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Final Report: Vauxhall takes its Corsa Weve had to say goodbye to the Vauxhall Corsa thats been in my possession for the past six months. Due to the coronavirus restrictions, its not covered the miles it might have done in pre-pandemic times - no M25 trips to the office, no weekends away to stay with relatives, no long treks taking children to distant sporting competitions - but it has made it off the driveway often enough during lockdown, particularly when searching for new countryside walks, ...

Jeremy Sinek/The Globe and Mail Do you think Chrysler is onto something here? Imagine, a big, luxurious seven-seat utility vehicle with space to spare, a comfortable ride and all-wheel drive. Oh but wait, it’s not a monster SUV, it’s a minivan. Oh, well, forget it. Still here? Good, because so is Chrysler, the automaker that invented minivans and is still perfecting the concept while most other automakers have hitched their wagons to the sport-ubiquity vehicle instead. The subject of our at...

NEW PHILADELPHIA  • A 23-year-old Baltic man was charged with falsification after he misidentified himself when police found him entering cars in an apartment parking lot in the 400 block of First Drive NE early Thursday. He was found inside a car, and with a bike that was not his. The bike was taken to the city garage. • Drugs were to be sent for testing after being found on a passenger is a vehicle police stopped in the 200 block of Front Avenue SW on Thursday afternoon. The narcotics ...

2021 Ferrari Roma Motor Trend Staff Occasionally droning engine Clunky transmission at low speeds The Roma is one of Ferraris new models for 2021; you can think of it as a fixed-roof version of the Portofino hardtop convertible or as the little sibling to the 788-hp 812 Superfast. It is the automakers first front-engine V-8 coupe. The Roma competes with other exotic GT cars including the Aston Martin Vantage, Mercedes-AMG GT, and Porsche 911 Turbo. What We Think Our First Drive ...

Toyota Mirai Price Cut Reaches $20,000 ++ The FCEV can cost almost as little as a base Prius. How often do you see a new model on the market that is significantly more refined than its predecessor and rides on a chassis borrowed from a premium sedan, but at the same time has a lower starting price? Well, we guess that doesn’t happen a lot. The Toyota Mirai may be a rare breed but it is exactly that - brand new for 2021 and using a chassis derived f...

2021 Ram TRX Hits The Dyno Before Hennessey Puts It Under The Knife Feb 27, 2021 at 8:54am ET ++ Theres a massive loss through the drivetrain, but understandable in a truck. As it stands, the 2021 Ram TRX is the most powerful bone-stock truck coming from the factory without the need for electrification. The Hellcat-powered Ram 1500 makes use of its supercharged 6.2-liter V8 to churn out up to 702 horsepower (523 kilowatts) and 650 pound-feet (881 n...

This Week in Cars: Lexus IS500, Wrangler 392, the New Post Mobile Annie White © Lexus Our trip through the weeks stories, including a healthy helping of V-8s and a very odd mail truck. On Wednesday, President Biden signed an executive order mandating a 100-day review period of the supply chain for certain goods, including batteries for electric vehicles, rare earth minerals, and the semiconductors that have been causing production delays at automotive plants around the world....

Watch PGA Tour Rookie Hit A Hole-In-One To Win A Genesis G80 ++ Its the third Genesis added to his garage in just over four months. Golf and luxury vehicles are a match made in heaven. Just recently, professional golfer and PGA Tour rookie Tae-Hoon Kim is probably one of the luckiest people to prove that with his latest ace during the first round of this years The Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, California. After hitting a hole-in-one on ...

The Arteon Shooting Brake certainly looks the part – but does it back up the aesthetics with a decent driving experience? Jack Evans finds out.

Corvette C8 Production Gets One-Week Suspension Due To Supplier Issues ++ The delays continue. The Chevrolet Corvette C8 has not had the smoothest of starts. A UAW strike in late 2019 delayed its initial production start only to have the coronavirus shut down factories worldwide in early 2020, further hindering the new Corvette’s already disrupted build schedule. Now, it appears that production for the iconic sports car is facing yet another delay,...