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Sports Car Comparison: The Hot Hatch
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Listen up, fellas: Are you at that point in your life where you want a hot new sports car while the significant other wants more -- er -- wholesome things like a family, a bigger house or some furry pets? Maybe all of the above?
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GT: Jacques Villeneuve's new challenge (+photos)
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Canadian, Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula 1 World Champion, has decided to give his career a new swing. This season, he will race against his former BAR Formula 1 teammate, Olivier Panis, in the French GT Championship.
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2014 Mazda6 GT Review
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The completely redesigned 2014 Mazda6 is a stunner. There is no other way to describe the automotive physical specimen that sat silently parked in front of my house each morning of my test week.
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1 car per category that must be driven
Friday, April 26, 2013
We auto critics at Auto123.com get to drive news cars every week. Over the years, this equates to hundreds if not thousands of new cars over the years. The following is our list of cars per category that should be on all of our bucket lists.
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Top 10 modern cult cars
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Some cars strike such a serious cord with auto enthusiast that they practically become a religion. Over the years, some have even become a way of life for their owners. Here is our list of the top 10 currently available cult cars.
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2014 Mazda CX-5 GT Review
Friday, April 05, 2013
And absolutely for the better. The 2014 Mazda CX-5 has, in one swift move, put aside all my misgivings that came to light after my test drive of a 2013 CX-5 last year. So good is the work done by Mazda on the 2014 that the CX-5 hoisted itself near the top of my list of favourite compact crossovers alongside the Kia Sportage and Volkswagen Tiguan.
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2013 Mazda5 GT Review
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Sometimes smaller really is better, especially when that reduced size doesn't skimp on other things such as cargo space, design and practicality. Enter the Mazda5: a "minivan" for the masses that toes the station wagon line and even plays in the hatch zone if you look at it from the right angle.
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2013 Mazda CX-9 GT AWD Review
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Ultimately, the style, space and driving dynamics of the Mazda CX-9 should connect with family-minded driving enthusiasts looking for an upscale crossover. I found the up-level GT variant of Mazda's restyled family hauler to be engaging and entertaining, confident in the snow, and a worthy contender against the Honda Pilot, GMC Acadia and Ford Explorer.
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2013 Porsche Cayenne GTS Review
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Every now and then, keys land on my desk that manages to get my heart racing before I even sit behind the wheel. The 2013 Cayenne GTS' fantastically Panamera-shaped key did just that.
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2014 Mazda6 First Impressions
Friday, February 08, 2013
I landed in the land of Longhorns bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to take on whatever the Lone Star State had to throw my way... No, I lie; I arrived tired and crabby from a long day of travelling, but as I walked the grounds of the gorgeous Travaasa Resort nestled at the top of a hill on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, I came upon the reason I was there, sitting pretty amongst the gnarled Texas Live Oak trees: the brand new 2014 Mazda6 and my mood lifted.
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Nissan announces pricing for 2014 GT-R
Monday, February 04, 2013
The 2014 Nissan GT-R, which is now on sale at Nissan dealers nationwide, starts at $106,930. Two higher trim levels are available including a Premium Interior Package and Black Edition.
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2013 Mitsubishi RVR GT 4WD Review
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Straight up: I had more or less written Mitsubishi off as a viable and competitive player in the North American car business. That was before I got to spend a week with two 2013 RVRs.
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Endurance: 24 Hours of Dubai just around the corner
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
70 cargo containers have turned up to the Dubai Autodrome, unloading a "gridful" of cars, which can only mean one thing: the 2013 Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai are just around the corner.
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''Bolt Gold'' Nissan GT-R sold for charity
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Offered on eBay from November 22nd to December 4th, the ''Bolt Gold'' Nissan GT-R raised US$187,100 for charity. Along with nine items of Bolt merchandise, including racing helmets, special driving suits and boots, proceeds totalled US$193,191.
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GT: Kessel Racing leads Gulf 12 Hours at halfway mark
Friday, December 14, 2012
The Swiss Kessel Racing team, runner-up in the inaugural Gulf 12 Hours, led the race at the halfway stage of the second event with a 90-minute break before the second half runs into the evening under floodlights at the Yas Marina Circuit.
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2014 Nissan GT-R in showrooms this January!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The 2014 Nissan GT-R is bound to make waves in Canada when it lands in showrooms this January. Competing against supercars that cost more than twice as much, the new GT-R boasts a lighter 3.8L twin-turbo V6 engine that produces 545 horsepower and 463 lb-ft of torque while burning less fuel than the outgoing model -- 12.9L/100km in the city and 9.2L/100km on the highway.
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Nissan to auction unique ''Bolt Gold'' GT-R
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Nissan is putting a one-off ''Bolt Gold'' GT-R up for bid to profit the Usain Bolt Foundation, which was established to support educational and cultural opportunities for children and young people in the sprinter's home country of Jamaica.
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2013 Ford Mustang GT Review
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The 2013 Mustang GT develops its hostility the old fashioned way with eight naturally aspirated cylinders expelling their hot gasses into a free-flowing dual exhaust system; the auditory product of which can't be equalled for its muscle-car authenticity and visceral reverence. All of which simply gets better for 2013.
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2012 Sport Compact car comparo Video!
Friday, October 12, 2012
This past summer, one of our favorite activities was gathering a selection of a few of the coolest and most fun cars available on the road today for a comparison test.
