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Weekly Roundup: Most popular stories and new car reviews
Most popular stories: 1. People, keep your feet off the dashboard: Not only is it kind of tacky, but it can be very unsafe as well 2. After rotting in field for 40 years, classic Ford fully restored:...
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Car Review: 2015 Honda Fit EX-L Navi
Overview Versatility and flexibility personified Pros Passenger/cargo configurations, fuel economy, CVT Cons Front seats, wind noise at higher speeds Value for money Average What would I change? More...
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Tesla to open first battery swap station by year’s end
Tesla is on track to open its first battery-swap station by the end of this year. The Truth About Cars says Tesla CEO Elon Musk is planning to have the company’s first battery swapping station come...
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Ford recalling 53 examples of the 2015 Mustang
Ford has already issued the first recall for the 2015 Mustang. As expected, the number of cars isn’t too significant — only 53 units are affected. AutoGuide reports the issue is centred around seatbelt...
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You can race a track-prepped Audi TT… For a price
The best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a large one. Audi is looking for 18 drivers with 99,000 Euros to spend ($142,200 CDN) to be a part of the upcoming 2015 Audi Sport TT...
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Dear John, I need an affordable all-wheel-drive sedan
After what some consider the most hellacious winter in decades, many Canadian new car buyers are reconsidering their vehicle needs this fall to better weather the upcoming winter’s inevitable storms...
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On the Road: Two-wheeled auction
In his lifetime, Ray Lamb had amassed an extraordinarily large pile of motorcycles. When the Calgary motorcycle collector died early in 2010, he had a stash of close to 400 motorcycles in various...
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Driving web sell, print to online
Pointers Toyota Sienna Go to Driving.ca to see more photos of the new 2015 Toyota Sienna. Camaro SS Convertible Go to Driving.ca to see more photos of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible. Toyota...
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Acura to refresh ILX sedan in time for L.A. Auto Show
Acura is getting ready to debut a refreshed version of its ILX compact sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The ILX hasn’t been a strong seller for Acura in North America, which is likely...
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GM increases fatality count to 29 in ignition switch recall case
At least 29 people have died and 27 people have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to...
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These are the 4.7 million cars affected by massive Takata airbag recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued an urgent plea to more than 4.7 million car owners whose air bag inflators have been recalled to get them repaired. The air bags, especially in...
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Toyota says stay out of front passenger seats as air-bag probe widens
Toyota is advising U.S. owners to keep passengers out of the front seats of several models until dealers can repair defective air bags, four months after taking similar actions in Japan. Toyota issued...
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Hyundai is considering a new sports car
With Hyundai pulling the plug on the Genesis Coupe 2.0T and the Veloster not quite a hot hatch, the automaker is reportedly considering adding a new sports car to its lineup. In an interview with...
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Honda HR-V making its North American debut in L.A.
Honda’s entry into the growing subcompact crossover market is destined for the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Known as the Vezel in Japan — where it is also already on sale — the Honda HR-V will be making...
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Car Review: 2014 Chevrolet Sonic LT
Overview Compact urbanite with fun-to-drive road manners Pros Perky styling, ride/handling, available 1.4L turbocharged engine Cons Digital instrumentation, so-so performance (1.8L engine), redundant...
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GM supports bill banning Tesla direct sales in Michigan
According to this report by Jalopnik, GM wasn’t about to let people buy Teslas in Michigan without a fight. Tesla is unlike most automakers in that you can buy a Tesla directly from the manufacturer,...
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A headless big rig? It’s no ghost story
Here we go again. More changes. Don’t get me wrong: change is good. It’s also inevitable. We live in a changing world. Always have. Some changes happen and I hardly notice. Others occur, and I might...
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Woodill Wildfire was a (short) dream come true
The photographed 1953 Woodill Wildfire Series II was one of the cars in the class that I was recently judging at the Santa Fe Concorso in New Mexico. Apparently it is the first confirmed factory built...
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Front-facing child seats give us a new perspective on safety
A little while ago, I decided to change my daughter’s outlook on life. Instead of looking where we had been, she would now see where we were going. She had grown up enough. It was time. I turned her...
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Volvo SUVs to receive Polestar tuning treatment
Following in the footsteps of the very quick (and very blue) S60 and V60 Polestar models, Volvo will be extending the same high-performance treatment to its SUVs. In an interview with Australia’s...
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