Category Archives: Cars

The Nissan Juke meets its match with the new Jeep Cherokee

If you were never a fan of the Nissan Juke’s bizarre headlamp layout, with the smaller headlamps placing themselves above a pair of properly-sized lights, I have some unfortunate news: it appears that Jeep has followed suit with the new … Continue reading

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The 2013 Canadian International Auto Show in a nutshell [VIDEO]

Today, I attended the 2013 Canadian International Auto Show here in Toronto. No, there weren’t any world debuts nor any other news really worth mentioning to a global audience, but a number of really cool cars were present nevertheless (many … Continue reading

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Diesel continues to creep into North America with the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel

This year’s Chicago Auto Show kicked off yesterday, and although there were a number of interesting reveals, one car in particular caught my interest – the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. Yes folks, diesel is (fortunately) continuing to become more … Continue reading

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Brand loyalties: Where do your’s lie?

Although it’s always best to consider all the options when purchasing a product, let’s face it – we all tend to have preferences for certain brands in their respective industries. So my question for you today is this: Where do … Continue reading

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Rear-wheel-drive versus front-wheel-drive: the age-old debate

These days, front-wheel-drive has become the drivetrain layout of choice for most manufacturers. Even BMW, famous in the past for criticizing the layout, has given into the temptation with their FWD Concept Active Tourer. But many of us gearheads have … Continue reading

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Next Nissan GT-R due by 2017, could go hybrid

The Nissan GT-R, or Godzilla as many like to call it, has been receiving a lot of minor changes ever since it launched in 2007 – little refinements here and there to make it faster, not that it was slow … Continue reading

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Infiniti makes up for new nomenclature by promising 550+ horsepower flagship sedan

As you might imagine, no one’s particularly happy about Infiniti’s new nomenclature. The fanbase is confused and even outraged, with plenty of angry posts seen on their Facebook page. But Infiniti has reacted with a statement from President Johan de Nysschen, … Continue reading

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The blog has exceeded 3,000 views today – Let’s celebrate with flames!

Viewership here on The Blog of Cars hasn’t typically been particularly high – I expect about 200 views on a good day. But thanks to a bizarre fluke involving a comment on Reddit, today we’ve exceeded 3,000 views. In fact, we’re … Continue reading

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Infiniti decides to confuse everyone with new naming strategy

Naming conventions in the automotive industry can get extremely complicated – just ask Porsche. But it looks like Infiniti has decided to join in on the fun as well, by streamlining their naming conventions to just two “series” for the 2014 model … Continue reading

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Vorsprung durch Hoonage – Enjoy a photo of some fun in the snow, quattro-style

Living in Canada, it feels pretty ironic that I still haven’t seen any snow this winter. In fact, it sucks really. There’s just 9 days to Christmas after all. To alleviate my disappointment, I found this photo of an Audi … Continue reading

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