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AUTO ADVICE: When is best time to switch to winter tires?
Q: I have a classic 1971 Chevrolet Impala that I love to drive but after driving it this summer, I wish it had better fuel economy. It has a 350 cubic inch engine, 4 barrel Rochester carburetor and three speed automatic transmission but I am ...
A lot has changed on the roads, and people's mindsets have too
I drive a lot but I walk a lot, too. In fact, I’ve been power-walking or jogging on a semi-daily basis for about 50 years. Of course that’s plenty of hours logged out there on the hoof and I see a lot during each 40 minutes of mobile ...
AUTO ADVICE: How fuel efficient is ethanol?
Q: I have a 2010 Cadillac STS 3.6-litre engine with 96,000 km, which for past two years has without fail given code 2099 (post catalyst fuel trim system too rich bank two which is left side for this auto) every month and anywhere between 600 to ...
Tiguan’s people, cargo space tops competitors
When VW introduced the revised 2018 Tiguan, I said it should appeal to a wider audience thanks to the addition of a third row of seats. That forecast has proven true with Tiguan sales up, while VW sales overall are down slightly for the first six ...
Lawmakers should look at roadways through a driving instructor’s eyes
From the passenger seat, driving instructors get a unique perspective, and a quick lesson in the level of ignorance, selfishness and just plain incompetent driving out there. With a student at the wheel, someone just venturing out into this scary ...
Chasing Volvo’s Scandinavian inspiration across Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — To say Scandinavian style is having a cultural moment right now is incorrect. Scandinavian exports — food, furniture, politics, television, music, fashion — have long been and continue to be in vogue. Let’s ...
Porsche's electric Taycan: Flat-out fast with a battery that can handle the horses
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — After four years of the most ambitious and technically difficult program in its history, Porsche unveiled the 2020 Taycan here. The global launch was one of three conducted simultaneously; the others were in Germany and ...
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera an instant classic
When an invitation to attend the reveal of the next-generation 911 Porsche Carrera arrived, I was up for the challenge. I realized watching a silk sheet slowly slip off the latest generation of what may be the most iconic sportscar ever built ...
Kia's 2020 Telluride might be the perfect family hauler
My first impression of Kia’s new Telluride SUV was: This can’t be a Kia! It was luxurious, spacious and way too nice to be from the company that makes those compact cars, but then Kia has also made the Stinger, a roomy performance ...
AUTO ADVICE: Sensing systems making vehicles safer
Much has been written about autonomous vehicles of the future and how drivers will interact with them but little has been talked about how the smallest of earth’s creatures will interact with autonomous vehicles. I am talking about insects, ...
