Tests and Features

How do you know you're driving a luxury car? It used to be as simple as identifying the badge on the hood, but these days it seems everywhere you look there's a premium model of a previously pedestrian car on offer from profit-seeking automakers looking to cash in on our …

Canadians love Hyundai, but more to the point, they tend to fall for the smaller stuff first like the Elantra and the Accent - a reflection of our more frugal buying habits, as well as our lofty fuel prices. The 2015 Hyundai Sonata, however, remains the main thrust of the …

Midsize cars are second only to compact SUVs in sales in Canada, which would normally mean they sell quite well. But overall numbers are skewed by fleet sales, and demand for midsize sedans is actually dropping, as Canadian families are apparently finding compact SUVs to be more practical. Some manufacturers …

The 2014 Hyundai Elantra is riding a long streak of being at the top of the Canadian sales charts, and with good reason: this compact sedan combines the key attributes of affordability, style, and fuel efficiency that are so important in our cold land of high gas prices and relentless …

Launched in 2009, the first generation Hyundai Genesis was never a commercial success. Its primary raison d’être was to change the public’s perception of Hyundai and, in my view, this objective was at least partially attained. Hyundai has just released the second generation of its luxury sedan, and this vehicle …

The 2014 Hyundai Tucson does what many other compact crossovers have been unable to manage in recent years: it stays small. Considerably shorter than most of its so-called 'small SUV' rivals, and with a light curb weight that keeps it nimble on its toes, the Hyundai Tucson is reminiscent of …

You can’t fault Hyundai for wanting to please. On the eve of a complete redesign for the 2015 model year, the current 2014 Hyundai Sonata sedan has been given a host of upgrades intended to smooth over a few of its rough edges and make it even more competitive in …

Not only are compact cars increasingly popular in our market, but this segment is constantly evolving. To prove the point, we decided to assess—and compare—the seven most popular compacts. This time, we took a simpler approach than usual and tried to simulate a real vehicle purchase. Form and function The …

It's not easy to force your way into the luxury conversation, but this is exactly what Hyundai has done with the full-size Equus sedan. In fact, it's much easier to lose your way instead, a la Lincoln or Acura, and start to fade completely from the public's perception of what …