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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Want to Appear More Powerful? Choose Black for Your Next Car Colour
autoTRADER.ca Survey Links Vehicle Colour to Personality Types.
Video Game Review: Forza Horizon 2
Accelerate. Rewind. Unwind.
2014 Range Rover Supercharged: 8 Features that make the RR Supercharged a king of off-roading
Land Rover is retracing its roots to mark the silver anniversary of a historic drive along the Continental Divide in Colorado.
Black Flag: NASCAR Chase Moves Past Challenger Round
New NASCAR Chase format is a success.
Flying Fast Under the Radar
Some great options exist in a fast car that doesn’t scream “performance” – to your wife, or to your local law enforcement personnel.
Used Luxury Compact Sport Sedans (2009 to 2012)
The hugely popular BMW 3 Series Sedan is typically held up as the poster boy for this market segment, and rightfully so. These days, however, a 3 Series has scores of competitors, if a Bimmer doesn’t turn your crank. This review also takes a closer look at Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Lexus IS. Other…
Memory Lane: 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392
The new 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat has been making serious noise in the horsepower wars, its 707 horsepower stomping on the Ford Shelby GT500 and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. However, the Challenger has long been the best of the muscle cars for a long road trip or a noisy cruise, especially with the SRT team’s hot-rod 6.4L Hemi V8.
Find of the Week: 1919 Pierce Arrow Model 48
At 95 years old, this grand old lady is a stunning example of early 20th century automotive status. It is also the oldest car currently for sale on autoTRADER.ca.
2015 Honda Fit: 7 Things You Need to Know
The little car that could.
Lone Star Le Mans
As expected, the Audi team dominated the WEC race, but there were many other exciting sights throughout the weekend.
2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special Test Ride
A host of small changes result in one big improvement
2015 Ford Mustang: 10 Things You Need to Know
After a half-century of pony-car power, making a new Mustang is a tall order for Ford. They’ve got to keep the diehard fans happy, woo new customers, build and expand the brand, introduce new technology, keep the old-school flavour of the car, and showcase the whole shebang to an expectant world. No pressure.
Stars in Cars: JP Tremblay aka Julian from Trailer Park Boys
When JP isn’t on set, you might catch him speeding through the streets – not in an old clunker – but in a high-performance car. He drives a 2005 Porsche 911 Turbo and a 2010 Porsche Cayenne Turbo. And in real life, JP can’t always shake that bad-boy image of his Trailer Park days.
Drive Like a Pirate
The obvious thing to do would be to immediately buy a Type-Aaarrrrrrrrr. That’s right, it’s Talk Like A Pirate Day today, and that got us thinking what it might be like if we had a Drive Like a Pirate Day, too.
Find of the Week: 2009 Spyker C8 Spyder
Double Dutch When you think of the great supercar makers, the tendency is towards either Teutonic precision or Italian flair. The Dutch? Well, they gave us the CVT, didn’t they? Hardly the sort of place that’ll come up with something capable of tilting at windmills. However, here’s today’s ultra-rare find of the week: a…
Used 2008 to 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Review
A third generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class was introduced in 2008, which coincidentally was also its 25th year in production.
Memory Lane: 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible
In part two of our series of some of our favourite road trips in memorable cars from years past, Jeff Wilson takes a Chevrolet Camaro to the Deep South.
2015 Volkswagen Jetta – 9 Things You Need to Know
Volkswagen invited us to the picturesque, historical and very horsey green hills of northern Virginia for a preview of the “new” 2015 Volkswagen Jetta.
2014 BMW S1000R Test Ride
Sit up, don’t slow down.
2014 Vancouver Supercar Show
Welcome to Vancouver’s annual display of supercar finery – everything from classic Countaches to Le Mans racers, and exotica like the Bugatti Veyron and Pagani Huayra.
Black Flag: Formula E’s Massive Crash, Rossi’s MotoGP win
Massive shunts, and history repeats – finally.
Stars in Cars: Mike Smith aka Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys
He’s best known as “Bubbles” from the hit cult TV series, Trailer Park Boys. But now, actor Mike Smith is dumping his trademark Coke-bottle eyeglasses to play himself in the new flick, Swearnet, which chronicles his adventures with cohorts-in-crime Robb Wells and JP Tremblay – aka Ricky and Julian of the Trailer Park Boys – as they launch a profanity-riddled internet channel. When Smith isn’t on set performing his wild antics, he’s on the road driving a car that is anything but trailer trash. It’s an Italian exotic: a 2007 Maserati Quattroporte.
Video Games Day: Top 8 Reasons to Play Mario Kart 8 (or not…)
Clear your weekend – it’s time to race.
Gamechangers: 20 cars that shook things up
There were rules. These cars broke ’em.
Top Used Vehicles for Surviving the Worst Canadian Winter
Justin shares his favourite winter-ready used rides by price-point, and some tips on shopping smart for the one that interests you.
Find of the Week: 1981 Datsun 280ZX
This Datsun 280ZX is special not for its rarity or collectability, but because it is the exact same car my father sold more than two decades ago – just months before I turned 16 and would begin begging for the keys.
Memory Lane: 2013 Ford Mustang Road Trips
What better way to start a road trip than to drive the America’s most popular and enduring pony car, doubling down on the Ford Mustang GT and special edition Ford Mustang Boss.
2014 Honda CTX 1300 Test Drive
Neither the presence nor the persona of the 2014 Honda CTX 1300 may exude the overwhelming excitement or passion of its “Look at me!” contemporaries, however it does whatever is asked of it, efficiently and without drama or consequence.
2015 Porsche Macan S and Turbo Slideshow
Tackling the winding Angeles Crest Highway would be a challenge for most SUVs, but not Porsche’s Macan Turbo. Fitted with a twin-turbo, 400hp V6, adaptive air-suspension and torque-vectoring, the Macan diced up the road with ease.
Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Program Comparison – Luxury Cars
The smart way to make a luxury purchase.
Slideshow: All New 2015 Acura TLX At a Glance
Acura’s ditched both the TL and the TSX from their model lineup, replacing both for model year 2015 with a single all-new machine called the TLX.
Deadmau5’s Nyan Cat GT-R? Nissan Trolls Ferrari with a Shop Job
Nissan couldn’t leave well enough alone, though, and made its own Nyan Cat GT-R (or is that GT-Purrr?) for deadmau5.
Used Car Reviews: 2004 to 2008 Audi A4 Review
Audi’s introduction of the A4, for the 1996 model year, finally gave the BMW 3 Series a serious competitor in a growing luxury compact car market.
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: 11 Things You Need to Know
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class has the quality, space, technology and features that make it an executive sedan of the highest order, rather than simply a stepping stone to enter the brand.
Deadmau5’s Purrari Is No More, “Just a normal ass 458 now.”
RIP Purrari.
Motorcycle Reviews: 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS SE Review
I sat astride the 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 650 at the top of a large hill, eyeing my teammates training on the pitch below. I was late, I was wet, and I was cold. The hill was a quagmire, streams of mud and water slid down it as I watched, shivering. A rain storm had caught…
