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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye powertrain earns praise
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2014+ Nissan Versa Note big on versatility, space
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LADY DRIVEN: Could this be the sedan’s sunset?
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Five checks before you buy used 2014+ Fiat 500L
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AUTO ADVICE: Are there kits for positive earth ignition systems?
Q: I have a 1959 British Ford Prefect that I would like to change from points and condenser to electronic ignition. It works great except for the constant battle with condensers and points. I look to the internet for answers but if it is a ...
2019 Mustang Bullitt ignites passion for driving
This one had me the second the engine came to life — that gorgeous and distinct sound of a barely muffled American V8. ...
Canada rushes to embrace robo-car boom
Ontario is becoming a hub of self-driving car development and that’s potentially good news for any driver who’s been stuck in gridlock or frustrated by the forlorn search for a parking spot downtown in winter. Autonomous and ...
Car shopping in virtual-reality: 3D configurators, VR enable new ways for people to choose vehicles
Choosing your new car at McLaren Automotive’s Toronto dealership is a lot like playing a video game — Gran Turismo or Forza — except in this game the money is real. You stand in front of a large 4k touchscreen. On it is a ...
5 checks before you buy used 2013-18 Toyota Avalon
The Avalon has long been the flagship Toyota sedan model, taking a place above the Camry in the model lineup and competing with big, comfy sedans like the Chevrolet Impala, Nissan Maxima, Chrysler 300 and Ford Taurus. As Toyota’s top-dog car ...
Selling your vehicle? Follow these five tips to take better used-car photos
A picture is worth a thousand words and a few good pictures can be worth plenty more than that when it comes time to sell your used ride. Used-car shoppers face many uncertainties and concerns as part of the shopping process. It’s been ...
Volkswagen still hot for stick
The manual transmission is dying and cars with three pedals are becoming increasingly difficult to find outside the realm of high-performance models. Even automakers like Ferrari and Lamborghini, who make some of the fastest cars in the world, ...
Auto advice: Rear-window defroster messes with radio; diesel exhaust fluid for a Benz
Q: I have a 2007 Hyundai Elantra with 163,000 km. It is well maintained with no aftermarket add ons. The radio is rarely used but I recently realized that if the rear-window defrost system is turned on when the radio is on, the radio goes to ...
Tips to prevent problems after winter car wash
Like us humans, vehicles benefit nicely from an occasional bath. That’s especially true in winter where many vulnerable parts of our rides are exposed to a corrosive and abrasive spray of salt, sand and water that gets into everything. This ...
USED WHEELS: 5 checks before 2010-14 Hyundai Sonata purchase
We’ll go back to the 2010-2014 generation of the popular Hyundai Sonata for this used vehicle guide. This variant of Hyundai’s elemental family sedan is now two full generations old, but is still commonly shopped out as a used-car buy ...