Tests and Features

David Paterson, GM Canada Vice President of Corporate and Environmental Affairs. Wolfgang Hoffmann, President of Jaguar Land Rover Canada. François Lefèvre, Manager, Executive Planning & Chief Marketing Manager – LEAF at Nissan Canada. Don Romano, President and CEO, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. And Ted Lancaster, Vice President and COO, Kia …

Okay, those of you who regularly buy shoes without trying them on, raise your hand. Anybody? No one does, because we want to make sure those shoes fit and look good. It should be the same thing with cars and trucks. Sure, we can be smitten by a hot looking …

When I heard the news that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) decided that Jaguar absolutely needed a utility vehicle, I could not help but think that they’d lost their minds. I’ve heard the pitch where Jag owners interested in an SUV would shop elsewhere to fill the void, but had they …

Of all the statement-making cars on the market today, of which there are plenty, there's perhaps none more understated than the 2016 Jaguar XJL. Like other extended-wheelbase luxury sedans on the market, the XJL has a commanding presence, but it's not over the top. It's proud without being loud; in …

When the first generation of the XF appeared in 2009, the sedan boasted a modern silhouette that put aside the brand’s stereotypical styling cues that were used for too long. The four circular headlights, the excessive application of exterior chrome trim and the mandatory walnut dashboard were all finally replaced …

For most of us, automotive passion isn't a calculus derived from crunching horsepower numbers, acceleration figures, and braking distances. It's the intangibles - the way the tailpipes burble and roar through a tunnel, the glint of the sun off the cowl on a country road, the smell of unburned hydrocarbons …

When a journalist borrows a vehicle from an automaker he or she has to sign a form promising to adhere to the rules, which includes an agreed upon return date. It’s more of a formality than anything, because any auto scribe worth their weight knows that if they want another …

Years ago, brave mariners would set sail across the sea on ships made of the finest, strongest wood, lashing themselves to the mast with straps of leather to resist the fabled, and deadly, call of the sirens. Modern motorists need not concern themselves with the temptations of mythological man-eating beasts, …

There are two common luxury strategies out there in the automotive world. The first is that you can try to one-up an established class leader by amplifying the specific characteristics that make that particular model so popular, in effect creating a steroidal clone of another brand's product. Or, you can …