The Car Guide – Everything automotive, 55 years running

Ferrari openly admits that the all-new Roma takes a direct shot at the Aston Martin DB11 . Both are sublime-looking grand touring coupes aimed at sophisticated individuals who want exceptional performance without compromising luxury and comfort. Up until now, Ferrari could only attempt to please those customers with the AWD-equipped …

The eleventh-generation Honda Civic , which is scheduled to make its debut next spring as a 2022 model, is already generating huge interest. Have you seen the patent renderings and artist renderings online in recent weeks? From what we can tell, the Civic will adopt a more mature albeit less …

While baseball fans will have their eyes on the Dodgers and Rays in game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night, truck lovers and electric car enthusiasts alike probably won’t want to miss the official debut of the all-new 2022 GMC Hummer EV , the modern, zero-emission interpretation of …

The 2020 Aston Martin DB11 is one sexy Brit—although with the available twin-turbocharged AMG V8 engine it has a lot of German muscle. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder; well, in our humble opinion, this car is drop dead gorgeous… even in Sunburst Yellow. Yeah, that …

This fall season is unlike any other due to that second wave of COVID-19, but car care and maintenance is something that should never change. Indeed, now is not the time to lose our good habits and neglect our rides. But what exactly does fall maintenance entail? Here are a …

Last year, the best-selling compact SUV in Canada, the Toyota RAV4 , made a spectacular leap and stole market shares from several competitors, but not its arch nemesis. The Honda CR-V indeed managed to post a slight increase in sales despite the fact that the current generation was launched in …

When the original Toyota Venza hit the market in 2009, crossovers were still a novel concept—literally a cross between a car and an SUV. The Venza was essentially a larger, more versatile Camry . Discontinued after the 2016 model year, it’s back for 2021. Today’s automotive landscape has changed quite …

The Nissan Frontier is one of the oldest new models available in Canada, with the current generation dating back to 2005. This summer, we learned that Nissan Canada chose not to offer a Frontier for 2020 and 2021. A new generation is in the works, but it appears we won’t …

The Tesla Model 3 is now the best-selling electric vehicle on the market, mainly because of its impressive range and integration of many advanced technologies. Fit and finish remains an issue , however, as evidenced by the latest J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. We’ve already told you about a paint …

While many automakers are abandoning manual transmissions, Kia is somewhat reversing the trend by adding one to the Forte5 lineup for 2021. More specifically, a six-speed manual gearbox will come standard on the sporty Forte5 GT model, which returned last year with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission only. The latter will …

Bad news for customers who are eagerly awaiting Mercedes-Benz ’s first all-electric vehicle: the market launch of the EQC crossover has been pushed back once more. In December of last year, faced with tougher emission standards and increased demand in Europe, the automaker decided to delay the EQC in North …

The all-new Volvo XC40 Recharge , the fully electric variant of the small XC40 crossover, will go on sale in Canada later this fall as a 2021 model. And we finally know how much it costs. Pricing starts at $64,950 plus freight and delivery. If you do the math, that …

It started with teasers and a Super Bowl ad featuring LeBron James. Now, the wait is over. The Hummer is officially back—as GMC ’s first-ever all-electric vehicle. Just like the Cadillac LYRIQ unveiled in August, the brand new 2022 GMC Hummer EV features the automaker’s advanced Ultium battery technology, which …

Destroying a sensational sports car such as the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is a scene no enthusiast wants to be the witness of. Remember the transporter carrying two brand new copies that rolled over on a Detroit highway in December 2019? When the carnage is all for a good …

Attention all car collectors and especially fans of the Chevrolet Corvette : General Motors is donating for auction the last seventh-generation Corvette and the first eighth-generation Corvette built for the Canadian market to the Durham Children’s Aid Foundation. More specifically, the money raised by the sale of these two historic …

The world of supercars has a new king. The SSC Tuatara recently set a new speed record for production cars, dethroning the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport in the process. The feat took place on a closed Nevada highway on October 10. Powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.9-litre V8 engine that produces …

Electric cars are the future, but as they now work to gain mainstream popularity it seems like people only care about their numbers—range, charging times, price and incentives. Here’s one figure that should not fail to impress: 1,200,000. That’s the number of kilometres logged by a Tesla Model S in …