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Imagine drifting a mighty Audi RS 6 Avant around an ice circle, looking not by the windshield but rather by the side window to see where you’re going and catching with the corner of your eye the large cloud of snow left in your wake. Such grin-inducing fun is what …

The Kia Sportage is entering its 5th generation with a bang thanks to a complete, inside-out redesign. Yes, it looks more aggressive than the outgoing generation, especially when you’re looking at it dead on. But what’s even more important than that angry face is that the Sportage now sits on …

While it is putting the finishing touches on its renewed branding, Kia is also pushing its electrification plans. The EV6 is the latest card from this Korean manufacturer on the electric table. It is (obviously) a crossover built on the E-GMP platform which slips between the Sportage and Sorento in …

The Subaru WRX and WRX STI are getting old. The current generation was introduced for the 2015 model year and little has changed since then. While we eagerly await the redesigned models due for 2022, Subaru invited The Car Guide to Oro-Medonte, Ontario for a final lapping session. Wild Rally …

Earlier this month, Stellantis (born from the merger between FCA and PSA) held an EV Day to outline its electrification strategy for the coming years. Thanks to investments of more than €30 billion ($45 billion) through 2025, four EV-centric platforms, three electric drive modules, five “gigafactories” in Europe and North …

As previously reported, Toyota is expanding the Corolla lineup for 2022 with the addition of a small SUV variant called Corolla Cross . That model will join the sedan (gasoline and hybrid) and the hatchback to give customers even more selection and versatility. The Car Guide was invited to attend …

The inline six-cylinder engine hits the rev limiter and the studded rear tires cut through the ice as the 2001 Lexus IS I’m driving drifts around the track in beautiful fashion. This car along with 14 other IS models on site all belong to my friend and colleague Russ Bond, …

General Motors invited The Car Guide to a virtual presentation of its cold-weather proving grounds in Kapuskasing, Ontario. The 242-acre facility is nearly 50 years old—it opened in 1973, more than 30 years after the automaker started testing military vehicles for the government in the middle of World War II.