Everything automotive, 59 years running

Midlife crisis? Oh, please. The Volkswagen Golf GTI is 50 years young and in the best shape of its life. The automaker today announced a new Edition 50 model that proves to be the most powerful and fastest in five decades. The only problem: it's aimed at the European market …

If U.S. President Donald Trump's goal with his new tariffs is to force automakers and their suppliers to produce more vehicles and parts in the U.S., it's not happening with Toyota in Canada. The Japanese automaker, which operates three major plants in Ontario, has no intention of moving part of …

The same week that Chevrolet announced the 1,250-horsepower 2026 Corvette ZR1X , another wild C8 Corvette is attracting attention on the web—and for no less spectacular reasons. In a YouTube video posted by Channel 199 , renowned race car driver, drift master and stuntman Travis Pastrana shares his team's efforts …

Google-owned Waymo on Wednesday said it has applied for a permit to start testing its self-driving cars in New York City, a first for the Big Apple. Waymo's autonomous vehicles have become part of the everyday landscape in a growing number of US cities, serving as safe transport options, tourist …

Audi , which previously pushed back its target of becoming an all-electric brand to 2033, no longer has a firm timetable for eliminating gasoline engines. The planned EV transition, including no new gas models after 2026, was envisioned by former CEO Markus Duesmann in an effort to turn the page …

Honda has announced a recall of just over 15,000 vehicles in Canada to inspect their brake pedal assemblies. Affected models include the 2023-2025 Honda Pilot and Acura MDX as well as the 2021-2025 Acura TLX . Due to a manufacturing error, the brake pedal pivot pin may not have been …

Ford has suspended deliveries of its Mustang Mach-E electric crossover in order to fix a problem with the door handles that could lock people in or out of the vehicle. Units covering the 2021-2025 model years will also be recalled. A total of more than 300,000 Mustang Mach-Es are said …

Ram is taking the bull (or ram?) by the horns as it tries to lure back customers that left the brand over the past year or two. In fact, the company has a new tagline—"Nothing Stops Ram.” After adding a low-price model called Express and bringing back the popular 5.7-litre …

Following Mélanie Joly, another member of the Canadian government has said the federal rebate program for zero-emission vehicles will return, keeping a promise that was part of the Liberal platform during the past election. While leaving the House of Commons on Tuesday, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said a renewed program …

The new U.S. tariffs on foreign-made vehicles are designed to force automakers and their suppliers to increase production on American soil. However, Canada has retaliated with countertariffs on vehicles imported from our neighbors to the south, which will have a significant impact on prices and availability of several models—that is, …

The name remains, but everything else is different. For 2026, the third-generation Nissan LEAF is no longer the compact electric hatchback we've known since 2011. Instead, it has morphed into a small, coupe-like crossover with much more compelling looks, technology and performance. Prices will be announced closer to launch this …

Months ago, Audi changed its alphanumeric nomenclature so that odd numbers refer to combustion models, while even numbers are reserved for electric models. This shuffling has led to a certain amount of confusion, particularly affecting the A4 and A5 . For 2025, the latter—codenamed B10—marks a new generation of the …

The best-selling Audi Q5 is all-new for 2025 and more sophisticated than ever. This third-generation model boasts a sleek yet muscular silhouette with raised wheel arches. The upper part of the headlamps and taillamps—featuring OLED technology—can be customized in eight different ways simply by selecting a motif in the infotainment …

The Neue Klasse designation has a long history at BMW. At the dawn of the 1960s, the Bavarian manufacturer launched a new class of mid-size cars that were bound to revolutionize the brand’s catalogue. Today, it’s making a comeback. And this time with electrification, and SUVs (of course!). It was …

Detroit, MI — Launched earlier last year as a 2025 model, the GMC Sierra EV arrived as backup for the Chevrolet Silverado EV in the elite segment of full-size electric pickup trucks. The problem is, since its debut, the Sierra EV has only been available in a single trim level …

With the phenomenal 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and its 1,064 horsepower about to hit the road—the one that can reach a top speed of 375 km/h and run a quarter-mile in less than 10 seconds—our team at The Car Guide once again asks: who needs that kind of power and …

After a decade and a half, Toyota has finally redesigned its rugged 4Runner for the 2025 model year. Sure, the old one was still a relatively good seller and retained excellent resale value, but a change was clearly called for, especially considering Toyota's refreshed and growing lineup of trucks and …

Welcome to another edition of the “Doomed Dozen.” Every year, automakers collectively launch and discontinue dozens of vehicles. It’s always the same story: cars give way to SUVs, new hybrid and electric models keep coming, and the high development costs of a new generation send aging models into retirement. At …

The average price of a used vehicle in Canada right now is around $33,000, according to the latest analyses by AutoTrader, CarGurus and Clutch. Following post-pandemic drops, the market appears to be trending up again. Canadian countertariffs on new vehicles imported from the U.S. are bound to amplify the situation.