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2019 Lincoln MKC: One Last Show

The MKC is knocking on death’s door. The 2020 Lincoln Corsair, its replacement in the brand’s line-up, was unveiled at this year’s New York Auto Show. Wait—didn’t the MKC get a facelift for the 2019 model year? It did, and it doesn’t make sense from a financial standpoint for the …

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2019 Acura ILX: Recycling Done Well

For 2019, the Acura ILX gets another facelift. Yes, this car’s been with us since 2012, and yes, it’s still based on the last-generation Honda Civic’s platform. Yet Acura has somehow injected a healthy dose of relevance to its dated subcompact luxury sedan. If anything, this version is its most …

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2020 BMW 7 Series: 6th Generation Gets a Major Update

FARO, Portugal – The current-generation 7 Series has been around since 2015. For the 2020 model year, BMW’s full-size luxury sedan gets a technical and cosmetic update that includes new engines, new features and fresh styling. Let’s start with the design, which is more in line with the brand’s latest …

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Exclusive 2020 Kia Soul EV: No More Range Anxiety

SEOUL, South Korea – The fully electric 2020 Kia Soul EV made its global debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November. Just a few months later, The Car Guide was given exclusive access to the car on the roads of Seoul, in South Korea. For Canadian customers, the …

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2020 Jeep Gladiator: an Adorable and Capable Toy

SACRAMENTO (California) – Media events such as these don’t come around very often. After a brief conference from one of FCA’s spokespeople, the planning of the day was concise and straightforward: head out into the mud to test out the off-road capability of Jeep’s all-new pickup truck. No problem! Yes, …

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2020 MINI Clubman Refreshed Inside and Out

If you’re looking for a fun-to-drive little car with a quirky personality, the refreshed-for-2020 MINI Clubman is coming soon with a number of cosmetic changes and technology updates. The most striking design feature is the newly styled front grille, which now extends almost fully across the bumper. Both the standard …

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Lotus Going Electric with First All-New Production Car Since 2008

Lotus cars seldom make headlines, but this latest news is a very big one: the brand has confirmed the upcoming launch of its first all-new production car since 2008. A teaser for the Type 130 hypercar, including the picture above and the short video below, was revealed at Auto Shanghai …

Kia Stinger GTS Debuts with New AWD System and Drift Mode

In addition to the spicy-hot HabaNiro concept, Kia made sure to turn heads at the 2019 New York Auto Show with the launch of the special-edition Stinger GTS. Albert Biermann, Kia’s head of research and development, saw a tiny gap to exploit between the AWD-equipped and RWD-equipped Stinger GT models, …

Kia Adds Spice to New York Auto Show with HabaNiro Concept

Really, there wasn’t much excitement and surprise at this year’s New York Auto Show . Thank God, Kia spiced things up a little by introducing the HabaNiro concept. This fully electric vehicle from Korea boasts extremely futuristic looks complete with butterfly wing doors and rugged 20-inch wheels. It’s powered by …

All-New 2020 Lincoln Corsair Introduced as MKC Successor

Lincoln made an important reveal at the 2019 New York Auto Show yesterday. Ford’s luxury brand wanted a more modern and more attractive product to replace the low-selling MKC compact SUV, so here comes the all-new 2020 Lincoln Corsair. The standard engine is a 2.0-litre four-cylinder that produces 250 horsepower …

2019 Mazda CX-5 Gets a Diesel Engine… For Real

Forget about the long-promised diesel version of the Mazda6 sedan. On Wednesday at the New York Auto Show, the 2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature Diesel was announced as the brand’s first diesel-powered vehicle in North America. Some will say it took more than a while, but I guess it’s better late …

2019 Audi TT RS Hits the Big Apple

Audi hosted the North American premiere of its unique TT sports coupe in high-performance RS trim at the 2019 New York Auto Show. The German automaker also seized the opportunity to celebrate its 50 years of operations on our great continent. For 2019, the TT received a facelift and the …

Nissan Unleashes an Even More Wicked GT-R

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its sports cars, Nissan has created special editions of the GT-R and 370Z for 2020. The GT-R gets a two-tone treatment dominated by the iconic Wangan Blue seen on R34-generation models. A white stripe extends from the hood all the way to the rear.

