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Opinion: Sticky throttles – suggestions and solutions

Contributing Editor, Chris Chase talked to Toyota Canada’s Managing Director, Stephen Beatty, about what his company is doing to help consumers understand the problem of sticky throttles, and what to do about it.


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Feature: Hyundai design goes fluidic



Hyundai’s new styling theme, as seen in the new 2010 Hyundai Sonata, is “an organic form…rather than architectural,” according to Phil Zak, Hyundai’s new Chief Designer at Hyundai’s North American Design Centre. It certainly turns heads, says Paul Williams.


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Feature: Kia’s new American manufacturing plant



The decision by Kia Motors to build its first North American vehicle manufacturing facility in West Point, Georgia was welcomed by a community hard hit by unemployment. Over 43,000 applicants applied for the 2,400 jobs at the plant.


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Preview: Carroll Shelby Gala and show



For motorsports fans, car enthusiasts, and supporters of Carroll Shelby’s coronary care foundation, the Carroll Shelby Gala Reception during the Toronto auto show is an event not to be missed. And CanadianDriver is giving away two tickets – find out more!


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CanadianDriver.com announces Top Picks for 2010

It’s our first annual vehicle awards! CanadianDriver.com’s Top Picks for 2010 are twenty outstanding vehicles we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend, selected by our panel of senior editors and writers who have a combined 60 years of test-driving experience.


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Feature: Ten years: ten fine rides



Senior Editor Paul Williams recalls the ten best cars he’s driven over the past decade, and the excitement they caused when they first hit the streets.


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Feature: Ten must-have features for 2010

If you’re thinking of buying a new car, there are some vehicle features you really must have “in order to keep your car current enough for a sale in the future,” says CarTalkCanada editor, James Bergeron.


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LA Auto Show features 30 debuts and 900 vehicles



CanadianDriver is on location at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week with same-day coverage of all the exciting new vehicle reveals. Check out our exclusive news and photos in our special auto show section.


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Feature: SEMA 2009 Highlights



Though hit hard by the recession, the SEMA automotive aftermarket show in Las Vegas last week was still impressive, says Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh, with some of the world’s hottest cars and aftermarket products on display.


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Feature: My experience with BMW’s European Delivery Program

Brian Hendry decided to purchase his new BMW 3 Series through BMW’s European Delivery Program and pick it up in Germany. It was a great experience, he says, but he wonders why Canadians don’t get the same discounts that Americans do.


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