How many cool cars have your heard of overseas that never seem to make it to North America? There are tons, actually—too many to go through. Those darn Europeans and Japanese often keep the best ones for themselves, but occasionally, one makes it across the pond to our shores much …

A compact car with a hatchback might just be the best compromise between efficiency and versatility for consumers on a budget. And in some cases, we can also throw in performance when manufacturers try to knock the Volkswagen Golf GTI off its pedestal, with mixed results. Take the 2018 Hyundai …

When Hyundai unveiled the new Elantra and its now-famous Superstructure, the press was sceptical. What could possibly be so special about this chassis? But despite our collective doubts, the final product was impressive and refined, elevating the Elantra sedan among the leading compact cars. The same doubt crept up when …

Compact cars are still very popular in Canada, but the segment is struggling of late because Canadian consumers are turning to small SUVs and crossovers, most of which offer the added safety of all-wheel drive. And yet, with a good set of winter tires for the snowy season, a compact …

We had to wait until the sixth-generation Hyundai Elantra to finally get a performance version of this Korean compact car. However, the Hyundai Elantra Sport might be the most powerful Elantra ever offered, with its 201-horsepower, turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine, it isn’t as zesty as its competitors, namely the Ford …

This week, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada’s 2017 CCOTY testing is in full swing at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Clarington, Ontario. Among the eight vehicle categories this year is the Best New Sports/Performance Car Category that rounds up—as its name suggests—performance-oriented models sold by mainstream brands. This …

The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, or AJAC, will be holding their yearly CCOTY testing next week at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Clarington, Ontario. There will be eight categories this year, and the most interesting one for Canadian car shoppers is undoubtedly the Best New Small Car Category.

In the quest for maximum fuel economy, more and more compact cars are adopting a continuously variable transmission in place of traditional automatics. CVTs are now found in the Nissan Sentra, the Honda Civic, the Toyota Corolla and the Kia Forte, for instance. The latest one to jump on the …

After launching the new 2019 Hyundai Veloster N , the Korean brand’s first high-performance N model in North America, a sportier version of the Elantra GT is arriving for 2019 to better rival the Volkswagen Golf GTI and the Honda Civic Si . As a matter of fact, at the …

The current generation of the Elantra sedan has only been on sale since the 2017 model year, but it’s already receiving a styling refresh. And a very noticeable one at that. The 2019 Hyundai Elantra sedan boasts a while new front end with sharper design characteristics. It now features triangular …

The Korean brand’s very first N model, a much-anticipated one at that, has just been unveiled. The Hyundai i30 N—the European version of the Elantra GT sold here in Canada—marks the debut of the company’s high-performance division, and will rival the likes of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the Honda Civic …

At the Montreal Auto Show, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada unveiled their winners of the Best New Technology Awards for 2017. In the Best New Technology – Innovation category, Mazda’s G-Vectoring Control took top honours. This software enhances the vehicles’ feel of stability and smoothness by controlling engine power …

Following an intensive week of testing at the end of October, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada announced its Best New Vehicle awards for 2017, split into eight distinct categories. A photo-finish ending in all cases, based on the subjective evaluation of more than 60 Canadian journalists, gathered at the …

The new generation of the Hyundai i30, designed and developed in Europe specifically for the European market, will be on sale in early 2017. Why is this important for us? Because the current-generation i30 is sold in North America as the Hyundai Elantra GT, that’s why, and it doesn’t share …

For the performance enthusiast, there isn’t a lot of interesting vehicles at Hyundai. Sure, they got the turbocharged Veloster and the Genesis Coupe, but most of the Korean automaker’s lineup is tailored for people who aren't really concerned about sporty suspensions and horsepower. Hyundai wants to get into this market …