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Including video footage of a gnarly rollover caused by a wild weaver on the 401

The first salvo in what is likely a tidal wave of Volkswagen EVs

Graeme Fletcher Inside, its more nipping and tucking. In the case of the Sport model tested, the driver-focused cockpit arrives with top-class materials including Nappa leather, front sport buckets that hug without being confining and a new free-standing 10.25-inch infotainment display. The wide-screen format is a marked step forward, as it allows more information to be displayed without seeming cramped. As systems go, it is a good one that gives the driver fast and easy access for everything f...

So, what exactly is the XC40 Recharge? Well, as that jumble of letters and numbers implies, it is based on Volvo’s wildly successful XC40 gasoline-powered crossover, which debuted in 2017 and was named European Car of the Year at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. When we say based on, we mean that quite literally, as the Recharge shares the same Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) as its gas-powered stablemate. It also is very close in proportions and exterior styling, however the all-electric versi...

Graeme Fletcher One of the neat features is the ability to park the Tucson remotely. When the engine is running, simply hold the forward button on the key fob and the Tucson self-drives into the parking spot. Pushing the back button sees it reverse out. The next time some twerp parks so close you can’t open the driver’s door, it’s no longer a problem. Yes, it is sort of gimmicky, but it is also pretty cool. The safety equipment list includes all key features and then some. Aside from all ...

really wanted the Envision to be completely au courante, the gauge cluster should have been some form of configurable digital screen. But otherwise, the Envision’s cabin, at least in its top-of-the-line Avenir form — Buick is hoping to create the same cachet for Avenir as GMC has for Denali — is pretty impressive. Top marks definitely go to the infotainment system. Unlike pretty much every other auto marque, Buick has no flowery, marketing-department-vetted, fully-acronymed name for its ...

Let’s say one had access to a Bill & Ted-style time machine. And let’s further stipulate, just for argument’s sake, that, for whatever reason, one had a penchant for revisiting the early ‘90s. Let’s even, in the full spirit of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, make this fantasy even more specifically stupid and suppose the entire motivation of this journey back in time is to shock the denizens of the SUV community, which in the early ‘90s, were just on the cusp of re-imagining t...

A three-row SUV that's -- dare we say it? -- legitimately fun to drive

With instant-on torque and lots of driving range the Volvo XC40 Recharge electric vehicle is both fun and green

Effortless power and an all-round sporty driving experience