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Monthly Archives: May 2004
Motoring Memories: Chevrolet Four-Ninety
1918 Chevrolet 490. Click image to enlarge Story and photo by Bill Vance In the 1880s, Billy Durant, a charismatic entrepreneur from Flint, Michigan, teamed up with hardware merchant Dallas Dort to parlay a stylish little road cart into the … Continue reading
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First Drive: 2005 Mini Cooper convertible
Click image to enlarge by Paul Williams Marseille, France – While waiting at a stoplight, a beautiful woman standing on the sidewalk let go of her boyfriend’s hand, and approached my car. “Quelle voiture!” she beamed. “C’est magnifique! C’est une … Continue reading
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Test Drive: 2005 Mazda Tribute GX FWD 4 Cylinder
Click image to enlarge by Greg Wilson A substantially-revised Mazda Tribute is an unexpected, but pleasant surprise in the middle of the 2004 model year. Badged as a 2005 model, the updated Tribute offers freshened styling, a redesigned instrument panel, … Continue reading
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Test Drive: 2004 Mitsubishi Galant LS V6
Galant ES model shown. Photos: Mitsubishi. Click image to enlarge by Laurance Yap The drive to Detroit from Toronto isn’t one that I look forward to. The four-hour shot down the 401 is about as boring a drive as you … Continue reading
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Auto Tech: Ford’s 6.0 litre Power Stroke diesel engine
by Jim Kerr Sometimes you just need a vehicle for work. Power to haul a heavy load is mandatory, but so is quiet operation, durability, performance and in this day and age, fuel economy. Diesel engines are attracting more attention … Continue reading
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Test Drive: 2004 VW Passat 1.8T 4Motion
Photos: Volkswagen. Click image to enlarge by Richard Russell It is often said the test of a design is how well it wears. The VW Passat was a dramatic and widely-praised update to the popular German family car when it … Continue reading
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Test Drive: 2004 Dodge Durango SLT
Photo: DaimlerChrysler. Click image to enlarge Story and photos by Russell Purcell In a world of ‘Super-sized’ meals and ‘Super Big Gulps’, it comes as no surprise that automobiles in general, are increasing in size. This is especially true when … Continue reading
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Test Drive: 2004 Hyundai Elantra VE
Click image to enlarge review and photos by Greg Wilson The most recent J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Survey shows Hyundai’s overall quality has improved by 62% from 1998 to 2004, and that Hyundai was actually ahead of Toyota … Continue reading
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Feature: Vehicle brands and who owns them
Ford’s Premium Automtive Group in 2001 when Lincoln was still part of PAG. From left: 2001 Volvo C70 Convertible, Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, Jaguar XJR, Lincoln LS and Land Rover Range Rover 4.6. Click image to enlarge by Paul Williams … Continue reading
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Auto Tech: Automotive repair horror stories
by Jim Kerr Many horror stories about automotive repair have reached the level of urban myth – there may be a grain of truth, but often it has been exaggerated out of proportion. However, occasionally there are vehicles that seem … Continue reading
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Test Drive: 2004 VW New Beetle
U.S. GL model shown. Photos: Volkswagen America. Click image to enlarge By Jil McIntosh In January of 1949, two unusual little cars arrived in New York. Originally known in their native Germany as the KdF-Wagen – Kraft durch Freude, or … Continue reading
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Buick Grand National
1987 Buick Grand National. Click image to enlarge by Bill Vance The Buick Grand National, built from 1982 to ’87 (except ’83), was an anachronism, a blunt-instrument throwback to the muscle cars of the ’60s. It represented a kind of … Continue reading
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