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When the 2015 Subaru Legacy was unveiled at last week's Chicago Auto Show, there was an uproar amongst brand loyalists that the mid-size sedan would now be available exclusively with a continuously-variable automatic transmission. By extension, it seemed as though the upcoming Subaru Outback - which will be revealed at …

As the cars of choice for people on a tight budget or those looking for a second vehicle, sub-compacts are an economical way of getting from point A to point B. How many of us started our careers as car owners with a Suzuki Swift, Toyota Echo or Volkswagen Fox!

The Sochi Olympic Games are about to begin. The athletes are ready, after four years of intense preparations and countless sacrifices. Recently, I came across a statistic that shocked the car lover in me… Did you know that in the super slalom, the spectacular downhill ski event, speeds can reach …

Good things come in small packages, even very small packages. Made for agile maneuvering in crowded cities and squeezing into tight parking spaces, miniature cars are not for everyone. In fact, the decision to buy one often comes more from the heart than the head—because they’re just so much fun.

I had the opportunity to attend a demonstration of Circuit ICAR’s winter driving course last January 9th at their sprawling facility located on the tarmac at Mirabel Airport. Mirabel Airport is still operational as a cargo airport but the vast passenger terminal and surrounding tarmac was leased to Circuit ICAR …

Let’s face it, we’d all like to be able to drive a Ferrari or Lamborghini, but people have to buy cars according to their means, and the people of Quebec seem to have the means to buy compact cars. More than a third of all compacts sold in Canada are …

2013 has been a great year to be a gearhead. It seemed like every couple of weeks one automaker or another was announcing an exciting new vehicle or releasing a special edition of a well-loved favourite. There were also some important things going on behind the scenes, too, that revitalized …

I don't know if you've followed the news this summer, but there were huge forest fires that ravaged Canada's forest. As of September 4th, more than three point six million hectares of forest had burned up - that's almost the size of Switzerland that went up in smoke! This was …

Speculation is rife and all kinds of assumptions have been swirling around regarding the new Ford Mustang. It’s predicted to have a nose resembling the Taurus with possibly a 3.7-litre V6, four-cylinder, 2.3-litre turbo (EcoBoost) or even a turbocharged 600-horsepower V8. The platform is brand new and the car would …