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If you ever wondered why traffic is so terrible in Montreal, take a gander at this Gazette column about Autoroute 30 where Transport Quebec illustrates just how little planning and cooperation occurs between agencies in the province and federally. "When the new highway opened in December 2012, there was a …

In today’s world, if an automaker wants to survive, it needs to appeal to as many customers as possible. Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Bentley—they’ve all stepped up production in an attempt to stay afloat. The same is true for less elitist brands, too. Hyundai and Kia, for example, now make cars …

With the Sprinter 4x4 creating a new niche in commercial vehicles in Canada, Mercedes-Benz will expand its commercial fleet this fall with the arrival of the Metris. Known globally as the Vito, this midsize commercial van will be available in cargo and passenger versions, and will be powered by a …

There have been a few changes made to the 2015 Ford Focus's equipment list, along with a number of minor styling improvements, but the biggest news is the 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine that is now available with the compact car. Previously seen with the Ford Fiesta hatchback, for 2015 the turbocharged …

Wagon fans, your moment of Zen approaches: Volkswagen has confirmed that it will bring an all-wheel drive version of the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon to the Canadian market. You'll have to wait quite a while to get your hands on one - Volkswagen plans a fall 2016 launch for the …

Like many Kia models, the Sorento comes in several different configurations, each of which can be equipped with plenty of options to top off the reasonably good standard equipment. There’s also a significant range in price, considering that the most affordable Sorento, the LX, sells for $27,795. That’s $2,503 less …

Last week, La Presse (via its Le Soleil subsidiary) published an article claiming that Renault could be on the verge of returning to the Canadian market. Specifically, the author, Paul-Robert Raymond went on to discuss Renault's desire to take advantage of Quebec's relatively lax low-speed electric vehicle program to import …

A few days ago, Mercedes-Benz invited a group of automobile journalists to test the new B 250 4Matic and CLA 250 4Matic on the Olympic Basin. Fortunately, it was -30°C, which made the water hard enough for us to have some fun on it. We would have had fun if …

To the Chinese, 2014 was the Year of the Horse. To anyone living in Canada, it was also the Year of the Recall. Perhaps more so than the unintended acceleration fiasco that plagued Toyota a few years back, the General Motors ignition switch recall proved to us that not only …

In 2014, we saw one new model after another. So many, in fact, that it’s hard to do justice to the topic in just one article. To keep it simple, I’ve selected one game-changing vehicle per category. These are not necessarily the best-in-class winners, but they’re the vehicles that set …