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Reader Review: 2016 Mazda CX-3 GT AWD
CALGARY – Halloween is just around the corner and then it’ll be Christmas. While it might be a bit too soon to be thinking about the holiday season, Christine Hayman of Calgary already knows what she’d...
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Volkswagen closing in on a diesel fix as deadline approaches
Volkswagen is close to announcing a fix to emissions systems that cheated on pollution tests as sales of diesel vehicles with the affected engines halt in a growing number of European countries. Cars...
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Paul Walker’s daughter suing Porsche over wrongful death
LOS ANGELES — Paul Walker’s daughter sued Porsche for wrongful death this week, claiming the sports car that her father was in when he was killed suffered from numerous design defects. The lawsuit,...
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EPA could delay diesel Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon
The diesel-powered Chevy Coloroado and GMC Canyon could hit the market later than expected thanks to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s tougher emissions tests. According to Automotive News,...
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First Look: Tesla Model X
You have to think that Elon Musk was glued to NASA’s live web streaming of its big Mars’ announcement Monday morning. A little over 24 hours later, it was Musk who had the world logging into his big...
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Requiem for a Subaru Impreza WRX – not ‘just a car’
My valentine had a cold, flat heart. She had a taste for the expensive stuff and swilled it down like she just crossed a desert. She weighed more than 3,000 pounds, and now she’s dead. The demise came...
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Mazda debuting new sports car concept at Tokyo Motor Show
Since Mazda discontinued the RX-8 in 2012, rumours have been swirling endlessly over a possible successor, but there hasn’t been anything remotely solid as far as a confirmation from the Japanese...
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Ford issues six recalls covering 380,000 vehicles
Ford is recalling some older Windstar minivans to because a previous rear-axle recall repair might not work. The recall covers about 342,000 vans from 1998 through 2003. The company said Wednesday that...
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Volkswagen Jetta, Audi A3 stripped of Green Car of the Year awards
In the midst of Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal, Green Car Journal will strip two cars of their Green Car of the Year awards. The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI and 2010 Audi A3 TDI will have their...
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First Drive: 2016 Toyota Yaris Sedan
QUEBEC CITY — Producing an affordable subcompact sedan that also comes across as “cool” sounds like mission impossible. But Toyota, with a little help from its new friend Mazda, seems to be on the...
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First Drive: 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
FRANKFURT, Germany — Traction at all four wheels and a taller seating position are two of the main reasons why so many former car owners have recently moved into crossovers, trucks and SUVs. And these...
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Car Review: 2015 Honda Accord Coupe V6
Occasionally, we hand the keys of a test vehicle to two of our experts to hear what they have to say. Here’s what auto journalists Brian Harper and Nick Tragianis think about the 2015 Honda Accord...
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First Drive: 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Diesel
SOLVANG, Calif. – Clouds of yellow dust roil in our wake as we work our way up the San Rafael Mountains. Far below us, the Santa Ynez Valley is a vast bowl of dry desert grasses, studded with patches...
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First Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Golf R
CALABOGIE, Ont. — I’ve just been handed the keys to an all-wheel-drive turbocharged hatchback, hotter than the shade of red it’s wearing, poised at the entrance to a remote Ontario racetrack. After a...
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Do you need a wheel alignment? Here’s how you can tell
You’ve just dropped off your ride at the shop to have your new winter tires installed and balanced, when you get a call from your mechanic suggesting a wheel alignment to “protect your new tire...
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Ford leads U.S. auto sales through September
Major automakers booked double-digit sales gains last month in the U.S. market, helped by strong growth from key brands like Jeep and a later Labour Day holiday. Ford saw 23 per cent growth in...
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BMW adds more powerful, M-tuned model to X4 family
BMW is turning up the heat in the X4 lineup with a new model for 2016. Yes, it carries the M badge. No, it’s not a full-blown X4 M. The M40i is to the X4 as the M235i is to the 2 Series lineup – a...
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General Motors getting serious about autonomous car technology
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — General Motors plans to cut US$5.5 billion in manufacturing, purchasing and administrative costs during the next three years, helping to finance a big push into autonomous...
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Petition calling for even tougher U.S. EPA testing following VW scandal
An environmental group is seeking to have every model of car and light truck sold in the U.S. undergo on-road emissions tests, adding to calls for more aggressive efforts following revelations that...
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SUV Review: 2016 Hyundai Tucson
In a Canadian market infatuated with the compact SUV, Hyundai was getting killed. Its Tucson, smack dab in the heart of the huge CUV segment, was being comprehensively outsold by the colossuses...
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