November 24, 2005: 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara. Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase There was a day when building trucks was the domain of a few manufacturers. The Big Three domestic car companies - General Motors, Ford and (Daimler)Chrysler have been at it for a long time. Land Rover's been building capable and expensive off-roaders since who knows when and fitting them with electrical components only a Br... Read Article

November 17, 2005: 1997 Subaru Legacy Outback. Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads In the early 1990s, Subaru had a handle on a niche market. Unfortunately, the buyers in that niche were few, and besides, a niche market is not a profitable one for a manufacturer of compact and mid-size sedans and wagons. ... Read Article

November 10, 2005: 2004 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Tiptronic. Photo: Greg Wilson. Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads For years, Porsche's 911 has been a car that enthusiasts around the world have aspired to own. It's also one of few cars that offers performance normally reserved for Italian exotics but at fa... Read Article

November 3, 2005: Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase There are many different opinions about what is most important when purchasing a car: some people prefer to buy only new cars to take advantage of the warranty. Others buy used to avoid the financial hit of depreciation. And then there is performance, looks, refinement, reliability and fuel economy and other subjective things. But for some buyers,... Read Article

October 27, 2005: 2002 Cadillac Seville STS. Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase Way back in the day, Cadillac called their products "The Standard of the World." They were big words that were quite apt for a time when a Cadillac was a car that many aspired to, but few could afford. So what happened to this great marque? Somewhere along the way, Cadillacs became a car for geriatrics, but to most, a Cadi... Read Article

October 20, 2005: Talk to a BMW fanatic about their favourite cars and you're bound to hear a bunch of confusing three-digit alphanumeric phrases thrown around. These are the chassis codes (E30, E34 and E60, among many others) used in... Read Article

October 13, 2005: 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora. Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an aurora as a "luminous phenomenon that consists of light appearing in the upper atmosphere." General Motors' Oldsmobile division chose to define it in their own way in 1995 with an all-new flagship model slotting in above the 98 Regency Elite and bringing V8 power back to the Olds line-... Read Article

October 6, 2005: 1995 Chevrolet Impala SS Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase Back in the heyday of the muscle car, Chevrolet's Impala ran with the best of them, offering the kind of big-cube muscle that performance enthusiasts wanted. The Impala nameplate became legendary, thanks in large part to the performance flagship "SS" variant, gaining a following that still exists today. But when the muscle... Read Article

September 29, 2005: 1999 Volvo S70. Photo: Volvo. Click image to enlarge By Chris Chase It's not uncommon for a car's exterior design to undergo subtle changes at some point during a model's production run. It's the auto industry's equivalent to plastic surgery - a proven way to maintain interest in a commodity that's past its prime. What's not as common is for these automotive face-lifts to come in the f... Read Article

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September 15, 2005: Click image to enlarge Few things can equal the wind-in-the-hair feeling that goes along with driving a slick drop-top with the roof down on a warm, summer day. But into every life a little rain must fall, and when Mother Nature unleashes her worst, that summer daydream can turn into a nightmare if you don't get the top up in time. And most soft-top convertibles aren't practical in Canadian w... Read Article

September 8, 2005: 2003 Lexus GS 430. Click image to enlarge I'm going to try to read your mind. Describe a car to me and I'll try and figure out which one you're thinking of. A little bit of luxury with a hint of sport - check. The styling stands out a little compared to other high-end sedans - got it. Engine choices are a V8 or an inline-six cylinder and the car is utterly reliable and trouble-free - check... Read Article

September 1, 2005: By Chris Chase Discuss this story in the forum at CarTalkCanada Find this vehicle in Autos’s Classified Ads2001 Oldsmobile Alero. Click image to enlargePicture this: it's the mid-1990s and the folks at General Motors' now defunct Oldsmobile division are brainstorming, working on what sort of car they should build to replace the company's current mid-size sedan, the (under) Achieva. Okay,... Read Article