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If you’re a Ford fanatic, you’ve plenty of options to pursue when it comes to procuring your dream car, whatever it may be. From all-steel Mustang bodies produced from the original stampings to the dominating GT40 to the ever-present Shelby Cobra, there are tons of companies dedicated to producing a …

“Since its inception, Infiniti’s goal has been to establish a new concept of automotive luxury, where a personal and rewarding driving experience is more important than the car alone.” These words, which encapsulate the vision behind Infiniti’s Inspired Performance, could have been written last year, last month or even today.

When the Infiniti EX35 debuted a few years ago, it boasted a pair of technologies that had geekdom alight with excitement. The first, a 360-degree camera system, is now available on a few other vehicles as well, while the second, self-healing paint, has received little attention since the car’s debut.

To say this isn’t your parents’ Volvo would be an understatement. Once considered a rival of such stupendous vehicles as the BMW 5-series and Mercedes E-Class, the Volvo S60 sedan faded into obscurity a few short years later after numerous competitor updates left it lagging behind. Lasting a whopping nine …

There’s are nice cars, and then there are Bugattis. Throwing expense out the window, they are not vehicles purchased for any quantifiable reason. They’re bought because they represent the pinnacle of roadgoing automobiles in every way. Of course, the only problem with the company’s current lineup is that it allows …

When Toyota launched their entry level Scion brand, the news was accompanied by the strange pronouncement that Scion vehicles would not be available in Canada. However, that didn’t stop many enterprising dealers from using creative means to bring the diminutive and unique xB model into the Canadian marketplace. But they …

In Quebec, classic car buffs don’t have it easy. Aside from private initiatives, there are no museums dedicated to this niche in La Belle Province. One of the nicest museums ever created, the Pohénégamook in the Bas-St-Laurent region, closed its doors last year. To my knowledge, the only one we’ve …

We’re used to Toyota developing all sorts of bizarre and wonderful inventions; most of which come on wheels. Sure, sometimes those conceptual ideas are pretty bizarre and some are downright strange, but this takes the cake. As outlined in a recent review, there’s been some that accuse the Prius’ production …

To the uninitiated, BMW’s M-division may represent the ultimate in BMW performance. But, long before M ever existed, BMW used a different collection of letters to designate their top performance model: CSL. Perhaps best represented by the old 3.0 CSL of racing fame, the letters designated only the most potent …

Seventy of Canada's top automotive journalists spent this week in the picturesque tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake; but not for the scenery or the wine tasting. Journalist members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) were here for the express purpose of determining the 'Best New' cars, trucks and SUV/CUVs …