect that to most Canadians, indeed virtually everyone on this side of the North Atlantic, the British Broadcasting Corporation’s firing of Jeremy Clarkson must seem like much hullabaloo about...
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Mercedes C-Class wins 2015 World Car of the Year Award
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class was named the 2015 World Car of the Year Award at the New York International Auto Show, beating out the Ford Mustang and the Volkswagen Passat for the top spot. Other 2015...
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March auto sales up 1.9 per cent in Canada
Sales of new cars and light trucks were up 1.9 per cent last month compared with a year ago to make it the all-time best March for automakers in Canada, according to a report by DesRosiers Automotive...
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Overview: Raft of important consumer cars debut in N.Y.
NEW YORK – Spend any time here in the Big Apple, and you’ll quickly find that between the fleets of black limousines and yellow taxi cabs, the traditional three-box, four-door sedan still plays an...
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Standard name had deep ties to India
DELHI, India The Standard Motor Company dates back to 1903 when Reginald Walter Maudslay (1871—1934) formed the company in Coventry, England. The Standard name continued successfully, building motor...
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Hyundai unveils mid-engine Veloster concept in Korea
The New York International Auto Show might be attracting all the chatter this week, but Hyundai took to the bi-annual Seoul Motor Show with a new concept. It’s called the Racing Midship 2015, or RM15...
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2016 McLaren 570S will cost US$184,900
“Affordable” is a highly relative term when you’re dealing with high-end sports cars, but the McLaren 570S promises to be exactly that. Speaking to Car and Driver at this year’s New York International...
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Truckers still have your back
One of the nice aspects of meeting with you every week, at this same spot, is that some of you take the time to write back to me. I enjoy them all. We are a people with many different thoughts and...
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Bel Air perfect for ice cream on a warm day
The Chevrolet Bel Air was a full-sized automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for more than three decades (1950-81) and eight generations. Initially, only the two-door hardtops...
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The very real dangers of turning right on a red light
It goes something like this: when I’m driving and need to make a right turn on a red light, there seems to be a never-ending stream of pedestrians who are too rude to understand what a don’t walk...
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2015 VIAS: Record-breaking show
Jason Heard promised big things when he took over the reins of the Vancouver International Auto Show last summer, and the rookie show executive director delivered. Big time. The final attendance number...
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88-year-old wants to share classic cars with next generation
Barney Vinegar has an altruistic vision of the cars he is restoring. He has a warehouse crammed full of 60 classic cars and trucks. He is concentrating on restoring rows of classic Studebakers with...
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Regulators to reopen probe of Ford sedan lighting failures
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it will reopen an investigation in which it previously decided not to recall more than half a million Ford cars with possibly defective...
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Tesla deliveries up 55 per cent from last year
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Tesla’s first-quarter new vehicle deliveries climbed 55 per cent from a year earlier to more than 10,000 cars. The electric vehicle maker said that it has decided to report the...
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Long-Term Car Review: 60 days with the 2015 Kia Sedona
Overview After abandoning the segment, Kia targets the leaders with its new Sedona Pros Luxury car ride, handling and features; business class second-row seating; excellent ergonomics Cons Some spoiled...
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Mercedes-Benz pickup could come to North America after all
Mercedes-Benz could expand its North American lineup with a pickup as early as 2020. Speaking to Automotive News, Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon says he is “open” to the idea and is looking to...
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Aston Martin working on all-electric Rapide sedan
Aston Martin is developing an all-electric version of the Rapide S sedan in a bid to keep the company’s sonorous V12 alive. “If we as a sports car company want to continue to make V12s – I’d hate to be...
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