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Last year’s complete overhaul of the Mazda3 made it a more sophisticated, somewhat more mature model. It won numerous prestigious awards, not to mention being named “ 2015 Best Compact Car ” by The Car Guide. We like the Mazda3 primarily for its style and dynamic ride, two characteristics that …

For a dark period in the 2000s Volvo pulled out of the wagon market in North America, convinced that crossovers were the way of the future. Fortunately my favourite Swedish automaker eventually saw the light and realized that the wagon-in-everything-but-name XC70 wasn't going to cut it with the brand's built-in …

Thank you, Porsche. Thank you for taking the floaties off of the Boxster's sublime platform and giving it a push towards the deep end of the sports car swimming pool. After years of hamstringing the Boxster in the power department so as to prevent the company's 911 Carrera Cabriolet halo …

The renowned Volkswagen Jetta has been around since 1979, conquering North America where its colleague the Golf failed (since our neighbours to the south prefer sedans over hatchbacks). The Jetta is currently in its sixth generation, which arrived in Canada in 2010. For the 2015 model year, this German compact …

Since the sixties, Lamborghini has trusted only one brand for their tires: Pirelli. The very first Miura that came out of Sant’Agata Bolognese was shod with Pirelli Cinturato, the Countach used Pirelli P7, and so on. To mark this partnership, the Italian manufacturer decided to create a special edition of …

In January 2014, Ford shocked the crowds at the Detroit Motor Show when it unveiled its new 2015 F-150 pickup truck. Not only did this new model boast a modern and elegant silhouette, but its body was made entirely out of aluminum, marking a first in the pickup category. This …

If there was one car that did more to change enthusiasts' impressions about Audi in North America, it was the B5-generation S4. At the beginning of the previous decade this four-door sedan (also available as a wagon) provided entry-level luxury shoppers with a genuinely sporty alternative to the BMW M3, …

Take a ride around the lot of a Honda dealership and the first vehicles you see are the Civic, Fit and Accord. This makes perfect sense since those are the brand's most recent models. Next come the CR-V and Odyssey. At the back of the lot, however, you’ll see two …