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The new Porsche 911 GT3 sports car was developed with the help of Porsche’s motorsport team. It continues to be powered by the fabulous, naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six engine with a 9,000-rpm redline, but gets a double-wishbone front suspension derived from the Le Mans-winning Porsche 911 RSR. We spent several …

Cadillac has finally unleashed the almighty Blackwing versions of the CT4-V and CT5-V sedans. We at The Car Guide had the opportunity to take them for a few hot laps around the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario. Were we impressed? You bet. Fabulous Powerplants The late ATS-V and …

Winter tires coming from Asia will likely cost 10-15 percent more this year due in part to ongoing global shipping challenges. “We’re going through a perfect storm,” says David Giguère, Vice President at Groupe Touchette. “After COVID-19, production halts and the increased costs of materials, we must now deal with …

One sedan that statistically doesn’t come to mind when shopping for a high-performance vehicle is the Alfa Romeo Giulia. Only 187 units were sold in Canada in 2020, while the most popular members of the segment, such as the BMW 3 Series, pumped out numbers reaching 3,800. But why is …

The Audi e-tron GT is basically a clone of the Porsche Taycan as a result of the close collaboration between Volkswagen AG’s top brands. In Canada, the latter is available in three trim levels including 4S, Turbo and Turbo S, while the former offers two: the standard e-tron GT and …

While plug-in hybrid SUVs from mainstream companies are beginning to take the industry by storm, luxury brands are generally more focused on pure electric models. BMW is one of those that continue to combine gasoline with some form of zero-emission driving. Both the compact X3 and the midsize X5 are …

One silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic is more opportunities to discover our beautiful country. This summer, I decided to explore some of the northern parts of Quebec through La Route des Baleines (Whale Route), which stretches along the St. Lawrence River from Tadoussac to Kegaska. My main destination was …

While Chrysler won’t break any minivan sales records in this day and age of SUVs, the company isn’t about to turn its back on a market segment it pioneered and has been dominating for 37 years. Now that the Chrysler Grand Caravan is here as a simpler and cheaper variant …