The elephant in the room is that the Prologue is built on a General Motors battery and powertrain platform. Why? Honda is still working on its own. Will this matter to Honda customers? PHOTO: HONDA

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2024 Honda Prologue: Honda’s first electric utility vehicle heads to market

The Honda Prologue is a hybrid of sorts but not in the way you might think. The five-passenger…

Fiat estimates a zero-to-60-mph (96-km/h) time of 8.5 seconds and a top speed of 150 km/h for the 1,350-kilometre 500e. Estimated maximum range is 238 kilometres. PHOTO: FIAT

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FIRST LOOK: 2024 Fiat 500e

Fiat’s urban runabout is short on size but strong on EV value

The Chevrolet Corvette, at the 2024 Vancouver International Auto Show. NCDA photo

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The 2024 Vancouver International Auto Show has come and gone — what a ride it was!

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After six years spent racing on tracks around the world, Comox Valley’s Nicole Harvda’s Formula racing dreams are becoming a reality. Radek Vebr photo

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From the Vancouver International Auto Show: Comox Formula racer Nicole Havrda

Harvda became the first female Formula Pro USA champion in 2023 at the age of 18

The IQ is sized between the gasoline-powered Escalade and the longer Escalade ESV. Front and rear electric motors produce a net 680 horsepower and 615 pound-feet of torque, and 750/785 when using the Velocity Max drive mode. The tow rating is 8,000 pounds (3,640 kilograms). PHOTO: CADILLAC

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FIRST LOOK: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ

It might have the Escalade name, but the IQ is a clean-sheet EV design

Light vehicle sales of more than 129,000 shattered records, making February 2024 a record-breaking month that saw a whopping 24.4 per cent increase over February 2023.

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Strongest February ever shatters light vehicle sales records

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Toyota developed its bZ4X electric crossover in collaboration with Subaru, which has it its own variation in the Solterra.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X: Better late to the EV game than never

By Keith Morgan Toyota is rarely – if ever – late to the game in adopting and adapting…

See the Corvette ERay at the Vancouver International Auto Show, March 21 to 24 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Photo courtesy Vancouver International Auto Show

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The Vancouver International Auto Show roars back into town

A major redesign provides an ELEVATED auto experience

The annual Industry Preview Gala at the Vancouver International Auto Show brings dealers, elected officials and others who share our appreciation for everything automotive together to raise funds for New Car Dealers Foundation of B.C.’s initiatives.

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Empowering communities — new car dealerships driving change

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The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe reminds The Sleuth of a Range Rover crossed with a Ford Expedition. Fearless prediction: it will sell very well. PHOTO: HYUNDAI

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The Auto Sleuth: New-look Santa Fe and a tougher Traverse

What’s new, notable or just plain interesting in the auto world? The Auto Sleuth tells all… Hyundai rocks…