Infiniti named and revealed a sketch of its next VUS at the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach last week The QX55 is the designated successor to the mothballed FX, also known as the QX70.

Toyota Canada is issuing a recall of close to 4,000 RAV4 SUVs due to a potentially defective backup camera. Owners of a model with a faulty unit will get it replaced by the manufacturer.

There’s much to appreciate in the 2019 BMW X7, starting with the adult-friendly third row, and continuing with the dynamic drive it offers and the useful and distinct drive modes. This is a luxury vehicle that has no trouble standing out thanks to the many details it coddles occupants with.

Bugatti presented a 1,577-hp super during Monterey Car Week leading up to the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach. The Centodieci is designed as tribute to the legendary EB110.

The 1968 Ford Mustang GT driven Steve McQueen in the classic film Bullitt is going to auction, after resurfacing two years ago. Expect a winning bid well into the millions. nd it should fetch millions.

Contrary to what rumours had been pointing to, an electric F-150 pickup might not be first fully electrified product Ford comes out with. Rather, it appears Ford is working first on an all-electric SUV based on the Rivian R1S utility model.

Subaru confirms it is going to produce some tS editions of its BRZ car in 2020. For the moment, the automaker is talking of 300 units destined for the U.S. market; we wait for details regarding Canada.

According to Mike Trostle, head of design at Dodge, the next generations of the Charger and Challenger cars will hold on to their retro styling. The company has little desire to mess with a winning formula, although it does have to start dealing with likelihood of an electrified future, even for these performance models.

FCA Canada has announced pricing for the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel version for the 2020 model-year. Essentially it will cost between $4,000 and $6,000 extra to get the diesel engine, all things being equal in terms of trim levels and equipment.

Toyota gives its Corolla model the Nightshade treatment for 2020. Offered on both the sedan and the hatchback, the package basically consists of unique design elements that serve to enhance the visual appeal of the car. Oh, and they’re all in black.

How to choose between the 2019 Chevrolet Spark and the 2019 Nissan Micra? Auto123 compares two featherweights that have certain qualities to attract young urbanites on a budget.

We were invited to visit the GM Heritage Center, a veritable kinder egg of a private automotive museum in Michigan. The Center features some of the best, most influential and weirdest vehicles produced by the automotive giant over the decades.

GM has still not given the green light to the GMC Granite. The new tiny utility model would be roughly similar in size to the future Buick Encore GX and Chevrolet Trailblazer, and the fear is that a GMC product would cannibalize sales of those brand-new models just as they hit the market.

Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) this week told the Unifor workers’ union that it is keeping the third shift active at its Windsor, Ontario plant at least through the end of this year. The reprieve is due to improved sales of minivans in the U.S.

The 2019 Chevrolet Camaro is a very well-balanced sports car, especially given the little weight that presses down on the front axle. The Camaro 1LT with the 1LE package constitutes one of the better choices in the category, as long as you can live with the horrible rear visibility and back-punishing suspension.

Acura revives the Type S name with a new concept that previews the next second-gen TLX. The prototype will make its in-the-flesh debut at Monterey Car Week this week.

Audi’s all-electric e-tron SUV has earned the best possible Top Safety Pick+ rating from IIHS for 2019, and it’s done it with only its standard equipment.

General Motors has detailed changes, upgrades and additions to its range of 2020 GMC SUVs and trucks. Off-roading fans will be happy to see GM is expanding the choice of AT4 models; this year it is adding the Acadia AT4 and Sierra AT4 HD to the roster.

We headed to Germany for a first drive of the 2020 BMW 330e, a 3 Series that manages to seamlessly integrate plug-in-hybrid qualities while retaining its sporty soul in the process. This is a much more inspired kick at the PHEV can for BMW.

Sales of the Volkswagen Tiguan are up in Canada, even as much of the joy of driving the SUV has been sucked out of it since it got revised in 2018. Here’s our review of the Americanized 2019 Tiguan, bigger and beiger than ever before.

