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Pedro Arrais review: Outback a go-anywhere wagon for all seasons

Pedro Arrais review: Outback a go-anywhere wagon for all seasons

You could be forgiven if you missed the new and improved 2020 Subaru Outback parked next to your old Outback. In fact, Subaru will be happy to hear that, given that its target market is customers who don’t like much change.
Pedro Arrais review: Compact Ford Escape SUV goes to top of the class

Pedro Arrais review: Compact Ford Escape SUV goes to top of the class

Ford made a good model even better with the introduction of the revamped 2020 Escape, its compact SUV. It might be a cliché, but the new compact SUV is longer, lower and wider than the model it replaces.
Bill Vance: Aero-Willys failed to break the Big Three

Bill Vance: Aero-Willys failed to break the Big Three

Although Willys-Overland became famous for building Jeeps during the Second World War (Ford also built many under a Willys licence), it built cars far longer than it did Jeeps.
Steve Wallace: Thoughts on drivers sharing the road

Steve Wallace: Thoughts on drivers sharing the road

More responses to reader questions and comments: Dennis had two very salient points to make in his recent correspondence. The first was meant to remind motor-vehicle drivers of the increased speed capability of motorized bicycles.
Pedro Arrais review: Hybrid Volvo wagon gets a shot in the arm

Pedro Arrais review: Hybrid Volvo wagon gets a shot in the arm

Scandinavian luxury and safety both sit in the back seat with the introduction of the 2020 Volvo V60 T8 Polestar Engineered wagon. Volvos have always been synonymous with safety, with numerous firsts in the industry.
Bill Vance: ‘People’s car’ became a worldwide classic

Bill Vance: ‘People’s car’ became a worldwide classic

Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933, and one of his first promises to the German people was for a reliable, economical (40 mpg), affordable family car suitable for cruising at 100 km/h on another of his promises, a limited-access high-s
Bill Vance: Monarch was a sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½-only production

Bill Vance: Monarch was a sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½-only production

The Monarch (and cars such as Pontiac’s Acadian and Ford’s Frontenac and Meteor) was a cloned Canadian model created to accommodate sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s smaller dealership structure.
Pedro Arrais review: Fuel-cell tech is gaining ground

Pedro Arrais review: Fuel-cell tech is gaining ground

Fuel-cell vehicle manufacturers are targeting British Columbia as a key market for the rollout of their vehicles, such as the 2019 Hyundai Nexo.
Charla Huber: All drivers owe it to Leila Bui to do better

Charla Huber: All drivers owe it to Leila Bui to do better

Leila Bui has been in my thoughts for the past few weeks. I just can’t stop thinking about her and her family.
Bill Vance: Prowler proved to be Plymouth’s swan song

Bill Vance: Prowler proved to be Plymouth’s swan song

Although Plymouth broke out of its conservative mode a few times with such models as the 1956-58 Fury, 1960s Barracuda, Road Runner muscle car and audacious NASCAR-inspired, high-winged Superbird of the early 1970s, Plymouth’s reputation was built mo