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Motorcycle Review: 2014 Honda F6C Valkyrie
TEMECULA, Calif. — Imagine you wanted to build a roadster or a muscle car. Imagine further that you thought to yourself that it’d be a great idea to strip a Winnebago as the starting point. No matter...
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Silverstone Classic pays homage to Steve McQueen
Of every single movie that includes a car chase, Bullitt arguably reigns above all else for a good reason — Steve McQueen is the boss of all things cool. Even today, the 10-minute chase is still one of...
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Ford recalls nearly 700,000 Escape SUVs and C-MAX hybrids over airbag risk
Ford recalled almost 700,000 Escape SUVs and C-MAX hybrid cars to fix a defect that could prevent air bags from deploying in a rollover crash. The resolution involves reprogramming vehicle software,...
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2014 AJAC Eco-Run: Just how fuel-efficient is your car?
VANCOUVER, B.C. — There’s no doubt fuel economy is a high priority when people go to buy new cars. Yes, heated seats, air conditioning and leather-upholstered seats are wants, but they aren’t...
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Photo series captures bond between old cars and owners
You can tell as much about a person from the car they drive as you can from the clothes they wear. Among other things, cars often reveal a person’s tastes, personality and economic standing. These...
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Dear John: I want a domestic luxury sedan under $45,000
When you have something good going, why change it? That’s the new car buying philosophy of this month’s Dear John letter writer, recent retiree Wayne Robertson, from Sherbrooke, Que. Wayne is looking...
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Dodge Caravan nameplate could return after 2016
Last week, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne announced plans for the next five years of the automaker’s products. The Dodge Grand Caravan was included in the mix, which we learned would be...
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This used Volvo ad is the best we’ve ever seen
While poorly written Craiglsist ads can be very entertaining (selling Honda Civic with V4 engine and “manuel” transmission), this hilarious ad for a used Volvo 245GL posted by YouTuber, PonyHans, might...
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GM announces limited edition Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
GM has unveiled a limited, final-edition run of the outgoing Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. Limited to 500 examples in the U.S. starting this summer, the final run of 2015 CTS-V Coupes will be mechanically...
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Rolls-Royce unveils bespoke Phantom Drophead Coupe Waterspeed Collection
Automakers typically commemorate land speed records, but Rolls-Royce’s latest Phantom Drophead Coupe takes a different, more watery approach. Commemorating the water speed records set in 1939 by Sir...
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Top 10: Japanese sports cars from the 1990s golden era
Honda’s all-new NSX supercar is set to arrive sometime in 2015, a quarter-of-a-century after the debut of the original and a reminder that Japanese automakers once led the industry in sports cars. Now...
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Volkswagen working on 10-speed transmission, new diesel engines
Volkswagen has dished details on its upcoming dual-clutch automatic transmissions and diesel engines. According to Car and Driver, Volkswagen research and development chief Heinz-Jakob Neusser said the...
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Porsche being sued over Paul Walker and Roger Rodas’ deaths
The widow of the man who was driving a Porsche sports car that crashed and killed actor Paul Walker sued the automaker on Monday, claiming design flaws caused both men to die in a fiery crash in...
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Adventure in eye of the beholder
Tourism New Brunswick, the government agency that promotes that province’s tourism potential, called us this week. The agency wants to use a photograph from our website in an upcoming tourism campaign....
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Don’t forget motorcycle safety
Thank you to all the readers who wrote to me last week regarding the Motorcycle Awareness Month column. Riding is an incredible privilege, and I hope to keep it that way for both myself and all of you....
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GM recall shows air bags don’t always deploy when drivers, regulators expect...
Here’s an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: They don’t always deploy when drivers — or regulators — expect them to. Thirteen people have died in crashes involving older GM cars with...
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Cartoonist reviews Tesla Model S. Hilarity ensues
Matthew Inman and his web-based comic, The Oatmeal, chose a very animated way to review his very own Tesla Model S. This might be the first-ever cartoon-based review of an actual car. The full cartoon...
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All 2015 Buicks now have standard back-up cameras
From the Verano to the Enclave, GM has made back-up cameras standard on all 2015 Buick models south of the border. The move is a response to a recent mandate last month that will see every new car and...
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Grubby street in Beijing holds a secret supercar mecca
As the taxi drove off, I wondered if I had the right address. I double-checked that the location I had written on a scrap of paper was the same as the street sign in front of me and, yes, they...
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Jaguar will build the six remaining lightweight E-Types
Between 1963 and 1964, Jaguar embarked on a project to build 18 examples of what would arguably become some of the most desirable of the Series 1 E-Types. They were 114 kg lighter than their...
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