Winter is a nasty season. It’s frigid, depressing, grey and awful, and it prompts countless Canadians to pack up, head somewhere nice, and avoid our climate until springtime re-arrives. These machines are the real deal. Driving in winter can be depressing, too – unless you’re properly equipped. There’s a solution to the winter motoring

It's hard to believe that it's been 14 years since the first Fast and the Furious flick hit the big screen screen. In that time a veritable who's who of high performance metal has played a starring role in the (soon to be) seven movies that have charted the adventures of Brian, Dom, and a rogues gallery of co-conspirators across both the globe and

When night falls on Mount Akina, the racers arrive. They are specialists, skilled at the uphill or downhill race, at one with their highly tuned machines, ready for battle. Drift style, grip-style, front-driver, rear-driver, mid-engined monster. While Initial-D includes a certain amount of melodrama about its main characters, this is no Japane

Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi have recalled more than 140,000 vehicles to fix a variety of electrical system flaws affecting heaters, airbags and engine controls. The largest campaign of the three is that of Mercedes , which covers nearly 77,000 examples of the manufacturer's B-, C-, E, CLA-, GLA-, GLC- and GLK-Class models. In these ca

Platform sharing used to be a dirty secret in the automotive world, with car companies going to great lengths to conceal the obvious begging, borrowing, and stealing that went on when one of more models were built from the same parts bin. Nowadays it’s the backbone of the entire industry as automakers strive to keep development costs down and recou

Are you extremely reasonable and don’t like having any fun? Do you research quilts on Pinterest and frequent the Danielle Steele isle at your local bookstore? If so, skip the rest of this story, because we’re going to talk about getting you into a weekend racecar. Not just any racecar, but a racecar that’s easy on your wallet, easy on fuel, and tha

Gas prices are at a record low. So low in fact that all the people who sold their Hummers are being checked into support centres right across this Great White North of ours. We’ve seen no shortage of articles helping you save fuel and help the planet (including just yesterday on this very site – 5 Ways to Save Fuel NOW! ). Some people, however,

The anniversary and special edition car is a hallowed tradition in the automotive industry; and by “hallowed,” I mean “hollow.” Most of these things are stripes-n'-decals tacky add-on packages that try to charge more just because the years happen to line up. A special colour? A little commemorative badge? Who cares. However, there are any number

Mitsubishi is asking the owners of more than 66,000 Lancer sedans and hatchbacks to bring their cars to the brand's dealerships for an inspection of the front airbag sensor . The automaker and Transport Canada discovered that in wintry climates, water and road salt may seep in between the sensor and a bracket that attaches it to the vehicle. As

Mitsubishi Canada is expanding their warranty coverage on new cars sold this summer. For a limited time, the length of the comprehensive coverage and roadside assistance will double. The company already offers a 10-year and 160,000 km powertrain warranty, but the comprehensive and roadside assistance portions were just five years. Now, for a lim

Mitsubishi says it will stop building its Lancer compact sedan and Sportback hatchback this summer so that the company can focus its resources on future crossover and electrified powertrains. The news broke at a Mitsubishi event, where Mitsu North America boss Don Swearingen told a journalist from Autoblog the Lancer will disappear from Cana

Playground Games has revealed over 160 vehicles for Forza Horizon 3 , scheduled for release at the end of September. Series fans will note the return of many classic favourites – such as the BMW M3, the Toyota Supra, or the Lamborghini Huracan which graced the cover of Forza Horizon 2 – but look closer at the list and you'll see why we're carefu

Article by Brendan McAleer. Photos courtesy of Subaru, and by Brendan McAleer With Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution on its way out and no clear replacement in sight, it's time to call time on one of the fiercest rivalries on the road. The Camaro has the Mustang . The F-150 has the Silverado . The Mitsu Evo has the Subaru STI . With Can

The autoTRADER.ca Find of the Week this week is your last chance at summer. Ok, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but this mid-engined, two-seat open top roadster is lively, nimble, and was never sold new in Canada. It's a 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder. You probably remember the first generation of the Toyota MR2. The Midship Runabout 2 (seater) w

In a vacuum, this top-tier 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander V6 would be a perfectly acceptable compact crossover. It has a nice interior, excellent AWD system, plenty of standard features, decent highway manners, and even a vestigial third row. However, the red-hot crossover segment is far from a vacuum. In fact, it’s chock-a-block crammed with offering