Honda Accord, Toyota Camry to receive turbo-four engines
The relentless adoption of downsized turbo engines continues as two mass-market best-sellers add turbo I4’s in lieu of larger, naturally aspirated engines. According to Car and Driver, both Honda and...
View ArticleFerrari announces 661-horsepower 488 Spider
It’s hardly surprising but that doesn’t make it any less exciting. According to Top Gear, Ferrari has announced an open-topped version of the lovely 488 GTB dubbed the 488 Spider. Set to officially...
View Article2016 Chevy Colorado gets torque monster diesel engine
GM’s plan to install a diesel engine in its midsize Chevrolet Colorado was never a secret, but the automaker has finally confirmed the engine — a 2.8-litre Duramax with 369 lb.-ft. of torque. That’s a...
View ArticleNHTSA forcing FCA to buy back certain SUVs, pickups
Of the 23 Fiat Chrysler recalls that U.S. regulators investigated, three were so dangerous that the government invoked its most potent power: requiring the company to buy back the vehicles. Owners of...
View ArticlePickup Review: 2015 Ram 2500 HD Laramie Limited
Lord knows I really didn’t need a horse. It had been fifteen years since I’d last owned, or even ridden one and the last thing my chaotic life on the road needed was another responsibility – and a...
View ArticleFord accidentally reveals Focus RS pricing
In a move that undoubtedly has some poor intern getting yelled at, a glitch in a part of Ford’s website undergoing testing accidentally revealed the American price of the upcoming Focus RS as $35,730....
View ArticleJenson Button reportedly considered as Top Gear host
Following the departure of everyone’s favourite trio of bumbling car enthusiasts, the question in everyone’s mind has been who will replace them. Chris Evans has already been confirmed as the new lead...
View ArticlePassion runs deep for these Chevy Corvette lovers
Sometimes, you find the story you planned on. Other times, the weather rewrites it for you. After long weeks of baking heat, the rains returned to the West Coast just in time to wash out the weekend –...
View ArticleRoundup: 5 Japanese classics you can buy for under $5,000
Between 1970 and 1990, Japanese cars went from oddities to commodities. North Americans were sick of unreliable and loathsome Chevrolet Chevettes and Ford Fairmonts, and wanted something small,...
View ArticleAudi teases new concept ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show
Audi was one of the first manufacturers to incorporate LEDs into car lighting and according to Automobile, the German automaker is working on OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology. Audi has...
View ArticleStudy finds average vehicle age is now 11.5 years old
In the age of Apple’s CarPlay, a lot of cars on the road still have tape decks. The average vehicle in the U.S. is now a record 11.5 years old, according to consulting firm IHS Automotive, a sign of...
View ArticleLamborghini Huracan Roadster to debut in Geneva
Yesterday, we announced the arrival of the Ferrari 488 Spider and not to be outdone, Motor Trend says that we can expect a drop-top Lamborghini Huracan to debut at Geneva next year. We think a...
View ArticleShould my car be making this funny sound?
Whether you’re a new driver or someone driving a new and different type of vehicle, there are always questions about the way a vehicle works that lead to unnecessary trips to a service repair facility....
View ArticleReview: 2015 Chevrolet Spark
Welcome to the latest installation of My Cheap and Cheerful Summer – or my most recent sub-compact review. I’ve spent these last few weeks evaluating little bottom-of-the-food-chain rides such as the...
View ArticleClarkson, Hammond, May ink deal with Amazon
Jeremy Clarkson, the TV presenter who was ousted as host of Top Gear this year, will front a new show on Amazon in 2016, underscoring the online retailer’s drive to push its streaming service with...
View ArticleWild Sierra Cosworth a blast from Ford’s maniacal past
There is, in the U.K., something called an Anti-Social Behaviour Order. It’s pretty self-explanatory, really – if you’ve got an ASBO, you’re probably a delinquent, a hooligan, a bit of a cheeky monkey,...
View ArticleCrash tests find injury risk with Ford’s all-aluminum F-150
In a crash test of Ford‘s new aluminum-bodied F-150, an extended-cab version suffered damage that presented a risk of serious injury to the driver, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety said. In a...
View ArticleMotor Mouth: HOV lanes stick it to tax-paying motorists
Like we all couldn’t see this coming. Seriously, you’re not surprised, are you? Really? After all the Ontario Liberal Party’s broken promises, it still took you off-guard that Premier Kathleen Wynne,...
View ArticleGorgeous, custom Chevy Fleetline built to be driven
Dave Iggulden realized from a young age he’d have to be independent when it came to cars. He was 12 when his grandfather gave him a 1978 Chevy Malibu to restore. Iggulden says while it wasn’t a very...
View ArticleFirst Drive: 2016 Cadillac CTS-V
ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin — OK, BMW, I have a message for you from the good folks at Cadillac. It’s not a verbatim quote, more a rough paraphrasing or, perhaps more accurately, an unspoken mantra. But,...
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