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Bill Vance: How Daimler got into the sports-car business

Bill Vance: How Daimler got into the sports-car business

The Daimler name goes back to the dawn of automotive history, when Germans Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler introduced what were recognized as the first true internal-combustion engine automobiles in 1886.
Pedro Arrais review: A front-drive beast for road and track

Pedro Arrais review: A front-drive beast for road and track

The dictionary defines audacity as boldness, courage and guts. All those attributes 鈥 and more 鈥 describe the new 2017 Honda Civic Type R. When I first laid eyes on the actual car, I was skeptical.
Pedro Arrais review: Facelift refreshes Volkswagen's Tiguan SUV

Pedro Arrais review: Facelift refreshes Volkswagen's Tiguan SUV

The long wait is over for Volkswagen fans with the introduction of the second-generation 2018 Tiguan in the hot compact-SUV market segment.
Bill Vance: 2002 fuelled BMW鈥檚 resurgence

Bill Vance: 2002 fuelled BMW鈥檚 resurgence

Germany鈥檚 Bayerische Flugzeur-Werke was founded in 1916 to manufacture aircraft engines, represented in its distinctive blue, white and black badge inspired by a spinning propeller.
Bill Vance: When Bentleys were lean, sporty machines

Bill Vance: When Bentleys were lean, sporty machines

Although the fabled British Bentley name is now part of the Volkswagen group, most of its life was with Rolls-Royce (now owned by BMW). It was a kind of understated Rolls, virtually the same in most cases, but with a Bentley badge and grille.
Pedro Arrais review: 2017 Chevy Bolt is the electric car to beat

Pedro Arrais review: 2017 Chevy Bolt is the electric car to beat

To say that the all-electric 2017 Chevrolet Bolt is a game-changer would be an understatement. It might be the breakthrough car that propels the nascent electric-car movement into the mainstream.
Pedro Arrais review: Sportage is an SUV transformed

Pedro Arrais review: Sportage is an SUV transformed

The 2018 Kia Sportage sets itself apart from the competition with spot-on design that draws influences from a certain German luxury manufacturer. The compact-SUV market is a crowded place, with manufacturers constantly jostling for space.
Steve Wallace: What bugs readers? Let's find out

Steve Wallace: What bugs readers? Let's find out

Here is a review of the most recent correspondence received from readers, which can be most accurately summed up by a question: What bugs them? Many drivers forget to turn on their headlights when it begins to get dark.
Bill Vance: Sporty Muntz Jet appealed to stars

Bill Vance: Sporty Muntz Jet appealed to stars

Earl 鈥淢adman鈥 Muntz might have been called crazy and other uncomplimentary things, but he was far from nuts. Under that flamboyant exterior was a shrewd entrepreneur.
Pedro Arrais: This one鈥檚 a practical, people pleaser

Pedro Arrais: This one鈥檚 a practical, people pleaser

Flamboyance gives away to practicality with the introduction of the 2017 Nissan Qashqai. For the past seven years, Nissan has offered the Juke as a competitor in the sub-compact SUV/crossover segment.