Welcome to our roundup of the biggest new stories on Driving.ca from the past week. Buckle up and get ready to get on with the weekend, because it’s hard to keep up in digital traffic.
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Here’s what you missed while you were gone.
Hyundai shows off a beautiful new 2024 Hyundai Sonata
Things are perhaps a little more familiar inside in terms of layout, but the added premium materials bring a new level of class. And Hyundai has embraced the curved display trend, in this case with a 12.3-inch instrument cluster and a 12.3-inch infotainment screen. Guests at the Seoul Mobility Show will get their first glimpse of the new Sonata in the flesh right now before it goes on sale worldwide.
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Peel police nab car thieves sitting on $10 million worth of stolen vehicles
The arrests are a sign that the police system is working hard, but thieves are also advancing their strategies. And Canada may be seen by some as a honey pot. “Canada has been a bit of a free-for-all, but it’s a very strong statement that proactive law enforcement has taken a big step,” said Brian Gast, vice president of investigations at the Equite Association, which worked with police during the sting.
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Police have laid 34 charges against four people and say more are to come.
Bad yoke: The Tesla store sells replacement wheels for the steering yoke
Tesla is one of those fast growing brands. Elon waits for no one. He has the money and executes the ideas. But not all of the EV company’s ideas are hits. Consider the relatively recent reinvention of the brand’s steering wheel. It wasn’t broken, but they decided to “fix” it by adding a rectangular yoke-style steering gear to its rack. Well, people hated it.
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Harley-Davidson has created its most powerful v-twin engine yet
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The new crate engine is designed to fit any 2021 or later touring Harley. Will not fit Harley trikes.
Toyota is teasing the new Tacoma, possibly arriving on April 4
But the post is also definitely a cheeky nod to a leak made by Toyota’s Brazilian faction earlier this year, when internet sleuths revealed design drawings of a truck on the patent office’s website and sparked much speculation about the new Tacoma. This new post features the current model year Tacoma sitting in front of a building labeled “Brazilian Patent Office” and accompanied by the caption “patented good looks.” The image also features a white truck that is likely the new Tacoma from the side, but it’s blurred enough that you can make out details. If these numbers are what we think they are, this image will be in focus in just a few days. Stay on the line.
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Digging into the 2024 Porsche Cayenne
The Taycan set a new bar for Porsche digital controls, but the 2024 Cayenne might just clear it. Porsche has a double dose of the new SUV with even more screen options and fewer buttons than before, including a freestanding 12.6-inch curved display that uses anti-glare filters instead of a hood lid, and the option of a 10.9- passenger screen for navigation and media. This second screen, which can stream video, is angled away from the driver to avoid distraction.
The 2024 Porsche Cayenne will make its full debut at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 18, 2023.