Monthly Archives: April 2006

First Drive: 2007 Hyundai Veracruz

2007 Hyundai Veracruz. Click image to enlarge Review and photos by Paul Williams Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads Photo Gallery: 2007 Hyundai Veracruz Vancouver Island, British Columbia – According to … Continue reading

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First Drive: 2007 Hyundai Entourage

Click image to enlarge Review and photos by Greg Wilson Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads Though minivans are more popular in Canada than they are in the United States (minivans … Continue reading

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Motoring Memories: Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon, 1978-1990

1978 Plymouth Horizon. Click image to enlarge Story and photo by Bill Vance In 1960, Detroit’s Big Three automakers introduced their compact Chevrolet Corvair, Ford Falcon and Chrysler (soon Plymouth) Valiant to counter growing import sales. When these gave only … Continue reading

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PT meets PCH: California cruising in a PT Cruiser convertible

Click image to enlarge Story and photos by Michael Clark Somewhere between L.A. and San Francisco – They say it never rains in Southern California. They never said anything about how cold it gets. With a steady diet of metric … Continue reading

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Used Vehicle Review: Jeep TJ, 1997-2005

The most common type of car nut is the one who get his or her kicks from cars that accelerate hard, carve corners and look sexy doing it. But there’s another kind of car geek: the one who is turned on by crawling along at glacial speeds while traversing piles of boulders, rivers of mud and fallen logs. Continue reading

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First Drive: 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback

Click image to enlarge Review and photos by Paul Williams Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads New York City – Back by popular demand! According to Mitsubishi Canada, the reintroduction of … Continue reading

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Auto Tech: Air suspension

By Jim Kerr My first recollection of air suspensions goes back to the 1958 Chevrolet, but there are likely earlier examples. Similar to today’s vehicles, the metal coil springs were replaced with rubber bladders that could be filled with air … Continue reading

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Feature: New night vision systems

Click image to enlarge By Tony Whitney A few years back, I tested a big Cadillac Deville sedan fitted with an innovative new night vision system, developed for GM by Raytheon Corporation. I was amazed at the way the system … Continue reading

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Test Drive: 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

Click image to enlarge Review and photos by Peter Bleakney Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads Diesel-powered passenger cars have been a tough sell in North America, saddled as they are … Continue reading

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First Drive: 2007 Audi RS 4

Click image to enlarge Review and photos by Laurance Yap Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads Stuttgart, Germany – Talk to Stephan Reil, who heads up development at Quattro GMBH, about … Continue reading

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Day-by-Day Review: 2007 Honda Fit LX

Day 1: Honda’s official Fit launch party is today April 20th, 2006 perfect timing for me to get into a Fit for a week and rekindle those memories from a few weeks back when I attended the Honda Fit press … Continue reading

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Test Drive: 2007 Honda Fit Sport

Click image to enlarge Review and photos by Greg Wilson Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads Despite the fact that the new Honda Fit was designed in 2001 and has been … Continue reading

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Motoring Memories: Morgan

1967 Morgan Plus 4. Click image to enlarge Story and photo by Bill Vance Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan was born in 1884, the son of a vicar. But, HFS, as he became known, didn’t follow his father’s profession; he chose … Continue reading

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