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It’s too easy to criticize the all-new Honda CR-V as being too much like the old, or too bland, or not packed with enough toys. But put yourself in any Honda chief engineer’s shoes: chances are very good that you’re now in charge...
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FOX HARBOUR, NS — The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 has no anti-sway bars. Yes, you read that right. This amazing vehicle lacks entirely what has been a mainstay of suspension design since independent suspension was first envisioned. When you...
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I like the styling of the Ford Flex, particularly after the tweaks for 2012 that added a bold, new bar to the grille. It’s a little bit retro, a little bit new-think and a whole lot of cool.
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The original Equinox wasn’t an awful vehicle. It wasn’t great, but it did the job. Yet, it was only a shadow of what the new Equinox has become. Gone is the gawdawful plasticky dash and the hood that laid on the front clip like a...
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Whatever you do, don’t call it the New Beetle. Don’t even call it the New New Beetle. It’s just the Beetle. This is the second generation of Beetle since Volkswagen brought back the iconic shape in 1998, and VW has decided it...
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Let’s dream a little, shall we? What kinds of new technologies in the automotive world are just around the corner? If you look at some of the latest developments, there seems to be a lot that could be upon us sooner than we think.
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 I shouldn’t be too hard on them, but the mirrors on the Ram 2500 Longhorn really bug me.  I know what Ram is thinking: most people don’t know how to set their mirrors and there’s no point trying to teach them.
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   I shouldn’t be too hard on them, but the mirrors on the Ram 2500 Longhorn really bug me.  I know what Ram is thinking: most people don’t know how to set their mirrors and there’s no point trying to teach them.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Ford’s latest variation of SYNC and MyFord Touch — seen here in the 2013 Ford Escape — aims to keep driver distraction to a minimum, and does a pretty good job of simplifying most of the things drivers will...
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Kendall Wiebe was a 27-year-old mother of three working innocently at her west Winnipeg hair salon April 7 when her world came crashing to a halt. An out-of-control SUV raced across eight lanes of Portage Avenue, over a concrete median, around...
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