Hello Wisconsin
There may have only been 10 of us when we rolled out of the parking lot of Harley-Davidson Winnipeg last Wednesday morning, but 1,038 kilometres later when we hit Milwaukee, we were 100,000 strong. We came from all across North America.…From sad sack to sweet ride
The Ford Motor Company had several manufacturing plants covering the globe that provided many market-specific products. Ford's Australian subsidiary had been assembling vehicles since 1925 and in 1934 the Ute was introduced to meet the needs of Australian buyers and…
Bigger, better, thriftier
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. -- It's a little bigger, a little more spacious, but the all-new 2009 Audi A4 hasn't lost any of the incredible handling that made it one of the most appealing sports sedans on the market.
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- Ram redux
- SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- The pickup truck market is facing tough times, but that hasn't dissuaded the folks at Dodge from launching a completely redesigned light-duty Ram for 2009. <p>In fact, Chrysler Canada president and CEO Reid Bigland says nearly 155,000…
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- Gas relief? Don't hold your breath
- CALGARY -- Motorists expecting the pump price of gasoline to drop as suddenly as the headline cost of crude oil are likely riding for a disappointment, according to one industry expert. Many consumers misunderstand the relationship between the price of crude…
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- Charging ahead with the Avenger
- From across the parking lot, the Dodge Avenger looks like a Charger, especially the R/T model. Get a little closer and it becomes evident that this is, in fact, the son of the Charger. Although the lines are similar, which is…
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- A new leg of the journey
- I usually do the 400-kilometre trek to Detroit from Toronto in one shot: four hours on cruise control preparing ideas I'm about to lay on an automotive executive in the Motor City. On a recent trip, I realized the ritual…
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- Symptoms point to vacuum leak
- QUESTION -- I own a 2000 Olds Alero with the 2.4-litre engine. I have an ongoing idle problem. I got the computer and IAC valve replaced and the car still idles erratically. When in drive, it'll idle at about 1,000 r.p.m.…
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