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Feature: 2010 Calgary International Auto & Truck Show
Contributor Anthony Murdoch provides a look at the highlights of the 2010 Calgary International Auto & Truck Show, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
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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: Electric cars explained
With electric and extended-range vehicles now scheduled to come to market by next year, it’s important to know what they are and how they differ. Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh outlines some of the cars we may see on our roads.
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Modern Classics: Toyota MR2, 1984-1995
The first two generations of Toyota’s mid-engined MR2 sports car were sold in Canada, but sadly, the third gen MR2 Spyder, was not, says Jeff Burry. The second gen MR2 “baby Ferrari” has proved more popular as a collector car.
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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: Panameras on ice
On a frozen lake in Finland, 250 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, contributor Brian Early was instructed to drive his Panamera “as sideways and loose as possible.” It was all part of Porsche’s advanced “Ice Force” driver training program.
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Smart Winter Expedition, Part four: Fort St. John to Vancouver
Fort St. John to Vancouver: On the last leg of the Smart Winter Expedition, author Bob McHugh shares driving duties from Fort St. John to Vancouver, B.C., a distance of over 1,200 km. Other than a cracked windshield, he has had no serious problems.
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Feature: What do fuel economy figures mean?
Why don’t real-world fuel consumption figures always match the published ones? Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh explains the factors that can affect your fuel mileage, and a surprising look at how cars are really tested for fuel economy.
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Feature: What do fuel economy figures mean?
Why don’t real-world fuel consumption figures always match the published ones? Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh explains the factors that can affect your fuel mileage, and a surprising look at how cars are really tested for fuel economy.
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Feature: Carroll Shelby – man of many cars
It was an event to remember at the Canadian International Auto Show: a gala event honouring Carroll Shelby and many of his road and racing cars – the first time these vehicles had been assembled in one place.
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