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This week The Car Guide is in San Diego, California to drive the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R. The Golf R represents the apex of compact performance for the Volkswagen brand, and the small hatchback offers nearly 300 horsepower from a 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine. It also comes with standard …

It nearly got named the Jeepster, but Jeep’s directors finally christened it the Renegade. It was designed by American and Italian engineers, which explains the use of the Fiat 500L/500X platform (although it has been modified for this purpose). The small Jeep is the first to use the Small Wide …

The Detroit Auto Show (also known as the North American International Auto Show, or NAIAS) fulfils two important roles in the automotive calendar: not only does it open the 2015 season, it's also the main event for the American market. This year is shaping up to be very interesting: a …

This week, our very own Marc Lachapelle flies to Las Vegas to get behind the wheel of one of the most publicized cars of 2014, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. To put the car through its paces, he will drive it on the Spring Mountain Motor Resort circuit, a 10 kilometre …

Like each year, the Los Angeles Auto Show will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Established in 1907, the show is now one of the biggest automotive events in the world. Manufacturers typically use the show to launch a slew of products, and 2014 will be no exception.

Every year, tuners, manufacturers and parts designers do their annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas to show their wares at the SEMA Show, the biggest event on the calendar in the aftermarket world. This show is closed to the public, however. To get inside, you have to get accredited as a …

When is a coupe not a coupe? When it's got four doors and a Gran Coupe badge on the trunk. This week we're off to Spartanburg, South Carolina for a chance to get behind the wheel of the all-new 2015 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe, a model that's positioned between …

This week we're heading to Toronto, Ontario, to drive the 2015 Cadillac ATS coupe. As its name might suggest, the Cadillac ATS coupe is the two-door version of the recently-introduced entry-level ATS sedan, and it's designed to go head-to-head with models like the BMW 4 Series and the Audi A5.

Since the launch of the Mercedes-Benz CLA (the recently released entry-level car from the manufacturer), we knew that its chassis would soon underpin a new small vehicle set to become the brand’s offering in the luxury compact SUV segment. This new vehicle is the GLA (pronounced G-L-A, not ‘’Glah’’). Two …

This week, Car Guide is heading to Texas, land of the pickup truck, to finally put the 2015 Ford F-150 through its paces. Do not underestimate this model since the F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle in Canada for a number of years. It is now up to us to …