Monthly Archives: October 2006

Feature: Canada’s newest race-track – Calabogie Motorsports Park

Calabogie Motorsports Park. Click image to enlarge Article and photos by Chris Chase It’s not everyday that a new road racing circuit is built. In fact, eastern Ontario’s Calabogie Motorsports Park is the first new race track in Canada in … Continue reading

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First Drive: 2007 Mitsubishi Galant Ralliart

2007 Mitsubishi Galant Ralliart. Click image to enlarge Review by Laurance Yap; photos by Laurance Yap and Greg Wilson Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads Osoyoos, B.C. – Mitsubishi owners are … Continue reading

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First Drive: 2007 Ford Edge

2007 Ford Edge. 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 San Francisco, California – San Francisco. It’s urban, fashionable, cosmopolitan, and trendsetting … Continue reading

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First Drive: 2007 Lexus LS460

review by Michael La Fave interior photos Grant Yoxon – exterior photos courtesy Lexus October 30, 2006 Photo Gallery: 2007 Lexus LS460 Specifications: 2007 Lexus LS460 The Guide: 2007 Lexus LS460 Click image to enlarge Fuschl, Austria – Seventeen years … Continue reading

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CTC Review: 2007 Suzuki SX4

By James Bergeron Click Image to Enlarge Hatchbacks are all the rage these days in Canada and it is about time! Higher fuel prices in the past couple of years have led to an influx of small vehicles and in … Continue reading

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Buyer's Guide: 2007 Toyota Corolla

For 2007, the Toyota Corolla line-up has a deletion: the higher-horsepower XRS has been discontinued, leaving the CE, Sport and LE trim lines. Anti-lock brakes, previously optional on the Sport, are now standard equipment on that model. All models use … Continue reading

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Buyer's Guide: 2007 Toyota Matrix

For 2007, the Toyota Matrix’s major change is in its driveline: the all-wheel drive option is no longer available, and this “tall wagon” is front-wheel drive only. The top-line XRS has also been discontinued, with the Base and XR models … Continue reading

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Buyer's Guide: 2007 Toyota Prius

The Toyota Prius is unchanged for 2007; this gasoline/electric hybrid is available in a single trim line, with two available option packages. The base price rises $550 to $31,280 for 2007. The Prius uses Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive; it features … Continue reading

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Buyer's Guide: 2007 Toyota Avalon

For 2007, the Toyota Avalon slims down to a single trim line: instead of the Touring and XLS models of 2006, there is a single XLS trim line, with two available Premium Packages. Vehicle stability control and traction control, previously … Continue reading

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Buyer's Guide: 2007 Toyota RAV4

Redesigned in 2006, the Toyota RAV4 receives some refinements for 2007. Front side airbags and front and rear curtain airbags with roll-sensing capability are now standard on all models. As well, there are two new option packages: a B Package … Continue reading

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Buyer's Guide: 2007 Toyota Highlander

For 2007, the Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid receive a safety upgrade: all models now have side and curtain airbags with roll-sensing capability as standard equipment on all models. All Highlander models use a 3.3-litre V6 engine, but Hybrid models … Continue reading

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Buyer's Guide: 2007 Toyota Sequoia

For 2007, the Toyota Sequoia’s trim lines trim down: instead of the SR5 and Limited models in 2006, there is a single Limited trim line, which can be enhanced with a new Luxury Package. Based on the full-size Toyota Tundra … Continue reading

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Buyer's Guide: 2007 Toyota 4Runner

For 2007, the Toyota 4Runner receives only a few changes, mostly to the SR5 V8 model, which is now called the SR5 V8 Sport and receives 17-inch wheels instead of 16-inch, six-CD changer, power sunroof and other extra trim items. … Continue reading

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