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With the Honda CR-V approaching its sweet sixteen, it seemed like a good time for some changes. This little freshly revamped SUV has enjoyed a lot of success since its launch in 1997. And it intends to remain a leader in its category. Following the old adage, “if it ain’t …

I'm not exactly a Trekkie... not truly. Sure, I've watched my fair share of The Next Generation (like, all of them), languished in the religious overtones of Deep Space 9, and endured a special love/hate relationship with Janeway's crew on Voyager, but I've never dressed up in some weird costume, …

I must admit that I’m not totally sold on the current generation Honda Accord. Although its engines and transmissions are remarkable, this latest version leaves me wanting. It’s bigger, longer and that little spark that made the Accord fun to drive is now all but gone. What’s more, while the …

The Honda Civic has been the best-selling car in Canada for 13 years running, which is – you have to admit – no small feat in a very competitive environment. Needless to say, the task of updating this model wasn’t easy. When a car is as universally acclaimed as the …

Few cars are more ubiquitous than this: the Honda Civic. Still a relatively fresh face around Canadian roads, the latest Civic’s Pug-faced countenance is far less dramatic than it was when it debuted just a few years ago, and is obviously well-accepted by many Canadians as the car is, just …

Honda never ceases to amaze us. Their technical and aesthetic choices are never influenced by other models on the market. The Japanese manufacturer does, however, sometimes find inspiration in the past to come up with vehicles adapted to today’s needs. And the CR-Z proves it. This two-door hybrid should logically …

This is, far and away, the most important car that Honda has produced in decades. As a company that built their reputation on producing reliable, economical and diminutive runabouts, Honda has been steadily moving towards larger and larger vehicles ever since, with sometimes questionable results. But with the CR-Z sports …

The amount of technology handed down by military applications is downright astonishing. Owing everything from the jet engine to atomic power to the internet to our own violent tendencies, it’s quite ironic to consider that one thing so often associated with suburban life could have come out of the fires …

Here in British Columbia, one of the best things a Vancouverite can do is to get themselves out of Vancouver. Be it north or east, two hours time is all it really takes to remove yourself from the condensed urban sprawl, with another two hours being sufficient to remove yourself …

Vancouver is a terrible place to put a city. Sandwiched between the Coastal Mountain Ranges and Pacific Ocean, it may have proven an oceanfront paradise in decades past, but has become a city under compression in recent years. Inviting Canadians from the frozen east and new immigrants from points west, …