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Automotive News Europe reports the new Audi manufacturing facility in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico will increase the automaker's production capacity for the Q5 SUV by 150,000 units per year. While the plant will supply every market with the exception of China, most of the production is slated to head ...

The growing popularity of all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles continues to be a strong focus for many manufacturers, especially in Canada where winter driving conditions make AWD cars, trucks and SUVs an ideal choice for our cold climate. With that in mind, the AWD experts at Subaru Canada ...

Ticked Off Swede If the 2013 Volvo S60 T6 AWD R could speak, this is probably what it would say: "I'm ticked off. I'm tired of all of the automotive publications and web sites gushing over the latest M car from BMW, AMG car from Mercedes-Benz, or S car from Audi. Yes, those Euro rides are ...

We normally think of the Dodge Charger (and its Chrysler 300 brethren) as being rear-wheel-drive muscle sedans, but we mustn't forget about the fact that all-wheel drive is available as well. And in an effort to give the AWD models a bit more presence, the all-season Dodge sedan will be getting a ...

The use of military motorcycles is nothing new, but the latest Chistini AWD Military Edition (pictured above) is no ordinary bike. Yes, you read correctly... this is an all-wheel-drive motorcycle developed to deliver hardcore off road performance in any conditions. Although it should come as no ...

A little more than a year ago Jaguar promised it would soon be closing a massive hole in its product line-up – the lack of all-wheel-drive vehicles. With the 2013 XF and XJ, that job is done... sort of. AWD can be had on the XJ and XF only when paired with the new 3.0L V6. The ...

As incredible as this may seem, the brand new, 2013 Nissan GT-R leaves the then-new 2012 Nissan GT-R in its dust. Now, to the casual observer, the idea of a new car being better than its immediate predecessor hardly seems incredible - it's what cars do (or should do, anyway). But when the car ...

Shortly after Jaguar announced that the production F-Type will be coming to market in mid-2013, we sat down with Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar Global Brand Director, to discuss some of the finer points of the new sub-XK sports car. The F-Type is more or less the production version of the C-X16 concept ...

In the past, consumers wanting an Infiniti family hauler had rather limited choices. If the kids were still little, the EX might cut it while those who reveled in the performance aspects of the brand could go for the FX. While being drop dead sexy and an honest canyon carver, the cargo capacity ...

4Matic has proven to be a popular feature on various Mercedes-Benz models, especially in Canada. But while all-wheel-drive is almost a necessary option in the luxury sedan segment, Daimler's C-Class and E-Class coupes have soldiered on only with rear-drive. According to Car and Driver, that will ...