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Honda once again has to recall vehicles due to potentially faulty seat belts. This time, the latest-generation Accord midsize sedan and HR-V small crossover from the 2023-2024 model years are affected, including nearly 22,000 units in Canada. Basically, the seat belt pretensioner(s) may be missing a rivet in some cases.

During a special Cybertruck delivery event held at its Austin, Texas headquarters on Thursday, Tesla provided many official specs as well as additional information about the controversially designed electric pickup. In particular, the tri-motor Cybertruck, nicknamed “Cyberbeast” and capable of sprinting from 0-100 km/h in just 2.7 seconds, can drive …

Four years after the unforgettable reveal of the concept, the production-ready Tesla Cybertruck today met its first customers during a special delivery event held by the company at its Austin, Texas headquarters. We also got the official specs that we had been waiting for, as well as additional information about …

Intrigued by the Ineos Grenadier ? For those who’d rather have it in a pickup body style, the British company has exactly what you need: the Grenadier Quartermaster. The first series production units started rolling off the line this week ahead of customer deliveries in Europe in December. We’ve also …

On this 21st episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP and Gab talk about the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck launch/delivery event, which is happening today. Blurbs of information have surface ahead of this launch, like the towing capacity of 11,000 lb and the payload capacity of 2,500 lbs. But there are …

The first stretch of road in North America enabling wireless charging of electric vehicles was inaugurated in Detroit, Michigan this week. This is all thanks to Israeli company Electreon, which has already implemented its SAE-standardized technology back home as well as in Europe. The electrified road is located in Detroit’s …

U.S. magazine Consumer Reports today published its annual auto reliability rankings and one of its major findings is sure to add more fuel to a hotly debated topic: fully electric vehicles are said to be far less reliable than hybrids and those with an internal combustion engine only. Consumer Reports’ …

Chevrolet has unveiled its new full-size SUV lineup for the 2025 model year. The Tahoe and Suburban receive a mid-cycle refresh, with new front and rear end design, a more powerful diesel engine and updated onboard technologies. No word on the new GMC Yukon just yet, but the latter should …

A sharp rise in sales of gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles by the world's three largest carmakers has offset any climate gains from the companies' transition to electric vehicles, Greenpeace said Wednesday. The fleets of SUVs produced by Toyota , Volkswagen , and Hyundai - Kia have all posted sales increases …

For the 16th year, Canadian Black Book (CBB) recently announced the winners of its Best Retained Value Awards, which measure how much of their original MSRP vehicles hold after four years of ownership. The average retained value across the industry is 77% of MSRP on 2020 model-year vehicles, down from …

As a member of the North American Car of the Year (NACTOY) jury, my job is to head over to Michigan every fall (except for the pandemic years) to put over 30 new models to the test and identify which ones are deserving of a prestigious award. The plan is …

On this 21st episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP and Gab talk about the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck launch/delivery event, which is happening today. Blurbs of information have surface ahead of this launch, like the towing capacity of 11,000 lb and the payload capacity of 2,500 lbs. But there are …

Seoul, South Korea— The fifth-generation 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe makes quite a splash with a radical transformation that includes boxy, Land Rover-like styling and third-row seats as standard equipment. The available powertrain options are carried over from its predecessor, but the larger exterior dimensions result in a roomier, more versatile …

The Toyota Tacoma has been dominating the midsize pickup segment for a number of years, both in Canada and the U.S. Up north, it currently owns a 25-percent market share, with GM’s Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon a close second. New generations are few and far between. The first one …

On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, Gab provides his driving impressions of the new 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N . As you may know, N is the performance division at Hyundai and the automaker and the Ioniq 5 N is the first fully electric vehicle to get …

The current generation of the iconic MINI Cooper is coming to an end, with a replacement due for 2025 . Sadly, the latter will not retain the manual transmission, brand CEO Stefanie Wurst confirmed earlier this year. While in South Carolina to take part in the BMW Test Fest a …

While many were busy checking out Black Friday deals, the team here at The Car Guide chose to sift through the classifieds once again looking for awesome classics we’d want to add to our real or imaginary collection. One in particular caught our attention on Bring a Trailer . Located …

I recently took a couple of weeks off from my work here at The Car Guide and paid a visit to a childhood friend of mine who now lives in San Francisco. He took me to a number of must-see locations including Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. One time, …