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Car Review: 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 4Matic Coupe
Overview Compact-sized coupe-styled luxe/sport four-door Pros Expressive styling, all-wheel drivetrain, sporting dynamics Cons Turbo four-cylinder roughness, abrupt throttle tip-in, tight rear legroom...
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VW appoints board replacements for Ferdinand Piech and his wife
Volkswagen AG appointed Julia Kuhn-Piech and Louise Kiesling to fill the supervisory board seats left open after Chairman Ferdinand Piech and his wife Ursula resigned on Saturday after a power...
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Hundreds of crashes involving defective cars going unreported each year
Hundreds of crashes involving defective cars are going unreported each year because under U.S. safety rules, automakers aren’t required to report suspicious accidents for models more than 10 years old....
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Garages a hotbed for practical joker mechanics
Auto repair shops are not on the top of too many consumers’ list of a place to find a lot of laughs, but for us on this side of the counter, there are some stories I have that are just too good not to...
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GM teases more 2016 Chevy Camaro bits ahead of May debut
General Motors is keeping the stream of 2016 Chevrolet Camaro teasers flowing by showing off two new bits. The two new photos arguably give us the clearest look yet of the next-gen muscle car. Ed...
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Our experts share their best used car picks under $20K
We asked our Driving experts which used vehicle they would buy today with a budget of no more than $20,000. Here’s what they told us: Alyn Edwards I would buy a three-or so-year-old Volkswagen Passat...
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Hybrid Highway: Banishing the Bland
For all its fuel-saving prowess, even its staunchest defenders couldn’t describe the Toyota Prius c as ‘exciting.’ Bland, in fact, was a much more apropos description for the exterior styling of the...
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2016 Honda HR-V priced at $20,690 in Canada
Honda has revealed official Canadian pricing for the all-new 2016 HR-V subcompact crossover. Starting at $20,690, the 2016 HR-V is powered by a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine good for 141 horsepower...
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GM to cut 1,000 jobs in Oshawa as 2016 Camaro production moves to U.S.
General Motors says it will cut about 1,000 positions from its Oshawa manufacturing operations this year. By December, GM Canada’s main assembly operation is expected to have 2,600 hourly employees —...
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Car events in B.C. this weekend
VANCOUVER — This weekend has traditionally marked the start of the Metro Vancouver car show season in the form of the Poppy High School show. The weather is always a bit fickle in early May, but there...
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Russia proposes superhighway linking New York to London
Many people define the “ultimate” road trip in unique ways, but this proposed superhighway could be the one to rule them all. Known as the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development (TEPR), the plan was...
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First Drive: 2016 Mazda CX-3
PHOENIX, ARIZ. — Five minutes behind the wheel and I’m wishing the road was twistier. An hour later, I get my wish, and it’s bliss, joy, nirvana. But first, the usual gnashing of teeth and rending of...
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Troubleshooter: How to avoid repair shop ripoffs
Almost every car owner either has his or her story of a repair shop rip-off, or knows someone who does. While countless legitimate and honestly run service departments keep the overwhelming majority of...
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Online comments prove some drivers say the dumbest things
Driving is a team sport. You’re sharing the road with a lot of other people you know little about, and yet, your fate could lie in their hands. As someone who reads a lot of what other drivers have to...
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Fiat Chrysler hits 61-month sales streak on high Jeep, Ram demand
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said its U.S. sales in April rose 5.8 per cent as its Ram pickups and Jeep SUVs won new buyers amid a consumer shift to larger, more rugged vehicles. The gains extended its...
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Restored Mercury wagon ready to haul the family again
Every generation has a vehicle that will take on a cultural significance of its own and come to represent a distinct period in the evolution of the automobile. For my generation, that vehicle was the...
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Younger drivers putting more miles on their cars, thanks to cheap gas
Americans will use the most gasoline this year since 2007, led by the nation’s youngest drivers. Americans under 35 are almost twice as likely as those above that age to report driving more because of...
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Ford expands door latch recall
DETROIT — Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is expanding a recall of small and midsize cars to fix door latches that may not stay closed. The recall now covers almost 546,000 Ford...
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Aston Martin starts leasing program in U.S. (a Vantage for $1,400 a month!)
Aspiring James Bonds in the U.S. will soon be able slip into an Aston Martin for at least $100,000 less than it used to cost. The blue-blood British carmaker has partnered with Ally Financial to offer...
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Sibling bonds endure on life’s rocky roads
In the spring of 2007, I climbed into my little blue Ford Escort GT and drove West to destroy my wife’s heart. The day was bright and sunny, filled with the buzz and bustle of ordinary people going...
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