Driving

Question: Our 2005 Corolla odometer has stuck at the 299,999-kilometre mark. After months of trying to find an answer, Toyota Canada finally told me “it’s not a fault, it’s a design feature so there will be no monetary recourse to fix it.

Is Subaru getting out of the “boxer” engine business? That’s a distinct possibility, according to intel being forwarded to the Sleuth’s electronic in-basket.

The Honda Civic Type R is the new poster child/ benchmark of compact-car performance. Perhaps Audi has something to say about that. The genesis of the 400-horsepower all-wheel-drive Audi RS3 starts with the A3 sedan.

Buyers with the need to transport up to eight passengers and pull heavy loads look to vehicles such as the Ford Expedition to get the job done. The new 2018 model is an improvement in virtually every category.

I have just driven a 2018 Tesla Model 3, and I am now a believer. Car manufacturers are notorious for hyping their cars.

The Toyota Camry is the car to watch in 2018. In December, the mid-sized four-door sedan went from twelfth to seventh overall among cars sold in Canada, and the top in its size segment.

It’s been just over six years since the last Ford Ranger pickup rolled off the assembly line, and Ford Motor Co. is ready to make the small-size truck for North American markets again.

The 1970s were turbulent years for the American auto industry. Two energy crises brought tightening fuel economy and emission standards. On top of that was increasing foreign competition from Europe and Japan.

Volkswagen might take a run at the Kia Stinger with a high-performance offshoot. At least that’s the intel originating from the Spy Guy’s industry moles.

Question: I have a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3 automatic four-wheel drive Z71, approximately 230,000 kilometres, perfect maintenance so far.