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New Mazdaspeed3, CX-9 crossover could arrive this year
Mazda is reportedly working on two important debuts for this year. Though this isn’t the first time the next-generation Mazdaspeed3 has been rumoured, a new report puts a timeline on the car – we could...
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Day in the life of a Big Rig driver
VANCOUVER — I was recently asked by a friend, who doesn’t drive a rig, just how many containers I move during a day’s work. Which got me thinking (as I’ve never really put much thought to how much I...
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Crowd-funding got these three ambitious car projects rolling
How many automotive dreams have fallen by the wayside for lack of money? You can read about them in any history book — the coulda-beens, the shoulda-happened. The modern age might seem determined to...
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Ford profit slips as F-150 production remains limited
Ford, still hampered by the changeover to the new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup, said first-quarter profit slipped 6.6 per cent as it works to bring a second factory up to speed, cranking out its most...
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B.C. duo finish gruelling rally in an 85-year-old Ford Model A
VANCOUVER — The perilous 9,000-kilometre Road to Mandalay rally ran up through Malaysia and Thailand and then bisected Myanmar (Burma) to Mandalay. The worst part of the 25-day endurance rally for...
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McLaren vows to remain an independent automaker
McLaren plans to stay independent to take advantage of its nimbleness as it competes with other supercar makers such as Lamborghini and Ferrari. “We’re very quick to move. Our product development life...
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Mercedes-Benz could take on Audi TT with new coupe
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning a new 2+2 coupe aimed squarely at the Audi TT. Rumours of the model first surfaced last month, but Autocar UK says Mercedes has begun working on the entry-level...
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Robert De Niro set to play Enzo Ferrari in upcoming biopic
Robert De Niro has confirmed he will portray Enzo Ferrari in an upcoming movie due out next year. De Niro, 71, will portray Ferrari through most of his life – from 1947 when Ferrari founded the...
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Reader Review: 2015 Mazda3 Sport GT
Fans of the standard transmission have been hearing for years that clutches and shifters are on the endangered list. Case in point: in 2014 Mazda didn’t even offer a standard transmission in its Mazda3...
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Ford to make GT350, GT350R in extremely limited numbers this year
One of the hottest Fords in the pipeline will be made in very limited numbers for the 2015 model year. We’re not talking about the Ford GT – that’s already rumoured to enter production next year,...
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What’s more stimulating: a Porsche or a fighter jet?
Have you ever wondered if flying in a fighter jet is more stimulating than riding shotgun in a Porsche? Wonder no more, because science has an answer. Porsche set out to find out in a new video by...
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Lotus wants to build an SUV in China by 2019
Nearly every automaker seems to be cashing in on the luxury crossover race – at least, wants to – and British automaker Lotus isn’t an exception. According to Piston Heads, Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales...
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Rust never sleeps: Here’s how you can protect your car
No matter what type of automotive rustproofing protection you favour (electronic, one-time spray, factory coating or annual treatments) there are large gaps in warranty coverage from even the best...
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Long-Term SUV Review: 2015 Honda CR-V, Part 2
There are plenty of good reasons why compact crossovers have become so popular with Canadians. Most can be equipped with all-wheel-drive for added on-road security; many offer fuel economy that’s...
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How the Apple Watch could affect you as a driver
Apple Inc. is not only one of the largest information technology companies in the world, and the most valuable publicly traded entity, but the Cupertino, Calif.-based company also is one of the most...
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Safety agency questions automakers on ways to speed up repairs of recalled cars
WASHINGTON — Robo calls, social media ads, personal letters from the CEO and even a smartphone app are among ways auto companies are trying to convince more customers to get repairs done on cars...
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Ford recalling 591,000 vehicles in North America
Ford has issued a recall covering approximately 591,000 cars, SUVs and pickup trucks across North America. The largest recall covers 518,313 examples of the 2013-2015 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, as...
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Jaguar dishes details on 2017 XE powertrains for North America
Jaguar is going to offer a diesel engine for the first time in North America when 2017 rolls around. The new engine will appear under the hood of the base North American-spec XE 20d. Part of Jaguar’s...
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First Drive: 2017 Jaguar XE
ELCIEGO, SPAIN — Jaguar’s first attempt to pump up sales and take market share from the British company’s established German rivals wasn’t exactly a home run. Though the compact-sized, all-wheel-drive...
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Then and now: The bloodthirsty cars of Mad Max
Since the beginning, Mad Max has been a staple of absolutely insane things you could do with cars. The latest installment of the series, Mad Max: Fury Road, is far from an exception. Due out this year,...
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