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2013 Porsche Panamera GTS Review
Monday, November 19, 2012
"Why the heck would I want a Porsche with room for the wife and kids?!" The guy filling his Honda Accord Coupe next to me at the gas station was perturbed at the existence of a four-door Porsche. It was his first time seeing a Panamera.
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2013 Porsche Panamera GTS Review
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Twisting the left-mounted key provokes a startling response from the twin pipes of the Panamera GTS. Its 4.8L V8 fires up with such a sharp, immediate staccato before quickly dropping to a rumbling idle that gangsters dive for cover.
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Endurance: GT1 championship ends with drama
Monday, October 01, 2012
Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock (Lamborghini Gallardo) captured the GT1 championship after an accident that forced into retirement title rivals Yelmer Buurman and Michael Bartels in their BMW Z4.
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2012 Mazda MX5 Review
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
That grin on the Mazda MX-5's face is there probably because it's largely regarded as the most successful sports car of all time.
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GT: Valentino Rossi back in Blancpain
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Nine time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi will run the 5th round of the Blancpain Endurance Series presented this week end at the Nürburgring.
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GT1: Hexis McLaren takes pole position in Russia
Saturday, September 01, 2012
The Hexis Racing pair of Alvaro Parente and Gregoire Demoustier secured pole position for Sunday's Qualifying Race in a stunning return to form for McLaren in the seventh round of the GT1 World Championship in Russia.
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2012 Volkswagen Golf GTI 5-door Review
Thursday, August 30, 2012
There's something to be said for German engineering. I've mentioned it before and I'll say it again: The Germans know what they're doing. From cars to kitchen appliances to schnitzel, if it's German-made, chances are it's going to be pretty good.
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2013 Ford Mustang GT Convertible Review
Thursday, August 23, 2012
As far as cars go, I've been a Mustang fan since childhood as my father owned a Mach 1 convertible in England during the early '70s. The vehicle was rarer than hen's teeth in the UK back then, and could halt London traffic on occasion. Yes, while most Brits peddled around in Lucas-riddled MGBs and their little Austin Whatchamacallits, I rode shotgun in one of America's greatest ever creations: the muscle-bred Pony car!
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2012 Compact performance car road comparison test
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Track testing is a rare treat. It is only ever really relevant when the cars being evaluated were destined for some form of performance driving. With this lot, we got to do just that. We took all the members of this contingent and wrung them out at l'Autodrôme St-Eustache (ASE).
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2012 Compact performance car track comparison test
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Extremely popular in some European countries, and gaining plenty of steam in North America, track time is by far the best way to stretch your car's legs. By the same token you, as the driver, get to burn through some of that pent-up angry energy from negotiating traffic-laden roads day in day out.
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Track virgin no more
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
You would think, after all these years behind the wheel, that I would have taken a set of said wheels onto a track somewhere. Unfortunately, such has not been the case. I've been a passenger many a time on a track, or as a driver but with an instructor, but never piloted the car by myself, solo. Well, that all changed recently.
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Rally: Citroen and the future of Sebatien Loeb
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
In an interview published on Wednesday by Citroen, Yves Matton, the director of Citroen Racing, talked about the future of rally champion Sebastien Loeb with the team.
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Opus in Twin Pipes
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
"Why would anyone ever turn it off," asked my teenage boy in reference to the button that activates the Sport exhaust setting in the 2013 Porsche Panamera GTS and a number of other Porsche performance machines. And in a way, his testosterone-fuelled assertion makes sense.
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2013 Nissan GT-R Premium Review
Monday, December 24, 2012
I've been away for a few months trying my very best to be a new mom. While I was away, I was relegated to driving the same car every single day, my WRX. Not such a bad thing, but it was getting a bit redundant. Being back in the office this week has been a welcome change, especially when I found out I'd be handed the key to the fabled and legendary Nissan GT-R.
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2012 Mazda6 GT-I4 Review
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Though circumstances sometimes necessitate making practical choices, the Mazda6 is proof we don't have to sacrifice all the fun to be sensible.
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2012 Mazda CX-9 GT AWD Review
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Still, to this day, the Mazda CX-9 surprises, but only those that give it a chance. Somehow, this large crossover misses the mark as it should sell better than it currently does.
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2013 Ford Mustang buyers guide
Friday, July 13, 2012
Ford has not left the Mustang alone, ever. In fact, since the retro rebirth of the car for the 2005 model year, Ford has multiplied the number of varying editions to a level matching that of Porsche.
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2013 Mercedes SLS AMG GT Preview
Friday, June 22, 2012
AMG has been wholly owned by Mercedes since 2005, but the real romance between the two brands began 45 years ago. The adventure culminated in the creation of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in 2009. That was only the beginning of the rest of the story.
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GT1: Tomas Enge suspended
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tomas Enge has been excluded from racing after being tested positive after the GT1 event in Navarra.
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Driving a convertible to fight cancer (video)
Friday, June 15, 2012
One out of three people develops some form of cancer, so chances are you know someone who died of it or keeps battling to survive. My mother passed away in 2003 and my father has been fighting blood cancer since 2004. Call it fate, bad luck, a cruel trick of nature or whatever; it's one of those things in life that go beyond your control. Case in point: an email I received from Nathalie Thibault.
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News & Events Multimedia
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The 2013 Toyota RAV4 is one of the latest entrants in the hotly contested compact crossover segment. If I blur the lines slightly, and blend compact and midsize CUVs, they accounted for 6 out 20 of the bestselling vehicles in Canada for 2012. These things are big business.
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