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Toyota to Volkswagen: Avoid fixating on being the biggest
Toyota president Akio Toyoda weighed in for the first time about the scandal engulfing Volkswagen, stressing a resistance to getting consumed with sales targets. Toyoda declined to take a direct shot...
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Five cool cars to celebrate National Cat Day the right way
By now, you’re probably well aware that it’s National Cat Day. It was started 10 years ago by a group of cat lovers to promote awareness for felines that need adopting into loving homes. In honour of...
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Mazda sticking with plan to introduce diesels in North America
Mazda isn’t letting Volkswagen‘s emissions scandal get in the way of offering diesel engines in North America. Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Mazda’s head of research and development, told Reuters the Japanese...
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Here’s the best winter tire out of 19 tested in Kal Tire’s slush and ice course
The right winter tire will reduce the fear factor associated with winter driving because drivers know the tire will allow them to stop, corner and stay on the road. Drivers need unbiased information...
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Motor Mouth: A sobering wakeup call as clocks fall back
Is Daylight Savings Time a life saver? Is switching back to Standard Time killing us? Perhaps more importantly, especially to parents, is switching our clocks back an hour in the fall placing the most...
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2015 Tokyo Motor Show: The vehicles Canadians should know
TOKYO — As much as the Tokyo Motor Show caters to its domestic automakers and customers, the event still warrants the attention of knowledgeable foreign new car buyers. Falling between September’s...
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Driving wins big at AJAC Automotive Journalism awards
Driving took home three top honours at the latest round of the Automobile Journalist’s Association of Canada’s (AJAC) annual journalism awards. This year’s awards ceremony, held at a special reception...
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Long-Term Car Review: 2016 Subaru WRX CVT – Part 2
CALABOGIE, Ont. — The idea of owning a car with an automatic transmission can be sheer blasphemy to many sports compact fans. Why would you want to detract from the joys of changing gears – and,...
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Bentley app reads emotions, then tells you which Bentayga to buy
Imagine walking into a Michelin-starred restaurant where the waiters hand you a list of every ingredient in the kitchen and say, “What do you want to eat?” Only a devout foodie could discern the exact...
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The 9 best vehicles for the Canadian zombie apocalypse
Speaking purely for myself, I’m really looking forward to the coming zombie apocalypse. Just think of it: no line ups at Starbucks, no more “Beliebers” on Twitter, a huge reduction in traffic, and if...
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Study estimates U.S. fatalities caused by ‘dieselgate’
Volkswagen’s emissions scandal now has an estimated death toll. The excess emissions that the company concealed will be responsible for about 59 early deaths in the U.S. alone, according to a sweeping...
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Honda to recall about 300,000 Accords in U.S. for airbag fault
Honda Motor Co. said it will recall 303,904 Accords in the U.S. to fix a flaw that could lead to side-door air bags deploying even if the vehicles are not in a crash. Air bags in 2008 and 2009 model...
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Sponsored Content: The winter watchlist
RELATED Sponsored Content: Seven preventive maintenances your vehicle needs before the snow flies This graphic was produced by Postmedia’s advertising department on behalf of GM Certified Service...
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Porsche issues precautionary recall on close to 3,500 Macans in Canada
Porsche is issuing a precautionary recall on 58,881 Macan S and Macan Turbo vehicles around the world, 3,490 of which are in Canada, to examine a possible leak in the low-pressure fuel line inside the...
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These are, by far, the scariest cars (to repair and maintain)
Welcome to an automotive horror movie: It’s October 31st, and darkness is settling in on the cemetery. As you quickly walk by, dry leaves rustle in the wind – otherwise, there’s barely a sound, until...
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Consumers Digest names 6 Fiat Chrysler vehicles as ‘Best Buys’
Fiat Chrysler has taken home six ‘Best Buy’ awards from Consumers Digest magazine. The Jeep Renegade won Consumers Digest‘s Subcompact SUV award, which is in its first year as the segment is relatively...
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NHTSA to add automatic braking as five-star rating requirement
The U.S. government is adding automatic braking to its five-star safety rating system designed to help consumers identify the most important safety technologies to look for in new cars. The National...
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Car Review: 2016 Honda Fit EX-L Navi
When it first appeared in 2006, the original Honda Fit inspired the sort of reflexive maternal affection I usually reserve for young wombats, piglets, and other helplessly dorky creatures. An oversized...
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13 winter-ready AWD vehicles for under $35,000
Here in the Great White North (a.k.a. the zone of perpetual winter), every little bit helps when it comes to traversing the snow and ice. Winter rubbers are a must, of course. Traction control and...
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We take the past for a spin in Mazda’s rotary classics
NAGAO, Japan — Back in the early 1960s, Mazda signed a licensing agreement with NSU, a small German company building a single rotor rotary engine. The reason for looking at this oddball technology was...
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