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Posted at February 19, 2010
CanadianDriver had a rare opportunity to drive a prototype of the highly-anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car this week. The production version is scheduled to go on sale in Canada in mid 2011, reports Editor-in-chief, Greg Wilson.



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Posted at February 9, 2010
“Cleanly styled, intelligently priced and nice to drive, the Equinox takes GM to a new level,” says Assistant Editor, Jil McIntosh; she drives the four-cylinder model which she says is a better engine than the available V6.



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Posted at January 14, 2010
A more modern and European-inspired cabin than GM interiors of the past, the new Chevy Equinox’s roomy cabin impressed interior reviewer Michael Clark with its many cool and useful features. Criticisms were few.



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Posted at December 15, 2009
In Part 2 of our ‘Made in Canada’ series featuring long-term reviews of the new Chevy Equinox and the popular Toyota RAV4, we discover that despite some design faults, both of these compact SUVs offer impressive build quality.



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Posted at December 3, 2009
GM’s mid-size SUVs, the Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, Oldsmobile Bravada, and Saab 9-7X, had strong, reliable powertrains but numerous problems with their four-wheel drive, electrical, fuel delivery and climate control systems, reports Contributing Editor, Chris Chase.



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Posted at December 2, 2009

Chevrolet announced today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show that the Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be available late next year in California – the nation’s largest new-car market – with other lead markets to be named later.



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Posted at December 2, 2009
A day before being revealed at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, General Motors invited the media to get up close with two new fuel efficient models that will go on sale next year as 2011 models – the Chevrolet Volt and Cruze.



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Posted at November 30, 2009
This week, we test two ‘made in Canada’ compact SUVs: the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox AWD made in Ingersoll, Ontario, and a base Toyota RAV4 FWD built in Woodstock, Ontario, both equipped with four-cylinder engines.



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Posted at November 9, 2009
The Challenger R/T “isn’t a track star, but it is a cruising sensation,” reports Senior Editor, Paul Williams; the Camaro SS is “all about awesome power and striking design, with practicality bringing up the rear,” says Managing Editor, Grant Yoxon.



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Posted at November 2, 2009
Comparison tests of Detroit’s three retro muscle cars have been done by many auto mags, but CanadianDriver’s instrumented track test revealed some clear and surprising differences between these modern pony cars that potential purchasers should know about.


