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BRAKING NEWS: Dodge gives discounts for more horsepower

BRAKING NEWS: Dodge gives discounts for more horsepower

A biweekly round-up of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Dodge has put 500 million horsepower on the road since 2014 If it sometimes feels like we’re drowning in a sea of horsepower these days, then Dodge has just put a figure to the m
REVIEW: Subaru Outback should be North Van's official car

REVIEW: Subaru Outback should be North Van's official car

These are the constants of life on the North Shore. Rain. Gore-Tex. Toyota pickups. Articles about dog bylaws in the local paper. Mountain bikers. More rain. Tourists getting lost at the top of a mountain in January while wearing flip-flops.
REVIEW: Chevy Blazer returns as the 'muscle car of SUVs'

REVIEW: Chevy Blazer returns as the 'muscle car of SUVs'

The 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is all-new this year, with an expressive design that seems to turn heads everywhere. Angular and confident, it has been revived back into the sport utility spotlight.
GRINDING GEARS: Talking cars with the astronaut and the archeologist

GRINDING GEARS: Talking cars with the astronaut and the archeologist

Here's what drives Commander Chris Hadfield and professor Bob Muckle
REVIEW: Jeep Gladiator charges into the truck wars

REVIEW: Jeep Gladiator charges into the truck wars

Are you not entertained? Forgive me, as everyone is making this joke, but owning a vehicle like the Jeep Wrangler Gladiator is like making friends with Russell Crowe. It’s fun! And also potentially pretty uncomfortable.
BRAKING NEWS: Drive commute times longer than ever

BRAKING NEWS: Drive commute times longer than ever

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Drive commutes hit an all-time high According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which keeps track of this sort of thing, the average one-way commute for a driver in 2018 was 27.
GRINDING GEARS: Auto genie, please grant me these wishes

GRINDING GEARS: Auto genie, please grant me these wishes

A hybrid Outback? A diesel 4Runner? Columnist Brendan McAleer details the cars that SHOULD be built
BRAKING NEWS: Montana Grandma slows speeders down with hair dryer

BRAKING NEWS: Montana Grandma slows speeders down with hair dryer

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Montana grandmother takes law into her own hands Patti Baumgartner, of Finley Point in northwest Montana, is the state’s newest honorary Highway Trooper.
REVIEW: Genesis G70 sport sedan genuinely fun to drive

REVIEW: Genesis G70 sport sedan genuinely fun to drive

Genesis is proud of their G70 sport sedan, and rightly so. When it arrived last year, it set the Korean cat amongst the German pigeons, offering driving dynamics that weren’t just a bargain, they were actually superior.
CAR CARE: How do you decide what to do when your vehicle gets dinged?

CAR CARE: How do you decide what to do when your vehicle gets dinged?

Beware of bare metal with any scratch