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Car Review: 2015 Nissan Micra S
The Nissan Micra and I go way back. In fact, it was the very first car I’d owned entirely on my own. The baby-blue, 1986 Micra wasn’t much to look at, leading one of my friends to proclaim it “even...
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Honda prices 2016 Pilot from $35,000 in Canada
The 2016 Honda Pilot has landed — arriving at dealerships across Canada with a starting MSRP of $35,490 but exceeding $50,000 for the top line Touring. The 2016 Pilot uses a direct injected 3.5-liter...
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Audi could bring high-performance RS 4 back to our shores
Audi fans have long been frustrated by the lack of an RS 4 on our shores, so much so there is even a Facebook page set up to petition the automaker to please stop being silly and bring the jalapeno-hot...
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Fiat Chrysler recalling 1.4 million vehicles to defend against hackers
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling about 1.4 million cars and trucks equipped with radios that are vulnerable to hacking. The company was already distributing software to insulate connected...
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Big Rigs: Facts on Friction
Somewhere in your past you have come across the smell of one very upset skunk. It is a scent you quickly identified, and will never forget. Me too. But to me, there is one smell that is a whole lot...
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Collector Classics: The Sabra
Spending a great deal of my time involved in the world of serious concours and preservation judging, it is sometimes fun to attend shows that are the complete opposite. During a recent trip to Hershey,...
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Industry Insider: Paint it black
VANCOUVER — Henry Ford once remarked that “a customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black.” It was a quip about the iconic Model T as it began mass production in the...
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On the Road: Model T-Stock
Fans of Henry Ford’s humble yet esteemed Model T are congregating in historic Cochrane in early July. It’s part of the Model T Ford Club of America’s 50th anniversary tour, called the . The club has...
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Are road tolls the solution for our traffic woes?
Ask not for whom the road tolls … it might be tolling for thee. Annual polls often rate Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal as the worst congested cities in North America. It’s the usual combination of too...
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Dodge to double Hellcat production for 2016
Proving that no amount of horsepower is too much, Dodge is more than doubling SRT Hellcat production for 2016 to keep up with demand according to Road and Track. They’re also changing the way cars are...
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Upcoming Lamborghini Urus could use diesel, hybrid powertrains
Lamborghini wowed us with the graceful four-door Estoque concept roughly a year ago but the public voted loudly instead for an Audi Q7-based SUV dubbed the Urus. As the Estoque joins the ranks of...
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First Drive: 2016 Mini John Cooper Works
NEW HAVEN, CT – It has been an interminable 18-month-long wait for the speed freak denomination of the Church of Mini, but its patience is about to be rewarded — the John Cooper Works (JCW) edition of...
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Ferrari F12 Speciale might be the last of a rare breed
Although Jeremy Clarkson famously decried the Ferrari F12 for having too much power, the lunatics at Maranello have started development on an even faster version of the F12 according to Autocar. The...
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Top 10: The unknown automakers you forgot about
If you are reading this, you probably think you know a thing or two about cars and have a comprehensive knowledge of the car industry in general. You are likely the person friends and family seek out...
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Hacked Jeep sends warning to Germany’s luxury car trio
When hackers landed a Jeep Cherokee in a ditch last week, it sent a warning to BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz as the German luxury-car trio compete increasingly on technology rather than just horsepower....
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Toyota hopes iM, iA sedan will revive Scion sales
Toyota‘s youth-oriented Scion unit is bringing two new vehicles to the U.S. to try and revive the brand after a 19 per cent drop in first-half sales. Scion is a small-car brand stuck in a light-truck...
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Long-Term Car Review: 2015 BMW i3 – Part 2
We are now halfway through our 60-day test drive of the new 2015 BMW i3 plug-in electric vehicle equipped with the range-extender. So far in the past month, with its lightweight carbon fibre/aluminum...
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Hyundai to green-light Santa Cruz pickup
Hyundai debuted the oddball Santa Cruz truck concept at last year’s Detroit Auto Show where it was meant with a strongly positive reaction. That reaction has inspired Hyundai to green-light the Santa...
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Pint-sized Nissan Figaro is the cutest car in the world
If entrepreneur Randy Lum ever wants to get out of the restaurant business, he could always get a job herding cats: It’s 15 minutes past go-time for the eighth annual Canada Day parade of Figaros, and...
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Volkswagen is the world’s biggest automaker so far in 2015
Volkswagen overtook Toyota in global vehicle sales for January to June, the first time the German automaker has come out top in the intensely competitive tallies. Toyota said Tuesday it sold 5.02...
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