Hyundai teases next-generation Genesis flagship sedan
Last week, we told you about Hyundai‘s Genesis. Not the luxury sedan and sports coupe, but the Korean automaker’s new answer to Acura, Infiniti and Lexus. Hyundai has now dropped a teaser of the first...
View ArticleSubaru previews Impreza sedan concept for L.A. Auto Show
Subaru is showing up at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week with a sneak peek at the next-generation Impreza. Although the teaser image doesn’t show much, it’s pretty safe to expect the Impreza sedan...
View ArticleFirst Drive: 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera
TENERIFE, Canary Islands – For the 2017 model year, Porsche will be ushering in a mid-cycle update of its current 911 Carrera, known by its 991 technical designation among the cognoscenti. The new car...
View ArticleIn Remembrance: True tales of war-time drivers and mechanics
The Memory Project is an initiative by Historica Canada, sharing thousands of veteran stories online and through public speaking events. We delved into their vast archives to bring you a few of our...
View ArticleGoing off the beaten path with the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS
NEW ORLEANS – Go find new roads, I was told. And with the keys to a screaming yellow (sorry, Lemon Peel), six-speed manual 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS in my hand, I was happy to do just that. I very...
View ArticleBirth, death, life – and a little green toy car
Gordie Howe turns the green toy car over in his massive calloused hands, studying it as much by feel as by sight. The man they call Mr. Hockey is snowcapped with the passing years, and while it’s some...
View Article2016 Honda Civic Coupe confirmed for Los Angeles Auto Show
Honda will be pulling the wraps off its latest Civic Coupe at the L.A. Auto Show next week. If our time with the Civic Sedan was any indication, the newest two-door Civic should be a boon to drive...
View Article2017 Mercedes-Benz SL getting an AMG GT-inspired facelift
The Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is about to get a lot prettier for 2017. Set to debut at the L.A. Auto Show next week, the facelifted SL-Class convertible is getting a new look. Based on the teaser image,...
View ArticleToyota moving RAV4 production to Cambridge, Ontario
Toyota Canada’s manufacturing complex in Cambridge, Ont., will build the RAV4 compact crossover, providing some certainty about the operation’s future after work on the Corolla moves to Mexico. The...
View ArticleVolkswagen halts Passat TDI production in Tennessee
Volkswagen has hit the pause button on diesel-powered Passat production in its Chattanooga, Tenn., plant. “As we are in the middle of the ramp up of production volume, it is no problem to adjust the...
View ArticleFirst Drive: 2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe
MALAGA, Spain — AMG: Axe Murdering German. The cars emerging from the workshop of Hans Aufrect and Erhard Melcher have traditionally been leather-lined blunt instruments. The Red Sow, the Hammer –...
View ArticleDoing your own oil change? Be extra careful
Car owners who change their own engine oil and filter often talk of a sense of satisfaction, pride and even independence after completing what once was something every driver was expected to do. But...
View ArticleLong-Term Car Review: 2016 Subaru WRX CVT – Part 3
As much as we enjoyed flogging our 2016 Subaru WRX CVT around a race track in our last installment, the remaining 99.9 per cent of the time in our long-term tester has been what the typical buyer might...
View ArticleFirst Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima
PLYMOUTH, Michigan — The intermediate segment, the fourth largest segment in Canada, is in the throes of being entirely revamped. Everything from the Chrysler 200 to the Toyota Camry is new or has been...
View ArticleThe Bentley Bentayga has an optional $160,000 dashboard clock
It’s not entirely surprising that the most exorbitantly priced luxury SUV on the market packs some unbelievably expensive options. But an optional dashboard clock that costs more than a fully-loaded...
View ArticleVolkswagen offers employees amnesty for information on cheating
FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen is telling employees that they can come forward with information about how the company cheated on emissions tests — and won’t be fired. The offer applies to workers...
View ArticleFormer VW CEO resigns as Audi chairman in wake of scandal
Volkswagen AG’s former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn resigned from his post as supervisory board chairman of the manufacturer’s Audi premium-car division, further scaling back his ties with...
View Article6,300 Toyota and Lexus vehicles recalled over pre-collision braking
All 2013 to 2015 Toyota Avalon and Lexus ES 300H and ES 350 models featuring the Pre-Collision System (PCS) are being recalled because the system may be activated by steel joints or plates in the...
View ArticleStoring your car for the winter? Follow these eight tips
Well, there’s no use fighting it anymore: frost on the windshield, the leaves stripped from the trees, your breath hanging in the air. Winter is coming, and soon we’ll all be up to our eyeballs in...
View ArticleSUV Review: 2016 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk
With global sales rising on a yearly basis, Jeep continues to keep the offers full over at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. And part of the brand’s widening worldwide popularity is the addition of smaller...
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