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The new BMW i8 (and its more affordable sister, the i3) is a marvel of engineering. Using a combination of electric and gasoline engines, it develops a total of 362HP, can zip from 0 to 100 in 3.8 seconds and run all the way to a 250 km/h top speed.

If you own a 2014 Mazda6 built between October 25, 2012 and May 9, 2013, your car came out of the factory with a peculiar feature: you can put too much fuel in it! A manufacturing defect was found in the filling tube. The capacity of the fuel tank is …

If you know your obscure automakers, you have heard about Wiesmann. They were building some pretty crazy roadsters powered by BMW engines. The brand was founded in 1988 by the Wiesmann brothers. They started by building hardtops for various convertibles, but quickly decided to build their own cars. In 1993, …

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the BMW M5. It was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show in 1984. Developed by a team of racing engineers, it was a supremely good mix of the E28 5-Series' luxury and the savagery of the race-bred M1 (since the M5 shared its …

To put the spotlight on the 2015 Golf (and its hot hatch variant, the GTI), Volkswagen is currently playing a nerve-frying game with its customers: by testing your resolve, you could win a big rebate on your next Golf! The rules are devilishly simple: the countdown starts at the car’s …

As you know, FCA unveiled its 5-year plan today. While we talked about the American side of Sergio's empire, there was also information about the Italian brands (Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Maserati and Ferrari). Alfa Romeo The famous sports-car maker will go back to its roots with multiple new models in …

As we mentioned earlier, the 5-year plan presentation is ongoing at FCA. Here are some of the best information tidbits we could gather: Chrysler Chrysler will become a mainstream brand, concentrating on regular vehicles (cars and crossovers, mostly). A new compact, the Chrysler 100, should arrive in 2016. A new …

Five years ago, the Italian conglomerate Fiat bought Chrysler back from the clutches of Cerberus Capital Management. Fiat's CEO, Sergio Marchionne, revealed his 5-years plan for the future of its brands shortly after. He wanted to clean up the American lineup, and develop new technologies to keep Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep relevant. Fast-forward …

The mayors of Quebec and Levis have launched, in collaboration with CAA-Quebec, a new smartphone app named Mon Trajet. Offered free of charge for iPod and Android devices, the app will collect data on your daily commute. It uses the GPS in your device to calculate your average speed, the …

The Great Spring of Recalls' latest victim? None other than Cadillac, with its SRX crossover! On April 25, GM announced the recall of almost 51,000 2013 Cadillac SRX models equipped with the 3.6L engine. Under certain driving conditions, there can be a delay of three or four seconds between the …