Porsche introduces the most-powerful Cayenne models ever, and they’re hybrids. The powertrains of the 2020 Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid standard and coupe variants will deliver a combined 670 hp and 663 lb-ft of torque.

Toyota says we can expect performance upgrades and a boost in horsepower in upcoming versions of the Toyota Supra, but not a manual transmission.

The 50th edition of the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières was indeed special as local favourites the Dumoulin brothers shone in the NASCAR Series. Auto123 went behind the scenes to soak in the atmosphere at the most convivial racing event in Canada, bar none.

GM and Volkswagen say they are turning their focus directly to all-electric vehicles and bypassing hybrid solutions. The companies see the latter as a temporary and expensive waystation on route to full-on EVs.

Auto123 went to New York to drive the 2019 Fiat 500X with a new 1.3L 4-cylinder turbo engine. Here’s our review of what looks, walks and talks like a band-aid solution for Fiat as it tries to turn the ship around.

Infiniti is celebrating its 30th anniversary be offering consumers special anniversary editions of five of its models. These are distinguished by unique styling elements and a variety of standard safety and drive-assist features.

Revived automaker Fisker is considering producing an all-electric pickup truck. It would come sometime after the Emotion sedan that’s in the works as well as an SUV that’s also on the drawing board at the company.

The 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera is perhaps the perfect manifestation of the concept of driving pleasure. At the time, of course, its high price point made it a relatively rare presence on the road. Which only increases its value today as a collector’s item…

BMW has making more cuts to its product line. The cost-cutting German automaker announced the cancellation of the 3 and 6 Series GTs and the 6 Series Gran Coupe, among others.

Buick will offer two new engine configurations for its new Encore GX in North America. The two 3-cylinder turbo units, of 1.2L and 1.3L, will deliver more power than the Encore’s current 1.4L 4-cylinder turbo engine.

Volkswagen confirms it’s pulling the Golf R from its catalogue for 2020, but VW Canada has stocked up on 2019s to make sure it can meet demand. The 8th-generation Golf will be presented sometime in the coming year, and will eventually come in an R version as well.

A 1965 Ford GT40 roadster is going to be auctioned off at Pebble Beach next week. The car is one of only five ever built, and the winning bid is expected to be astronomical.

How to choose between the 2019 Mazda3 Sport and the 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT N-Line? We compare two solid little hatchbacks with at least some sportiness to them, though maybe not quite as much as their outfits would have you believe.

Consumers not yet sold on SUVs but who want panache and discreet elegance from their ride, not to mention a truly distinctive, luxurious interior, can do much worse than head for the 2019 Lincoln Continental, a car out of tune with the times but that soldiers on regardless.

General Motors announces a temporary layoff of employees at its plant in Ingersoll, Ontario that will stop production of the Chevrolet Equinox for one week starting on September 30. The move is aimed at bringing production levels into line with weaker demand.

According to a Volkswagen executive, the moment when pricing for electric vehicles attains parity with combustion-engine vehicles is fast approaching. The company says its $50 billion investment in EV technologies will go a long way to reducing the costs of individual components and thus production.

For 2020, Acura is bringing back two colour choices that beautified the history of the NSX model. The company hopes in doing so that consumer interest in the model will get a boost and sales will recover from the very low levels of recent years.

FCA announces a recall of a Ram truck due to a production error that affects the instrument cluster. Total number of vehicles impacted? One. The story of a lottery with one single unlucky winner.

The 2019 Subaru Outback, lightly updated technologically, is tailor-made for adventurous families who don't need luxury but want their comforts and safety features, and will at least occasionally take their vehicle off the beaten track. Here's our review.

This week Canada welcomed its third Cadillac-only dealership, and the first to open in Ontario. The company is aiming to roll in a unique shopping and buying experience for consumers.

