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Car Review: 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 Coupe 4matic
Driving columnist David Booth and Cole Reiken, Vice-President, Digital Businesses at Postmedia Network, share their thoughts on Mercedes’ stunning and commanding S550 Coupe. David Booth: As...
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The Canadian-made Bricklin SV-1 is a ’70s icon
One look was all it took. Greg Worboy happened to see a bright green sports car driving past him in traffic one day and the shape of the mysterious sports car stopped him in his tracks. He didn’t know...
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How our writers fell in love with the world of cars
Graeme Fletcher It all started one dark and dank British Saturday — my father had the cylinder head off his Austin A40 (yes, the demon car) and had his “apprentice” (a.k.a. me) grinding in the valves...
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Mini Superleggera to combat Mazda Miata in 2019
According to a report from Autocar, Mini will release a production version of the Superleggera convertible concept in 2019. The upcoming model will be front-wheel-drive, but AWD will be available on...
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Subaru recalling 32,000 cars over passenger airbags
Subaru is recalling 32,400 Impreza compact cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the front passenger air bag from inflating in a crash. The recall affects certain four-door and station wagon...
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Audi R8 to receive turbocharged five-cylinder engine
The second-generation Audi R8 is launching with a 5.2L naturally aspirated V10 as its sole engine option. But according to Road & Track, the base engine in some markets be a turbocharged unit. The...
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GM unveils refreshed-for-2016 GMC Sierra pickup
Like thunder follows lightning, General Motors has followed up on the 2016 Chevy Silverado with the restyled GMC Sierra. Like the Silverado, the Sierra’s changes are almost entirely cosmetic. New...
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Lincoln will build all-new Continental in Michigan
A Michigan assembly plant will build the revived Lincoln Continental sedan. Ford said Wednesday that the Flat Rock Assembly in suburban Detroit will build the Continental, which goes on sale sometime...
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Car Review: 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon TDI
You won’t find a compendium of complaints or list of liabilities in this road test. The station wagon version of the Volkswagen Golf has always been a car writer favourite. So here I am, a person who...
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When is it time to say goodbye to your car?
While the average length of time an owner keeps his or her new vehicle is approaching nine years for Canadians, more than 50 per cent of the vehicles on our roads survive 15 years of ownership (up from...
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Car Review: 2015 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack
The Challenger Scat Pack is an unnecessary car. It’s louder than it has to be, bigger than it has to be, and far more powerful than it has any right to be. How can we, in eco-friendly, locally grown,...
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First Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
STRASBOURG, FRANCE – As part of the Mercedes-Benz GLK’s launch prior to its 2008 Detroit Auto Show debut, a prototype version had a cameo in the seminal chick flick Sex and the City. There is no sneak...
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Honda says it used airbags from ARC automotive
Honda, the Japanese automaker most affected by the global safety crisis involving defective air bags, said it had used inflators made by a second company under investigation in the U.S. for suspected...
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Honda reportedly working on ‘baby NSX’ sports car
Honda could be filling the void between the Japan-only S660 roadster and the Acura NSX with a new sports car. Speaking with AutoGuide, John Mendel, Honda’s executive vice president in the U.S., said...
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Ford offering $10k discounts on F-150 to boost U.S. sales
Ford has begun offering discounts that can exceed $10,000 on the new aluminum-bodied F-150 to reverse a sales slump while it works to build inventory on dealer lots. The company’s website offers “up to...
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GM is recalling 10 cars over potential steering defect
In what could be the smallest recall this year, GM is calling back exactly 10 copies of the Chevrolet Cruze and Volt. The issue? According to the Detroit News, inner tie rods connected to the steering...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S pushes all the right buttons
Occasionally, we hand the keys of a test vehicle to two of our experts to hear what they have to say. Here’s what veteran auto journalists Graeme Fletcher and David Booth think about the all-new...
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Motor Mouth: I raced a self-driving Audi RS 7 — and won
One modestly-talented, only-slightly-brain-damaged auto journalist: 1. High-tech self-driving Audi RS 7: 0. Yep, unlike Garry Kasparov — who famously distressed a then-analog world when he lost his...
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Women at the Wheel: Family Affair
VANCOUVER — Elaine Dams grew up in the quaint little town of Aldergrove, where her father operated a Shell gas station. To make some extra money, he started selling cars and trailers at the station,...
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Ferrari recalls 814 cars over improperly installed airbags
Ferrari is recalling eight new cars to fix driver-side air bags supplied by Takata Corp. that were installed at an improper angle. The air bags were discovered when Ferrari was doing tests on a 458...
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