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2 days ago | autotrader.ca | Sebastien Bell

After pioneering the three-point seatbelt, Volvo is reinventing the automotive safety technology we interact with the most yet again. The automaker announced today that it will soon install seatbelts that work more effectively for more people in its vehicles. Dubbed the multi-adaptive safety belt, the technology will use sensors from the seat and around its vehicles to more effectively restrain occupants in the event of a crash.

2 days ago | autotrader.ca | Sebastien Bell

Ram says it is responding to customer feedback and bringing the famed Hemi V8 back to its pickup truck lineup. The hybrid engine will make 395 hp and 410 lb-ft of torque while employing eTorque technology.

2 days ago | autotrader.ca | Steven Bochenek

This is a story of a scientist who just turned 90: my fun father-in-law, Gus. It’s also a cheeky but fulsome car comparison, useful to anyone stuck choosing between a top-of-the-line 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe and an off-the-line 1950 Hillman Minx Mark IV (which stands for the number four, kids, not intravenous). Why? In early 1950s rural Scotland, Gus learned to drive on his Aunty Betty’s car, the mighty Hillman Minx.

4 days ago | autotrader.ca | Sebastien Bell

Sports cars can sometimes feel like gilded cages. High-performance vehicles’ enormous power and potential often serve as more of a reminder of the limits of civil commuting than a source of driving joy. Sure, a Porsche 911 can reach a top speed of 291 km/h, but it’s limited to the same effective top speed as a Toyota RAV4 on public roads. But at the Porsche Experience Centre (PEC) Toronto, drivers are handed the keys to a Porsche and to the lock on their gold-lined confines.

1 week ago | autotrader.ca | John LeBlanc

With affordability being a major concern, many new car buyers opt to lease their vehicle rather than pay with cash or take out a conventional loan. Leasing offers many benefits, such as lower monthly payments and the luxury of driving a car that may be more expensive than you could afford to buy outright. Plus, with many Canadians now working from home, the typical mileage restrictions on a leased car may not be a factor for many shoppers.