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2013 Nissan Altima Sedan

Driving It Home

2013 Altima rolls off assembly line with Camry firmly in its sights

2012 Ford F-150

Galleries

In pictures: Canada's top five pickup trucks

Canada's pickup truck wars

2012 Ford F-150

Auto News

Canada's pickup truck wars

In pictures: Canada's top five pickup trucks

The aftermath of a fatal accident involving a motorhome and a minivan near Golden, B.C. is shown in a British Columbia RCMP handout photo. The RCMP are continuing their investigation into a horrific long-weekend crash on a British Columbia highway that left six people dead, focusing on driver fatigue and inattention as possible causes.A minivan carrying six people crossed into oncoming traffic east of Golden on Sunday and smashed head-on into a motorhome.

Drive, She Said

Arrive alive this holiday weekend

Chevrolet Trax

Auto News

Chevy makes Trax for Canada

2013 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid

Reviews

Lexus GS 450 hybrid: Tracking a winner

Keita Muramatsu (L), president of Honda's India unit, and Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar mount on newly launched 110cc Dream Yuga motorbikes in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi May 15, 2012.

Globe Drive

Honda aims for inroads in India motorcycle market

2012 Nissan Versa sedan

Reviews

2012 Nissan Versa sedan: Big on room but little else

While many of those signs differ from North American versions – for example, a triangle with a red border is used for warnings – the stop sign is the North American red octagon, complete with the word “stop” in English.

Maintenance & Repairs

Road signs of the times: why are ours different?

According to the B.C. Ministry of Justice, helmet laws – and, consequently, proper helmets, like this one – have been found to reduce accident fatalities by as much as 37 per cent.

Motorcycles

B.C. bans motorcycle skid lids

2012 Hyundai Elantra

Safety

Hyundai car probed after air bag cuts owner's ear

In this March 1, 2009, photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, Carroll Shelby gives the command to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Shelby 427 race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Shelby, a race driver and Shelby Cobra sports car designer, has died at age 89. Shelby's company Carroll Shelby International says Shelby died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at a Dallas hospital. He had received a heart transplant in 1990 and a kidney transplant in 1996. (Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Auto News

Like the Cobra he created, Carroll Shelby was a classic

Ford Mustang: There's more power in this pony

New Cars »

2013 Mercedces-Benz SL63 AMG

Reviews

Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG: Built for comfort and for speed

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Car Life »

Peter Cheney's Lotus Evora S with a Toyota Prius.

Cheney

Why I love the Lotus – and the Prius

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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News and Features »

2013 Subaru BRZ

Subaru: Aiming for growth

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Car Tips »

The term brake-by-wire evolved from the aviation industry where most of the controls in the cockpit communicate with the systems involved electronically.

Maintenance & Repairs

What is a brake-by-wire system?

Got a car you rarely drive? Then it probably needs special attention

2011 Dodge Charger

Recalls

Chrysler recalls 127,350 Dodge Chargers, Chrysler 300s

F1 driver Mass explains why he quit racing after fatal Villeneuve crash

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Green Driving »

2012 Mitsubishi iMiEV

Reviews

Mitsubishi iMiEV: An EV goes the distance. Almost

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Used Cars »

2009 Mazda6

Used Cars Archive

2009 Mazda6: Oh, what a tangled web

2009 Kia Sportage: A successful second debut

Have you got your own tips for buying a classic car?

Drive Video

Video: Five tips to remember when buying a classic car

Two Triumphs of the heart

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Kyle Marcelli accelerates down the front straightaway at Mosport in the Pfaff Motorsports car.

In pictures

In pictures: Anatomy of a Porsche race car

In pictures In pictures: Monsters and Streetfighters – Ducati's latest line-up

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Lorraine Sommerfeld

Love Cars

Drive, She Said

A Mother’s Day ode to sons and cars

Jeremy Cato

GoPilot? It’s a portable urinal for travellers.

Driving It Home

A portable urinal for the car... do I need to go on?

Peter Cheney's Road Rush

Peter Cheney's Lotus in a downtown Toronto alley.

Why I enjoy driving the mean streets of Toronto

Hot Topic: On the road

What do you think accounts for most accidents on the road during a holiday weekend?

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Driver fatigue

25% 2016 votes

Speeding

40% 3263 votes

Distracted driving

25% 2024 votes

The sheer volume of cars on the road

4% 318 votes

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