Tests and Features

It’s a simple concept: take a GTI, swap its gasoline engine for a turbocharged TDI, and the Volkswagen Group’s little sports car becomes a long-distance express. This is our first meeting with the Golf lineup’s other sports car that sells twice as many units as the GTI in Europe. Got …

Canadian drivers love their hatchbacks – and they also love to spend money on them, too. It might seem unusual for a subcompact hatch like the 2014 Nissan Versa Note to crib high tech equipment from pricier siblings like the Altima sedan, but that’s just what has happened to the …

When we first tested the CLA Class , we were seduced by its distinguished lines, compact size and – especially – its incredible price. In fact, you might even call it love at first sight. So it goes without saying that we couldn’t wait to try out the AMG version, …

Whatever happened to fun? Why do modern cars have to be so serious all of the time? Why must every single vehicle on the market tick off all of the by-now standard boxes of practicality, performance, efficiency, and conformity to the era’s prevalent styling trends? Obviously, I am exaggerating, as …

The 2013 Lincoln MKZ is perhaps the most important car that the premium brand has released in the past decade. With public interest in Lincoln falling across the board, and with so few models available that are actually distinguishable from the Ford vehicles with which they share their platforms, the …

From the outside it has the same lusciously seductive profile as the R8 supercar. The only indication that something might me different about the R8 e-tron is the cooling-air outlet in the hood, and the absence of tail pipes. Although they look almost identical, the two cars share only nine …

If you want to make Toyota reps happy, talk to them about the Corolla. Their eyes will light up, their body language will be more dynamic and they’re sure to bring up the fact that the Corolla is the most-sold vehicle in history, with more than 40 million units on …