Vehicles eligible for the 2020 edition of the NACTOY car, utility and truck of the year awards have just been announced. What’s striking is that for all the decline in sales of cars in the last year, there are 19 of them nominated, along with 22 SUVs.

Nissan is simplifying the product offering for its Titan truck in 2020. The big changes are the absence of a single-cabin configuration and the removal of the XD with Cummins turbodiesel engine.

Frankly, no one needs to have a vehicle like the 2019 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S to get around in. You can only ever use 30% of the potential of the engine, and at 120 km/h, you feel like the vehicle is barely moving. But catch a freeway ramp that allows for quick acceleration and you have a sudden infusion of euphoria, and all you want is more.

Honda announced a temporary reduction in production of its Accord and Civic models as both models have struggled on the sales front this year. With consumers continuing to flock to SUVs, this kind of move comes as a surprise to no one.

BMW has confirmed the next generation of the M3 performance sedan will deliver up to 517 hp. That will be in its Competition version; the base model M3 will have to content itself with 487 hp.

A few laps on a closed track at MoSport in Ontario reveals is that the revised 2019 Acura NSX is a ton o’ fun to drive when the track gets curvy. Here are the results of our day at the races in the Honda Group’s resident supercar.

There’s still work to do in terms of overall quality, but most crucially the revised 4th-gen 2019 Mazda3 sedan retains its soul, even as it continues to grow in size. Here’s our review.

According to a new report, Volkswagen is looking at switching the Tiguan SUV to a different format. Due in 2022, the next generation could adopt a much more aggressive, coupe-style design.

Ford has revealed details about the output we can expect from its new 7.3L V8 engine. With 430 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque to play with, the engine will be unmatched in its category, according to the manufacturer.

The 1954 Oldsmobile F88 was one of the most spectacular concepts in automotive history, yet it’s nearly forgotten today. We saw this unique “coulda-been” model up close at a museum in Colorado a few years, and we still like to talk about it.

Subaru has hit a big sales milestone in the United States with its Forester model. The Japanese automaker made the announcement this week that it has sold its two millionth unit of the utility model in that market.

Dodge’s Charger Hemi and Challenger Hellcat are highly prized by thieves, according to newly-published U.S. data. The study shows that these performance models are five times more likely to be stolen than the average vehicle.

The 2020 Kia Telluride is a new big lug that won’t make anyone rave about its sportiness, but it still constitutes one of the better additions to the segment of mid-size three-row people-movers.

Dodge has launched a unique incentives program in the United States, offering buyers of a 2019 Challenger, Charger or Durango a discount amounting to $10 per horsepower under the hood of their purchase. Get a 707-hp performance version, for example, and that amounts to a $7,070 discount.de 7070 $.

How to choose between the 2019 BMW 2 Series and the 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class? We take the measure of two small German models with big ideas of luxury.

On May of this year the federal government’s EV incentives program took effect, and the result has been a significant jump in the sales of electric vehicles in Canada. Overall, the first six months of the year saw a 30% boost in sales of zero-emissions vehicles in comparison with last year.

Hyundai’s luxury division Genesis has revealed Canadian pricing and details for the upcoming 2020 Genesis G90 sedan. That pricing consists of only one price, actually, since the model will be offered only in one, all-included version.

Hyundai announces that all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. will feature the rear occupant alert system as standard equipment by 2022. The system calls on drivers leaving the vehicle to check in case there is an occupant still seated in back.

Porsche Canada has released details and images for the coupe and cabriolet Carrera variants joining the 911 lineup for 2020.

Speculation is rife following Nissan’s announcement last week that it was cutting 12,500 jobs and reducing its global model portfolio by 10%. We take a look at what fate might await some of the brand’s products.

The 2019 Volvo V60 Cross Country sits in the Swedish automaker’s lineup between the regular V60 wagon and the already-popular XC60 SUV; you could also call it a more elaborate take on the Subaru Outback, with a higher price tag to go with that. Here’s our review.