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Car Review: 2016 BMW M6
One of the most memorable rides I have survived and lived to enjoy was with a young sidecar-cross racer and seven-time British Champion by the name of Terry Good. To say this man did not understand the...
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Volkswagen investigating whether newer diesels cheat emissions tests
Volkswagen says it is trying to determine whether even more of its cars may have been fitted with software that was used to cheat on U.S. emissions tests. The company had previously said that the...
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Research shows in-car voice commands are still distracting
Car infotainment systems that use voice commands may let drivers keep their hands on the wheel, but they’re still highly distracting. It takes drivers up to 27 seconds to return to full attention after...
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Volkswagen’s emissions fix could be among the costliest recalls ever
Volkswagen’s worldwide repair of 11 million diesel vehicles to bring their emissions systems into compliance with pollution regulations is shaping up to be one of the most complex and costly fixes in...
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Mazda recalling 4.9M cars worldwide over fire risk
Mazda says it is recalling 4.9 million older vehicles worldwide, including 1.36 million in the U.S., because ignition switches could overheat and catch fire. The U.S. recall covers the 1990 to 1996 323...
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10 Concept Cars: What were they thinking?
Dream cars can take almost any form, as many concepts have proven over the years. We dug through the archives of auto shows past (and video games present) to find a few oddities and misfits....
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Takata has fixed only 22.5 per cent of defective airbags in the U.S.
People whose cars have been recalled to fix air bag inflators made by Takata should get the repairs done as soon as possible or face the risk of death or injury, U.S. safety regulators said Thursday....
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First Drive: 2016 Honda Civic
COLLINGWOOD, Ont. – The outgoing Honda Civic, which was introduced in 2012 and reworked in 2013 because of the lacklustre response to its redesign, is being reinvented yet again. This time, it is a...
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Motor Mouth: Is the end (of gasoline engines) near?
Even released in the maelstrom that is the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal, it was stunning news: Last week, Toyota committed to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of its entire fleet of new cars — some...
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Lamborghini Huracán turns dream into reality for young fan
It’s an otherworldly day, the remnants of Hurricane Oho spinning in off the Pacific to lash B.C. with high winds and torrential rain. On the coast, Tofino’s surfers grin maniacally, shredding the huge...
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Emissions scandal keeps Volkswagen sales flat in U.S.
After some summer gains, Volkswagen’s U.S. sales seem to have stalled amid revelations it cheated on emissions tests. Volkswagen Group’s sales are expected to be flat in October, even as total U.S....
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NHTSA warns against buying defective Takata airbags online
An underground market is growing on the Internet for unauthorized and possibly dangerous replacements for Takata Corp.’s recalled air bags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has...
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Mini unveils all-new 2016 Cooper Convertible
Mini has taken the top – ahem, the wraps – off the latest addition to the Cooper lineup. Like thunder follows lighting, the new Cooper Convertible follows the original Cooper we first saw last year....
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First Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Passat
STOWE, Vt. — There was a shadow looming over Volkswagen‘s reveal of its refreshed 2016 Passat in Stowe, Vermont. And it wasn’t just from the dark clouds gathered in the sky on a near-freezing autumn...
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A 100-acre auto junkyard reveals the circle of (car) life
As a teen, I remember limping a friend’s old winter beater to a nearby wrecker’s yard because we heard they’d give you 20 bucks for the heap if the battery was good. As the thing had finally kicked it...
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Here are AJAC’s 2016 Car and Truck of the Year contenders
The road to the 2016 Canadian Car of the Year awards starts today at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ont. Members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) will gather...
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Toyota tops Volkswagen as world’s largest automaker
Volkswagen lost the lead in global auto sales to Toyota after claiming the No. 1 spot three months ago, as the German automaker braces for consumer blowback from a widening emissions scandal. Toyota...
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General Motors avoids strike with last-minute UAW contract
The United Auto Workers union and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract, avoiding a strike – for now. The UAW said the agreement was reached at 11:43 p.m....
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Ram throws down the Heavy Duty towing gauntlet — again
CHELSEA, Mich. – If you want to tow a load this size out in the real world, you’ll need a special licence. But here at the Chelsea Proving Grounds (CPG), there’s a network of roads on the 3,850-acre...
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Audi adds 450-horsepower Sport model to A8 lineup
Audi‘s A8 family is expanding with an all-new model for 2016. Known as the A8 L 4.0T Sport, the new model is not unlike a half-step between the standard A8 and the high-performance S8. It’s even...
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