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Manageable Moto Guzzi bike is one very easy rider

By Ted Laturnus
Few motorcycle manufacturers can match Guzzi when it comes to uniqueness and presence. The Norge 1200 model's not the smoothest ride, but one of the more responsive.
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Comfort still tops with GM's nifty, thrifty Malibu Hybrid

By Ted Laturnus
A base price just under $27,000 may be the Malibu Hybrid's strongest selling point, but it also has a surprisingly high level of standard equipment, including cruise control and air conditioning.
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Yamaha V-Star 1100 is a well-mannered motorbike ride

By Ted Laturnus
Aimed at the cruiser market, what this bike lacks in power, it more than makes up for in smoothness, with a slick performance and a nice sense of balance.
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Ford tries to get back in gear with fetching Flex

By Ted Laturnus
The company is playing catch-up after wrongly promoting cost-cutting over quality, but the Flex should get the ball rolling. It's an attractively styled, competently engineered crossover that has some unique features and an accessible price tag.
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Honda Civic DX-G Coupe proves thrifty can also be lively

By Ted Laturnus
We all want to do the right thing these days and want to have a hybrid, but they're not exactly stimulating. However, this clean and thrifty nonhybrid car is fun to be in, with good acceleration and a high level of refinement.
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Suzuki bike powertrain satisfies need for speed

By Ted Laturnus
Motorcycle technology is nothing short of amazing. This is an athletic, snappy-performing motorcycle that should satisfy all but the most demanding riders, but falls merely into the novice sport category.
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Empty-nesters ramble on with Dodge Journey

By Ted Laturnus
You need something roomy and practical, but not as cumbersome as a minivan. You want the four-season security of all-wheel drive too, and if you wanted to go off-roading, you’d get yourself a Jeep. What to do?
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Volvo S80 is a smoothie on wheels

By Ted Laturnus
The Volvo S80 has more flashing lights, beepers, and various other audio-visual warnings and alarms than most cars on the road.
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Run the daylights out of this fun Honda bike

By Ted Laturnus
There's no better way of getting the sport-bike–riding experience than the CBR125R—and without breaking the bank in the process, or getting in over your head.
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Honda keeps fit with this sporty hatchback

By Ted Laturnus
If you want a highly drivable four-door hatchback that’s amazingly good on gas and has a surprising amount of interior room, and you like Honda products, then buy one of these.
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Going green can now mean zero emissions

By Ted Laturnus
The vision of clean-running automobiles is a tantalizing one. Everybody seems to have a pet theory, but the reality is that it’s still an enormously complicated issue.
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Vespa's punchy new scooter keeps up with traffic

By Ted Laturnus
The retro-flavoured LX 150 could be the answer to downtown traffic woes, with a very Italian emphasis on style as well as getting from A to B.
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Toyota compacts are still king in Canada

By Ted Laturnus
With a make-over for ’09, both the Corolla and the Matrix are racier while retaining the features that keep buyers loyal—and then some.
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China makes waves at the Detroit auto show

China is currently the fastest-growing automobile market in the world.
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It's full speed ahead for clean electric bicycles

By Ted Laturnus
Despite the current push for clean-running transportation, electric scooters and motorcycles are still a hard sell, especially where government bureaucracy is concerned.
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Hyundai Azera’s luxury doesn't break the bank

By Ted Laturnus
Is a luxury automobile still a luxury automobile if most people can afford it? That probably depends on how much disposable income you have, and whether you care about keeping up with the Joneses.
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Detroit auto show parades environmental future

By Ted Laturnus
DETROIT—The flavour of the month at the North American International Auto Show was clean and green transportation. No surprise there. Among the usual 500-horsepower sports cars, extravagant luxury sedans, ground-shaking pickup trucks, and glitzy SUVs gathered on the floor at Detroit’s Cobo Center, there were more environmentally correct vehicles than ever, with virtually all the major manufacturers presenting something.
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New VW Golf keeps the fun in city driving

By Ted Laturnus
If you’re in the market for economical, efficient, A to B transportation, chances are your priorities include: value for money, thrift, and ease of operation, rather than the ability to get from a standing start to freeway speed in less than six seconds and the ability to cruise all day at 160 kilometres per hour.
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Bluetec engine delivers power and fuel savings

By Ted Laturnus
Although Mercedes-Benz may have removed the diesel engine from its latest Smart car, the company is moving full-steam ahead with its new Bluetec diesel models, now that cleaner-burning, lower-sulphur-content diesel fuel is making its way onto the Canadian market.
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The Altima Coupe: a snappy little number

By Ted Laturnus
Built on the hot-selling four-door sedan but suitably shortened, the Altima Coupe is a sports car with oomph, as long as you stick to six-speed manual
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Return of the Segway

By Ted Laturnus
Version 2 has fixed the problem of them falling over. Now it's up to municipalities to decide where drivers can use them
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Mercedes launches Smart car 2.0, the Fortwo

By Ted Laturnus
The newest version of the Smart loses the erstwhile three-cylinder diesel engine and is remarkably capable on the highway
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Small is beautiful for Ford's restyled Focus

By Ted Laturnus
Citing higher fuel prices and a shift in the "air of excess" in the U.S., the decision makers at Ford say there is a change in the wind, and their company needs to get in on the growing small-car segment of the market. In Canada, this represents almost 50 percent of the total market.
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GM's take on hybrid sensible and affordable

By Ted Laturnus
General Motors' Sierra and Silverado pickup trucks may have been available with a kind of quasi-hybrid setup for a couple of years now, but the General hasn't really had a true hybrid vehicle in its lineup. The Sierra/Silverado's main fuel-saving/emission-lowering attribute essentially consists of a heavy-duty starter motor that shuts the vehicle off at stoplights and restarts it when you take your foot off the brake. It's a pretty clever idea, actually, but a hybrid? Well…
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Harley refines a tried-and-tested classic bike

By Ted Laturnus
Most of us are familiar with the cliché "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Good advice, but I'd like to amend it to: "If it ain't broke, refine it."
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