Nissan Versa sedan discontinued in Canada
Nissan has pulled the plug on the Versa sedan, the second cheapest car in its lineup. According to a report from Automotive News, Pierre Loing, Nissan’s product planning vice president, says slow Versa...
View ArticleConfigurator lets you build your own Lamborghini Huracán
It’s a well-known facet of life that many of us can’t afford a supercar, but that’s OK when it’s possible to configure a dream car without putting down any financial commitment. Lamborghini is the...
View ArticleGallery: Weird and wonderful things from the Mini archives
Mini is one of the quirkiest and most unusual automakers to ever exist. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, and everything Mini does seems to have a tongue-in-cheek element to it. Besides making...
View ArticleJaguar XFR-S wagon headed to Geneva Motor Show
Even though we probably won’t see it in North America, Jaguar has unveiled the XFR-S Sportbrake ahead of the Geneva Motor Show. The latest and hottest addition to the XF lineup is a more...
View ArticleHyundai unveils two new Geneva-bound concepts
Hyundai will take to this year’s Geneva Motor Show with two decidedly different concept cars — an aircraft-inspired compact crossover and a slinky mid-engined sports car. The first, known as the...
View ArticleUpcoming Alfa Romeo Spider could see turbo-four engine
The latest rumours about the upcoming Alfa Romeo Spider suggest the company’s rear-wheel-drive roadster will see a turbocharged four-cylinder engine under the hood. According to Car and Driver, the...
View ArticleJeremy Clarkson does that funny thing with his face again
Whether you love him or hate him, you cannot deny how funny it is to see Jeremy Clarkson’s face flapping in the wind. The Top Gear host is at it again, this time behind the wheel of the single-seat and...
View ArticleWatch the Hennessey Venom GT set a new speed record
Much like setting a lap time around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, going fast in a straight line is a constant source of one-upmanship. Ever since its introduction, the Bugatti Veyron has reigned as the...
View ArticleSketch of possible next-gen Mazda2 leaked
A rendering of the Mazda Hazumi concept has been leaked on to the Internet a week before the subcompact is set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The rendering, which we’re not convinced is an official...
View ArticleRefreshed Nissan Juke headed to Geneva
Nissan has dropped a teaser of its refreshed Juke ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut next week. Since its debut in 2010, the Juke has been a lightning rod for its polarizing design. Nissan is taking...
View ArticleLexus, Acura, Audi score top marks from Consumer Reports
For the second year in a row, Lexus has topped Consumer Reports‘ annual Car Brand Report Cards list. Leading the pack with 79 points, Lexus’ lineup earned praise for its “quiet, comfortable and...
View ArticleInsuring the load a main priority
One of the scariest words in the trucking profession is insurance. Specifically, for the power unit and the trailer, but even more so for the load you’re hauling. Questions abound. Who covers what?...
View ArticleWill Maserati debut a new concept next week?
In honour of its 100th anniversary, rumour has it Maserati will debut a new concept car at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. According to GT Spirit, the mystery model would follow CEO Harald Webster’s...
View ArticleHow to parallel park: 1950s invention should be a real thing
Parallel parking can be a nightmare. It’s one of the biggest things people dread when taking their driving exam. What if you hit the curb? What if you ding the car in front of you? How many attempts...
View ArticleGM adds 842,000 vehicles to faulty ignition switch recall
General Motors doubled the number of small cars it is recalling to 1.6 million to fix faulty ignition switches linked to multiple fatal crashes. Just two weeks ago, GM announced the recall of more than...
View ArticleVolkswagen to have a parade of Polo debuts in Geneva
Volkswagen is preparing to unveil four different Polo models at the Geneva Motor Show next week — the Polo TSI BlueMotion, Polo TDI BlueMotion, Polo BlueGT and CrossPolo. The popular subcompact, which...
View ArticleAudi keeping V8 engine alive in next-generation R8
Although a majority of automakers are swapping normally aspirated engines for turbocharged and supercharged ones with fewer cylinders, a new report suggests the upcoming Audi R8 will keep its V8...
View ArticleUsed Car Connoisseur: Plymouth Prowler not for the shy
Used Car Connoisseur: Take a look at this 1999 Plymouth Prowler we found on Kijiji Scanning Kijiji’s used cars on Driving brought a red 1999 Plymouth Prowler to the fore. It was, and remains today, a...
View ArticleHigh stress: Watch this $4M Lamborghini try to load a truck
Although most people will watch this Lamborghini Veneno video for, to use the popular term, “car porn” reasons, I couldn’t help but get really stressed out watching someone try to load the $4-million...
View ArticleMotor Mouth: From sublime to ridiculous at 435 km/h
Somewhere, someplace, someone is contemplating buying a Hennessey Venom GT over a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. He will not choose the new 1,244-horsepower hypercar over the merely 1,200-hp Veyron...
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