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REVIEW: Audacious Lexus GS-F shouts its arrival

REVIEW: Audacious Lexus GS-F shouts its arrival

BMW has M. Audi has RS. Mercedes-Benz has AMG. And what of normally mild-mannered Lexus? Well, they like to drop the F-bomb. Say hello to the GS-F, a rear-drive sport sedan with styling by axe-attack and a 467 horsepower naturallyaspirated V-8.
GRINDING GEARS: Collectible car market going insane

GRINDING GEARS: Collectible car market going insane

Like many a gearhead, I’m not above jumping on Google on a Saturday morning and browsing the car ads for something with the word “collectible” in the description.
REVIEW: Fiat brings back 1950s flair

REVIEW: Fiat brings back 1950s flair

What's sweeter than la dolce vita? Why, a double gelato scoop of retro-nostalgia of course. Say hello to the latest flavour of cutesy fun from Italy, the 1957 edition Fiat 500.
BRAKING NEWS: Camaro takes a swing at Mustang

BRAKING NEWS: Camaro takes a swing at Mustang

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Camaro 1LE returns to eat Mustangs Camaro: a small vicious animal that eats Mustangs.
GRINDING GEARS: Ski-Doos live on even as company crumbles

GRINDING GEARS: Ski-Doos live on even as company crumbles

This week's big business argle-bargle is the decision whether or not to bail out Bombardier. Canada's largest aerospace manufacturer is in real trouble, and is looking to lay off as many as 7,000 people over the next two years.
REVIEW: RAV4 Hybrid efficiently fun

REVIEW: RAV4 Hybrid efficiently fun

It's no surprise that a gasoline-electric-powered RAV4 has been added to the Toyota lineup. The only real surprise is that there hasn't been one available sooner.
GRINDING GEARS: Flawed Scion brand gets the axe

GRINDING GEARS: Flawed Scion brand gets the axe

Scion is dead. In an official statement this week, Toyota indicated that their youth-oriented subbrand would be "transitioning back to Toyota." In other words, they'll be chiselling off the badges down at the dock: the experiment is officially over.
REVIEW: HR-V shows Honda still has a little magic

REVIEW: HR-V shows Honda still has a little magic

When the Honda Civic first puttered onto Canadian roads, it had the place pretty much all to itself. Cute as it may have been, that original Civic was the pointy end of a wedge, the harbinger of an invasion.
BRAKING NEWS: Porsche throws purists a powerful bone

BRAKING NEWS: Porsche throws purists a powerful bone

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Light at the end of the turbo tunnel: the puristfriendly Porsche 911R Want to buy a 911 turbo? Good news then, as pretty much every new 911 is turning to forced induction for the
GRINDING GEARS: Hanks film nails weird Volvo twist

GRINDING GEARS: Hanks film nails weird Volvo twist

The Oscar nominations are in, and amongst the usual controversy over the selections, there's the surprising choice of the Tom Hanks Cold War biopic Bridge of Spies .