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The compact car market may be shrinking but leaders like the Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra remain quite popular among Canadian drivers. How do these two stack up against each other? Which one is better at what? We’ve compared the numbers and specs. Here’s what we found… Powertrain: Elantra There …

For a student, buying a first car is a milestone. In order to avoid spending more time in the garage than in class, reliability and sturdiness should be priorities. The budget inevitably comes next; finding an affordable model with the lowest possible fuel consumption and reasonable maintenance is also crucial.

The semiconductor shortage and other supply chain issues that have been lowering new vehicle inventories for several months have slowed depreciation considerably and drastically increased the value of used vehicles. The gap between the two has narrowed to the point where it's sometimes better to buy a brand-new model (not …