Alfa Romeo Launches Quadrifoglio NRING Limited Editions

Honouring the Italian brand’s century-old racing success and its unique connection to the famous Nürburgring in Germany, the new limited-edition 2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio NRING models were unveiled today at the New York Auto Show. Remember, the world-renowned race track nicknamed the “Green Hell” is where the …

2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Makes Official Debut in New York

A couple of weeks after revealing pictures and some information about its 2020 Yaris Hatchback , Toyota officially presented the car at the 2019 New York Auto Show on Wednesday. While several automakers have abandoned subcompact cars as consumers keep turning to bigger vehicles including SUVs and crossovers, Toyota is …

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2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition: Ok, Now What?

For many years, there weren’t any sports cars in Toyota’s lineup. The Corolla GT-S, the Celica, the MR2 and the Supra were all gone, and for some time, its sportiest vehicle was a RAV4 V6. In 2012, the 2013 Scion FR-S appeared and all of a sudden, not only was …

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan: If you Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em

If North-American consumers want compact SUVs that feature lots of interior space and don’t care too much about driving dynamics, Volkswagen was missing the mark with its first-generation Tiguan. The latter was often described as the “Volkswagen GTI of SUVs,” which was actually pretty accurate. However, over the years, the …

2019 Infiniti QX60: Versatility First

From the moment the QX60 went on sale back in 2012—it was called the JX35 during the first year of production before all the brand’s models received new nameplates—it outsold every other Infiniti car and SUV. Up until 2019, the QX60 consistently accounted for more than 35% of the brand’s …

2018 Volkswagn Golf Alltrack: The Veedub SUV

In North America, Volkswagen struck gold with the recent launch of the Atlas midsize SUV and the redesigned compact Tiguan , as both racking up strong sales numbers. Surfing on that wave of success, the brand also announced another SUV, the five-passenger and midsize Atlas Cross Sport , which will …

2019 Honda Insight: Yes, It’s Back

As almost every automaker is talking about electrifying its future product lineup, plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles will flood the market within the next few years. Consumers will obviously get to recharge their vehicles at home or using public charging stations in order to get from point A to …

2019 Ford Fusion Energi: Soon to Be Unplugged

It’s sad to see more and more cars leave the market, but customer demand obviously dictates what manufacturers will sell. Ford probably figures that development of a new-generation midsize sedan for America won’t be profitable. The 2019 model year should be the last one for the Fusion, and will be …

2018 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: The Precursor

In North America, the midsize, three-row SUV segment clobbered the minivan market after the minivan annihilated the big station wagons that use to rule the roads come family vacation time. These SUVs offer room for up to eight passengers, or five people and their luggage, they can haul tow a …

2018 Kia Optima: Beauty and Brains

Times are tough for midsize sedans, as they used to be bread-and-butter vehicles for every mainstream manufacturer doing business in North America. With the current shift to SUVs, passenger cars are losing ground, and yet, they’ve never been so good. A midsize sedan offers space, comfort, refinement and fuel economy, …

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2020 Mazda CX-30

Described as a new core model, the CX-30 slots between the diminutive (too small for some) CX-3 and the popular CX-5 . It embodies the latest evolution of Mazda’s KODO design language, with a particularly sexy hood line and rear section, while adding sizable cladding around the wheel arches for …

Audi Q4 e-tron concept

Smaller than the e-tron quattro , the new Q4 e-tron Concept features a long wheelbase that maximizes interior room. In terms of size, it stands at 4.59 metres long, 1.90 metres wide and 1.61 metres tall. During the press conference, Audi president and CEO Bram Schott announced that the Q4 …

Volkswagen ID. Buggy

Barely four metres long and slightly less than two metres wide, the I.D. Buggy concept is a cute nod to the good old dune buggies that were powered by Volkswagen Beetle engines. As was the case then, it comes standard with rear-wheel drive. However, an AWD system could be fitted …

Alfa Romeo Tonale Concept

Italian brand Alfa Romeo has just revealed a new concept SUV at the Geneva Auto Show , and it previews what could be its first plug-in hybrid model.