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Volvo spent the past 25 years focusing on front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive vehicles. The last time it offered a car with rear-wheel drive was back in 1998 with the S90 executive sedan. For 2024, the Swedish automaker returns to a RWD configuration with the updated XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge electric …

Passenger cars accounted for less than 20 percent of new vehicle sales in Canada last year. SUVs and pickups rule the road, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re better, smarter buys. For many people, a good old sedan or wagon makes more sense. They’re certainly hard to come by, though.

Volvo made an excellent move five years ago when it added the smaller XC40 to its crossover lineup. It’s now one of the Swedish brand’s two best-selling models along with the XC60 , and it also ranks among the segment’s most popular contenders in Canada. Blessed with a few upgrades …

Louis-Philippe Dubé and Gabriel Gélinas share their driving impressions on the 2023 Porsche 911 Dakar and 2023 Rolls Royce Ghost on the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast. The Porsche 911 Dakar is a unique, rugged off-road variant of Porsche's iconic sports car. It is based on the competition-inspired …

Louis-Philippe Dubé and Gabriel Gélinas share their driving impressions on the 2023 Porsche Macan T and 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge on the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast. The Porsche Macan T slots between the base Macan and the Macan S. And this is the first time a "T" …

Not long after the introduction of the S90 , Volvo had to revise its marketing plans. Production moved from Sweden to China, where large sedans are quite popular, and the decision was made to go forward with only the long-wheelbase variant, which virtually makes this car a fully-size model. The …

The automotive market is evolving rapidly. New models are introduced, and others are retired, sometimes after only a short career. For pre-owned vehicle buyers, searches in online inventories can yield surprising results. Here are 10 models from 10 years ago that you have probably forgotten about … Acura CSX In …

The Volvo V90 Cross Country has silently returned to Canada following a two-year hiatus. It doesn’t look that different from the model that first launched in 2017. Built on the same Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) as the XC60 and XC90 crossovers, the rugged Swedish wagon is now available in a …